Metallica thread

[crow316]

Just got my tickets to the Wienie Roast, sweet.....

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Ulrich Promises 'Dynamic' New Metallica Album

May 16, 2008, 12:00 AM ET
Gary Graff, Detroit
Metallica is "a couple of nips and tucks" away from completely its next album, which is still on target for a September release, according to drummer Lars Ulrich.

During a conference call yesterday (May 15) promoting this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, which Metallica will headline on June 13, Ulrich told reporters that the group hopes to wrap up work on the album in time for the Memorial Day weekend holiday. Metallica recently met with a graphic designer to begin planning the package, though there's no confirmed title for the album yet and the songs still have working names.

"We sort of promised ourselves that unlike all the records we made in the '90s, [which] were just completely stressed-out and just nutty, that we were gonna try and have a little more sane environment -- and we've actually, surprising mostly to ourselves, been able to keep to that," Ulrich said. "We've pretty much finished the music now, so all the next level stuff is just starting to go down."

Ulrich said Metallica came into the project with 26 songs, which were knocked down to 14 when the group started working with producer Rick Rubin. There are now 11 slated for the album, though Ulrich said "length issues" might mean one more has to be eliminated.

"These are long songs ... we're talking seven-minute, eight-minute, nine-minute nutty-ass songs," Ulrich revealed. "We don't make them long or short on purpose; you just kind of do what feels natural. We're not really gonna edit them, (so) we're gonna lose another one at some point in the next month or so and probably end up with 10."

Ulrich described the material as "definitely pretty all over the place. There's a lot of variation, a lot of fast, slow, melodic ... kind of hardcore, nutty super-fast speed stuff. It's a little more like how some of the earlier records were a little more dynamic within the songs."

Ulrich was not sure how much of the new material Metallica will preview on the road this summer, although he said that "by the time we come to Bonnaroo hopefully we'll have some new stuff ready."

The group is playing radio festivals this weekend in Arizona and California before heading to Europe for an annual festival run that will be interrupted by Bonnaroo and the lone Ozzfest date on Aug. 9 in Frisco, Texas. An extensive North American tour is expected to follow the album's release.

[w.axl.rose]

from last night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9aZx09RnmM

 

[Chief]

this is kinda funny because Lars also said the last one was like the metallica of old, and we all know how that turned out!!!

Ulrich Promises 'Dynamic' New Metallica Album

May 16, 2008, 12:00 AM ET
Gary Graff, Detroit
Metallica is "a couple of nips and tucks" away from completely its next album, which is still on target for a September release, according to drummer Lars Ulrich.

During a conference call yesterday (May 15) promoting this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, which Metallica will headline on June 13, Ulrich told reporters that the group hopes to wrap up work on the album in time for the Memorial Day weekend holiday. Metallica recently met with a graphic designer to begin planning the package, though there's no confirmed title for the album yet and the songs still have working names.

"We sort of promised ourselves that unlike all the records we made in the '90s, [which] were just completely stressed-out and just nutty, that we were gonna try and have a little more sane environment -- and we've actually, surprising mostly to ourselves, been able to keep to that," Ulrich said. "We've pretty much finished the music now, so all the next level stuff is just starting to go down."

Ulrich said Metallica came into the project with 26 songs, which were knocked down to 14 when the group started working with producer Rick Rubin. There are now 11 slated for the album, though Ulrich said "length issues" might mean one more has to be eliminated.

"These are long songs ... we're talking seven-minute, eight-minute, nine-minute nutty-ass songs," Ulrich revealed. "We don't make them long or short on purpose; you just kind of do what feels natural. We're not really gonna edit them, (so) we're gonna lose another one at some point in the next month or so and probably end up with 10."

Ulrich described the material as "definitely pretty all over the place. There's a lot of variation, a lot of fast, slow, melodic ... kind of hardcore, nutty super-fast speed stuff. It's a little more like how some of the earlier records were a little more dynamic within the songs."

Ulrich was not sure how much of the new material Metallica will preview on the road this summer, although he said that "by the time we come to Bonnaroo hopefully we'll have some new stuff ready."

The group is playing radio festivals this weekend in Arizona and California before heading to Europe for an annual festival run that will be interrupted by Bonnaroo and the lone Ozzfest date on Aug. 9 in Frisco, Texas. An extensive North American tour is expected to follow the album's release.

[crow316]

Lars has never said that they are making an album to sound like "Metallica of old".   They talk about having a mindset like they used to, or on outlook, but never a sound. Its funny how words get twisted, or you hear things you want to hear.

[Bodhi]

I dont care what the new record sounds like...as long as it sounds nothing like St.Anger, Load or Re-load....

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I dont care what the new record sounds like...as long as it sounds nothing like St.Anger, Load or Re-load....

Unfortunately, from those Mission: Metallica video tidbits, they sound pretty lame.

James sounds terrible, and the music is just blah.

[Bodhi]

I dont care what the new record sounds like...as long as it sounds nothing like St.Anger, Load or Re-load....

Unfortunately, from those Mission: Metallica video tidbits, they sound pretty lame.

James sounds terrible, and the music is just blah.

so youre saying they re-recorded St. Anger?

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I dont care what the new record sounds like...as long as it sounds nothing like St.Anger, Load or Re-load....

Unfortunately, from those Mission: Metallica video tidbits, they sound pretty lame.

James sounds terrible, and the music is just blah.

so youre saying they re-recorded St. Anger?

So far!

For the love of Axl, I hope it's a decent record.  SO good that people forget about St. Crapper.

[w.axl.rose]

from the weenie roast y fiesta 2008

Creeping Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL2PoXSzsCI
Fuel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWRI92Js84c
For Whom the Bell Tolls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Z9MsncWhw
Unforgiven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjV7g93M9zU
Wherever I May Roam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXlhR6kUPqI
Harvester of Sorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_1yuDtaF_w
The Memory Remains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTa0rNloDo
Fade to Black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go7ewpT8Tp8
Master of Puppets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfqA3H23JSQ
Battery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2nYK--3JQ
----
Sad But True
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3nMqDCMmeU
One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MVy7YR7_sk
Enter Sandman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cizmd9ZuBto
----

So What!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAo9m2XaY9I
Seek and Destroy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MRE3tPJJTU
End of Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKeqbiNvcpo

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

The bass player hasn't changed his clothes since 2004.

[norway]

from the weenie roast y fiesta 2008

Creeping Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL2PoXSzsCI
Fuel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWRI92Js84c
For Whom the Bell Tolls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Z9MsncWhw
Unforgiven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjV7g93M9zU
Wherever I May Roam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXlhR6kUPqI
Harvester of Sorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_1yuDtaF_w
The Memory Remains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTa0rNloDo
Fade to Black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go7ewpT8Tp8
Master of Puppets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfqA3H23JSQ
Battery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2nYK--3JQ
----
Sad But True
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3nMqDCMmeU
One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MVy7YR7_sk
Enter Sandman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cizmd9ZuBto
----

So What!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAo9m2XaY9I
Seek and Destroy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MRE3tPJJTU
End of Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKeqbiNvcpo

Cool

They don't play Nothing Else Matters?

[Wheres Izzy]

from the weenie roast y fiesta 2008

Creeping Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL2PoXSzsCI
Fuel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWRI92Js84c
For Whom the Bell Tolls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Z9MsncWhw
Unforgiven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjV7g93M9zU
Wherever I May Roam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXlhR6kUPqI
Harvester of Sorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_1yuDtaF_w
The Memory Remains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTa0rNloDo
Fade to Black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go7ewpT8Tp8
Master of Puppets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfqA3H23JSQ
Battery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2nYK--3JQ
----
Sad But True
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3nMqDCMmeU
One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MVy7YR7_sk
Enter Sandman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cizmd9ZuBto
----

So What!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAo9m2XaY9I
Seek and Destroy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MRE3tPJJTU
End of Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKeqbiNvcpo

Cool

They don't play Nothing Else Matters?

I think they could leave NEM alone for a while. They've played it at almost every show since 91'.

[Thorned Rose]

Yeah if this record sounds anything like St. Anger, I'll puke.

Not a huge metallica fan, but I like their music... besides St. Anger.

[Wheres Izzy]

Yeah if this record sounds anything like St. Anger, I'll puke.

Not a huge metallica fan, but I like their music... besides St. Anger.

If this record sounds like st anger I am done with them. No more shows, no more albums for me. Most of my friends stopped listening with load, but I see the merit in those 2 albums. Do I like em as much as everything before it-hell no. But theres some good songs on there even tho it doesn't sound like Damage Inc. St. Anger was a slap in the face as a fan tho.

[Thorned Rose]

Yeah if this record sounds anything like St. Anger, I'll puke.

Not a huge metallica fan, but I like their music... besides St. Anger.

If this record sounds like st anger I am done with them. No more shows, no more albums for me. Most of my friends stopped listening with load, but I see the merit in those 2 albums. Do I like em as much as everything before it-hell no. But theres some good songs on there even tho it doesn't sound like Damage Inc. St. Anger was a slap in the face as a fan tho.

Yeah I know. Their last quality album was Load. It was good, a little off but good. St. Anger didn't have 1 solo... and besides that... the mixing was off or something?

People try to justify it because it was a "personal" album.

That album is one of the worst albums in history or rock music. I mean... it's bad... "Amber" was the only song I told tolerate.

[alex420gnr]

Where have you people been?!?! - Certainly not on any peer to peer programs

go to isohunt.com and type in Metallica - their new album in demo form is there and it fuckin rox!!

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Yeah if this record sounds anything like St. Anger, I'll puke.

Not a huge metallica fan, but I like their music... besides St. Anger.

If this record sounds like st anger I am done with them. No more shows, no more albums for me. Most of my friends stopped listening with load, but I see the merit in those 2 albums. Do I like em as much as everything before it-hell no. But theres some good songs on there even tho it doesn't sound like Damage Inc. St. Anger was a slap in the face as a fan tho.

Yeah I know. Their last quality album was Load. It was good, a little off but good. St. Anger didn't have 1 solo... and besides that... the mixing was off or something?

People try to justify it because it was a "personal" album.

That album is one of the worst albums in history or rock music. I mean... it's bad... "Amber" was the only song I told tolerate.

The producer loved Lar's snare drum a bit too much on St Anger 

[metallex78]

Where have you people been?!?! - Certainly not on any peer to peer programs

go to isohunt.com and type in Metallica - their new album in demo form is there and it fuckin rox!!

Somehow I doubt that Metallica's new album has leaked.

[AdZ]

Do you think they can make Trujillo stop wearing those ridiculous shorts?