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06/02/2008 Entry: "GUITAR HERO"
Game Spot is reporting that Guitar Hero: Metallica is on the way.
"In fiscal 2009, we plan to publish Guitar Hero: On Tour for the NDS; Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero: Metallica, and Guitar Hero IV across multiple platforms," the company said in its report. Activision's fiscal year ends on March 31, 2009, which means that the game will likely follow the holiday release of Guitar Hero: World Tour (nee Guitar Hero 4)."
Replies: 106 comments
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This is the best idea.... ever! I've been dreaming of this since I heard the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith announcement!
METAL UP YOUR ASS!!!!
Posted by Tipper @ 06/02/2008 07:51 PM EST
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Saw this coming.... anyways why doesn't James sing the chorus and pre-chorus in a lower key since he has soo much trouble singing it. He used to actually sing it lower. Listen to S&M and u will understand what I mean by lower. Any takers on this????
Posted by Nick @ 06/02/2008 10:19 PM EST
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well, I don't know about James' singing... maybe it has to do with the new tuning??
Posted by Tipper @ 06/02/2008 10:45 PM EST
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if u are referring to enter sandman...jason used to sing the high part and it sounded heavy! neither kirk or rob do it though, i miss jasons live harmonies....
Posted by xino @ 06/03/2008 09:14 AM EST
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RIP Bo Diddley
Posted by manguy @ 06/03/2008 09:34 AM EST
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I second that Tipper, as soon as I heard of the Aerosmith one, I instantly thought there would be a metallica one. If my wife think me and my kids play it too much now(we only have GHIII for the Wii), she might as well set up shop on our bedroom Tv. RIP BO, Go Celts.
Posted by kurt @ 06/03/2008 01:33 PM EST
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Kurt,
Good to see another Celts fan. Sweet. Thursday night!
On another note, as Kirk is apparently back to solos on the forthcoming album, I thought I would put my top 5 fav Kirk Solos. Anyone else?
1. Fade to Black
2. Ride the lightning
3. Disposable Heroes
4. Unforgiven
5. Blackened
Posted by manguy @ 06/03/2008 02:55 PM EST
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Well, I love all the early fast ones. But I've always gotten an emotional charge out of the solo in the Unforgiven. So far a lot of the MM clips have been various parts of new song #1, so they are being careful to not give away too much.
Posted by kurt @ 06/03/2008 03:04 PM EST
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1. Fade to black 2. Creeping Death 3. Wherever I May Roam 4. One 5. Bleeding Me. I know Bleed is not one of the greatest solos of all time, but like Kurt had an emotional charge on the Unforgiven solo, that is how I felt with the bleeding me solo, and the "I'm bleeding me" that James sings right before the solo, just makes the hairs on my arms stand every time I hear it.
Posted by Robert @ 06/03/2008 04:19 PM EST
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Well i am a fan of metallica since i'm 6 years old. I'm listening to every type of music except most of rap hip hop crap but metal is my favorite type. Bleeding me was for me a revelation! The lyrics are maybe the best James ever wrote. The way the song sounds and is built gives it something special. I'm using the nickname Bleeding since i heard that song!
Posted by Bleeding @ 06/03/2008 05:35 PM EST
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By the way, the new fly on the wall have a new riff in it. Just excerps but so far so good.
Posted by Bleeding @ 06/03/2008 05:36 PM EST
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I know My Friend of Misery stands out for me. I'll have to think of some solos. Question: on the photo section of MM, I only see one photo after I click on the link. Are there supposed to be more under that link? Thanks!
Posted by The Thing that should not be @ 06/03/2008 06:46 PM EST
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It was the same for me until i get the platinum. I didn't even had the "close" option, i had to hit escape on the keyboard to return to the main page. The photo shoot of today "Making of the album" is 13 photos. I like the one where James stands up with is guitar and a hat, he looks like a young boy of 18 years old enjoing what he's doing!
Posted by Bleeding @ 06/03/2008 08:07 PM EST
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The only thing with the Bleeding Me solo is that you can complete almost all the solo with 3 or 4 notes...the WhaWha does it all! But it's a good feeling to try to put the same emotion on the pedal when you're plaing it
Posted by Bleeding @ 06/03/2008 08:09 PM EST
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just click off to the side of the picture. the new riff excerpt reminds me of shortest straw. my fave solos are struggle within,james solo in to live is to die..,james solo in puppets,james in nothing else matters, and leper messiah
Posted by sean @ 06/03/2008 08:38 PM EST
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1. Ride the Lightning
2. My Friend of Misery
3. Frayed Edns of Sanity
4. One
5. Orion.. all of it
Posted by Yukoner @ 06/03/2008 10:01 PM EST
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6-3-08 Setlist in Prague:
Creeping Death
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ride The Lightning
The Four Horsemen
The Unforgiven
...And Justice For All
Devil's Dance
No Remorse
Fade To Black
Master Of Puppets
Damage Inc.
Nothing Else Matters
Sad But True
One
Enter Sandman
- - - - -
Last Caress
So What
Seek and Destroy
Posted by The Thing that should not be @ 06/03/2008 11:40 PM EST
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According to Blabbermouth, Metallica played 6 songs from the new album to Kerrang magazine recently.
Can they not release it earlier then September?
Posted by manguy @ 06/04/2008 11:46 AM EST
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According to the web site of the UK weekly rock magazine Kerrang!, METALLICA held a listening session in London today (Wednesday, June 4) to preview a handful of tracks from its forthcoming, as-yet-untitled ninth studio album. "And, we're happy to report, it RULES!" reads a posting on the site.
"The metal kings have been hard at work with producer par excellence Rick Rubin (SLAYER, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, TROUBLE) on the follow-up to 2003's 'St Anger'. The results, predictably, are very heavy, and very metal."
"The thrashing riffs, labyrinthine arrangements and in-your-face METALLICA thrust are back with full force on the six tracks Kerrang! was played, taking in all the colors, moods and shapes of classic 'TALLICA tunes like 'Master of Puppets' and 'One'. And, best of all, the guitar solos are back!"
Posted by Mark @ 06/04/2008 12:28 PM EST
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not in any particular order
disposable heroes, ride the lightning, bleeding me, blackened, phantom lord
Posted by xino @ 06/04/2008 01:04 PM EST
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See? What'd I fucking say? What did I fucking say???!!! Woohoo!!! Now if only someone could leak a song...
Posted by D-J @ 06/04/2008 01:12 PM EST
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Is it just me, or is this whole "lack of song titles" thing a little pretentious? It's like, "these songs are so good, they don't need titles".
Posted by Ice Nine @ 06/04/2008 03:43 PM EST
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It might just be you bro, they typically name the songs pretty late in the process. It's how they have always done it.
Posted by kurt @ 06/04/2008 04:20 PM EST
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I would hope they have the cover designed, album title and song titles picked by now. I hope the album cover is more creative than the last few go arounds.
Posted by D-J @ 06/04/2008 04:59 PM EST
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I am so incredibly jealous of those who got to hear those six songs...
Posted by D-J @ 06/04/2008 05:01 PM EST
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UK's Rock Sound and Metal Hammer magazines have posted separate reports on the listening session for the new METALLICA album, which took place earlier today (Wednesday, June 4) in London.
Rock Sound writes: "On first impressions and just one listen, Rock Sound can confirm that the songs we've heard sound very much like classic METALLICA in vibe, harking back to the days of 'Master Of Puppets', '…And Justice For All' (but with bass) and the [self-titled 'black'] album — without sounding dated or tired.
"Of the six tracks Rock Sound heard this afternoon, only one had a working title — 'Flamingo'. With a slow intro, the song was reminiscent of 'Battery' in vibe, with two guitar solos and an undercurrent of melody and groove.
"The first single is an epic power rocker in the vein of 'The Unforgiven', 'Nothing Else Matters' and 'Sanitarium', with a mid-tempo, head-banging section and some THIN LIZZY-esque twin guitar riffage.
"Another song features the lyrics, 'Into abyss, you don't exist, you can't resist the Judas kiss'; another features an almost RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE-esque drum 'n' bass undercurrent and lyrics about 'suicide' and 'cyanide'; while the final song we heard, dubbed 'The Song', clocks in at under five minutes and is a galloping thrash attack with quirks, and a sniff of TESTAMENT about it!
"We suspect other song titles could include 'Die Hard', 'Show Your Scars', and 'My Apocalypse' — but we cannot be held responsible if none of these titles or lyrics are accurate!
"Thankfully — there are plenty of Kirk Hammett traditional guitar solos and a decent drum sound. Hetfield's voice sounds in fine form too. All of the songs have many different parts to them, giving the impression that the quartet is revisiting the epic vibe of the band's 'classic' period."
Metal Hammer reports: "What do the songs sound like? Track one, which is only known by the cryptic working title 'Flamingo', opens up on thunderous rolling drums as lead guitar meets them head on, a flaring up in stop-start motion before it pulls itself together in rushes forward in classic thrash style, all crunching 'Fight Fire With Fire' riffs and drilling beats. It takes at least two minutes for James Hetfield's vocals to come in, and while they sound furious, this isn't the grittiest he's ever sounded, more open in tone, but while there's still a memorable vocal line for the 'chorus,' and there is so much going on in the song, and so many ideas thrown in and discarded for the next one that it's hard on first listen to pick out one riff that you're going to remember it by. But with galloping riffs and the return of guitar breaks rising up from out of the grooves you can hear the true METALLICA spirit, even though its as if reflected in mirrored mosaic.
"Track two is at heart an anthemic ballad that recalls 'Fight Fire With Fire' and 'Nothing Else Matters', with a chiming guitar intro, airy vocals and some slightly convoluted, progressive-style bridges that mutate into urgent riffing, more galloping riffs and guitar solos. Again, the song has a number of different sections, but it still sounds massive.
"Track three kicks off on a stop-start riff flecked with Eastern touches, as other bustling guitar lines play off each other and Hetfield's vocals retain the power of old, like some monolithic prophet overlooking events as mid-paced, chugging riffs come in, sounding like an army on the march, methodically shooting anyone in their path.
"Track four is reminiscent of 'Master Of Puppets' with more than a touch of heads-down SLAYER pacing thrown in. After an artillery-lobbing drum-led intro, it quickly sets off on marching, thrash mode, Hetfield's spat vocals taking melodic digressions, as he roars 'Bow down, surrender unto me.' The song's groove carries you along as it opens up into guitar atomospherics that bring LED ZEP to mind. It isn't quite the kind of irresistible monster they've created before, but METALLICA still prove they can still sound lean and epic at the same time, and when the track drops out into the grove mid-way though, you can imagine the chants coming from the crowds live.
"Track five has another strong opening, with an uncharacteristic bouncing groove not a million miles away from RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE making appearances throughout setting off sharp riffs that come up against an irregular barrage of percussion that sets it off briefly on a more melodic path and builds up once again into a thrilling riff-fest mayhem.
"Track six is the 'song', considerably shorter than the others, but full of clinically sharp riffing, more SLAYER-esque parts and galloping grooves, all hustle and bustle with a tinge of Eastern melody thrown in once more.
"Initial impressions is that this is an album that's going to get our blood chugging, but whether it's all we hoped for is going to take more plays to answer. Ultimately we're hugely relieved and pretty damn thrilled, and we can't fucking wait to hear the rest."
Posted by Nick @ 06/04/2008 05:03 PM EST
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you know what this reminds me of? The review we got about st anger just before it got released,bummer i didn't have it saved somewhere to compare. i'm so looking forward to this new album,and although i didn't dislike st anger i't be nice to have all the "haters" eat there words of how metallica is the great the band they use to be.
BTW i've been steering clear of mission metallica, when anger came out i was soaking up all the clips i could find, now i just want it to be surprise when i get to hear it for the 1st time.
Might still pre-order it though.
Minus Human
Posted by Minus Human @ 06/04/2008 07:10 PM EST
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slayer,testament,rage against the machine,led zeppelin,thin lizzy..hmm i dont see nutty anywhere in there, lars is a liar.
Posted by sean @ 06/04/2008 07:34 PM EST
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After reading the report on the listening sessions, I just came.
Posted by D-J @ 06/04/2008 08:00 PM EST
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Sounds good, but yeah there was a lot of misplaced hype on the St. Anger listening sessions.. It'd be good to hear the opinion from someone who isn't a diehard Metallica fan like us,
Posted by Yukoner, @ 06/04/2008 09:07 PM EST
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I agree Yukoner... will it win over metal fans in general?
Don't you hate this wait? I'm sure the album has been done for a while now (in reality, I don't believe the news articles about their progress). I think it's all the label hoopla they have to go through and scheduling and ... blah-blah.. Just make sure to give us a preview on your summer tour!!! ANYTHING!!!
Posted by Tipper @ 06/04/2008 09:28 PM EST
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Sean, that's a great sound for that song! It makes it sound more Black Album-y with Het's vocals! I'm excited now!
Posted by Tipper @ 06/05/2008 01:01 AM EST
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How 'bout them Red Wings?
Posted by IS-JD @ 06/05/2008 11:02 AM EST
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Here is what Classic Rock had to say about what they heard:
Track one – (working title ‘Flamingo’)
Opens with a lightly chorus guitar riff, slightly reminiscent of Sandman, a hugely long intro before a gruff, Hetfield patented “three four” breaks down into a Slayer-ish thrashy riff barrage. The drum sound is infinitely better than St Anger. Includes a serious wah-wah breakdown and several, distinct melodic chorus refrains. Could be a good radio bet – there’s no mistaking that it’s a Metallica song. Which is more than could be said of St Anger. Back in the early 00s, of course, Nu Metal producer/overlord Ross Robinson famously banned guitar solos from albums by the likes of Slipknot. That Metallica – metal’s biggest band – seemed to toe the line with this philosophy in order to win the kids over beggared belief. The good news? The guitar solos are back. With a vengeance. Hammett has been let back off the leash – this track even sees him breaking open the whammy pedal again for a spot of Tom Morello-esque tomfoolery. Its false ending even fooled the guy from management who has heard it several times before!
Track two – (aka The Single)
It’s an eight-minute behemoth. Intro has elements of techno metal, vaguely reminiscent of Queensryche’s Silent Lucidity clean picked guitar sound (think Martha & the Muffins’ Echo Beach on downers). It’s a Metallica power ballad – whoever thought a Met song would ever feature the line ‘Love is a four-letter word’? – and it follows more traditional lines than their previous forays into balladry. Just when you think it might be a little meandering, The Single breaks down with a Battery-style riff and Hammett and Hetfield let rip with a twin-guitar Thin Lizzy-style solo. Nice. The solo doesn’t stop there, Hammett takes centre stage and ramps it up with a very technical, Iron Maiden fret melting solo.
Track three (suggested title: ‘Scars’ or ‘We Die Hard’)
A take-no-prisoners bludgeoner, with its repeated refrain of ‘What won’t kill you makes you more strong’. Is this the sound of Metallica reacting to their troubles of recent years (St A’s bad reception and their struggles documented on Some Kind Of Monster)? “You rise, you fall, you’re down and you rise again”. Features a very abstract Hammett solo.
Track four (suggested title: ‘The Judas Kiss’ or ‘Bow Down’)
‘When you think it’s all said and done/Sell your soul to me/Bow down to me/I will set you free.’ Hetfield takes on the role of an alter-ego demon in this monster Maiden-esque bruiser. Lots of traditional Metallica stoppy-starty stuff, wrapped around Lars’ military tattoo-style drum work.
Track five (suggested title: ‘To End This War’)
Opens with a clean rolling bassline (with a slight Motley Crue Dr Feelgood vibe to it?). Lot more of Trujillo on this record, with some sneaky fills/solo bass stuff. Breaks down into a old-school chuggy riff. It’s sorta Iron Maiden meets Born To Be Wild. Massive guitars. Then, after an extended instumental break a new mid-paced melody appears over the top of more clean guitar section. Hammett is keeping up with OTT solos, and there’s more dual soloing between him and Hetfield than there has been for a while (shades of Lizzy, maybe UFO).
Track six (‘The Song’ says the management guy. Suggested title: ‘Into The Crypt’ or ‘My Apocalypse’ or ‘Crossed That Line’)
The shortest song on the album, clocks in a about 6 minutes (the rest average at about 8 minutes apiece). A Reign In Blood-style riff monster,it’s probably the most ‘catchy’, and submits to the most traditional verse/chorus/breakdown format, but there is an awful lot going on. Big drums on this one, coupled with out-of-control, “mere mortals will never play this”–style soloing from Kirk.
http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/page/cl...s_new_metallica
Posted by sean @ 06/05/2008 01:17 PM EST
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discribing a metal album with fast riffs,harmonies and fast drums...its like saying its a red sports car but you dont know if its a mustang or a lamborghini.
Posted by sean @ 06/05/2008 01:38 PM EST
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Considering its Metallica, I am thinking its a Porsche Carrera GT or a Ferrari F430 Spider. Either way, its gonna blow minds and melt faces. I know some of us Metallica fans have a tendency to be overly positive before the record comes out, but based on everything we currently know, from these reviews, to the clips we've heard, I REALLY honestly think this album is going to pleasantly surprise a LOT of people. I mean, we've all heard Kirk's guitar solo from that song with James singing "Bow down, sell your soul to me, I will set you free." THAT was a really cool solo. They haven't done anything like that since AJFA, MOP, TBA. We know they didn't cut and paste like they did on St. Anger. The tuning is back to the way it was back in the day. They have a new bass player contributing, they have fresh ears in Rick Rubin. Harmonized leads. Songs that follow the long, meandering journeys that we got from the earlier albums. Intros lasting a long time before the vocals kick in. I mean, shit. If you just look at it objectively, I just don't see how this album will even be mediocre. I think this is gonna get a lot people to say, wow, those guys still have it.
Posted by D-J @ 06/05/2008 02:28 PM EST
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Nothing wrong with that Mustang either.... although the purple rag top in the driveway is more my speed!
Posted by IS-JD @ 06/05/2008 02:36 PM EST
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I like hearing dual soloing...its been a while since we have heard that.
Posted by Mark @ 06/05/2008 02:54 PM EST
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I am excited and there is another Mark on here. Who do you think you are taking my name???? Just kidding.
Posted by Mark @ 06/05/2008 03:37 PM EST
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I guess from what we understand from the reports is that the new Metallica album is a combination of other bands."It’s sorta Iron Maiden meets Born To Be Wild. Massive guitars"??C'mon man,give a break.These reports are shitty!Can't they use terms like heavy,thrash,fast instead of Slayer,Martha & the Muffins(!!!!).The new album's gonna sound like Metallica not like other bands(I hope...)
Posted by Jesius @ 06/05/2008 04:30 PM EST
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I see some car talk on here. I hope this new album is Ford GT fast (212 mph)! Listened to a little Fight Fire a few minutes ago and now I'm pumped up. I love that song and I'm liking what I hear from the boys on the MM site. Anyway, not to bring up the past, but where the heck has TOSO been? Was TOSO banned? I don't know why that popped in my head all the sudden.
Posted by The Thing that should not be @ 06/05/2008 06:43 PM EST
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"1. Frantic (5:54 min): The song starts with Meshuggah-like riff passages, then the brutal, almost hardcore-like drums set in. You can briefly catch breath during the first chorus, in which Hetfield sings "Keep on searching" in an Alice In Chains manner, just before the ride goes on. James is fed up, he utters "You live it, or you lie it" along the intricate song structures, which puke with thrash, hardcore, and metal. Hysterical, chaotic, unbelievable. War for all ears in which ReLoad is still resonating.
Guitar solos: none.
2. St. Anger (7:24 min): No all-clear with the title track. Deadly riffage right from the start, turning into an insane mosh monster accompanied by merciless double-bass thrashing. Ulrich almost hits the border to blast beats. "Metal punk" seems to be the right description for this. Hetfiels keeps on rumbling in betweeen, only in the chorus resounds his clear, crisp voice. There's one break after another. In the middle of the song, there's a two minute headbanging part, led by fat guitar riffs, reminiscent of "Creeping Death". Hetfield cleans his soul: "I want my anger to be healthy, I want my anger just for me, I want my anger to control, I want my anger to be me", and then the song fully breaks down into the chaos of elements; all instruments are charged to their limits.
Guitar solos: none.
3. My World (5:51 min):
My world allows a short breather. The song changes from mid-tempo to up-tempo and is – in comparison to the crushing tracks mentioned above – a wonderfully grooving thrash song. Ulrich builds pressure with his double-bass parts und pushes the song along. Hetfield rages "It's my world, you can't have it", perfectly fitting the mood of the song, which soon turns into a raging buffalo. The guitars sound raw and unpolished, and the end of the song becomes hectic: Hetfield screams "Enough is enough", the guitar riffage is dull [I think this is not meant in a negative way] and the double-bass thrashes the song out of its boundaries. Big bang and out.
Guitar solos: none.
4. Monster (8:28 min):
Yes, the song title keeps its promise. Monstrous walls of guitars push the song along – and Ulrich again steps on the gas. The drumfire even passes over the breaks, after about two minutes the vocals finally set in. Then the song's structure becomes so complex that you don't want to believe that these "old" men are really able to play this stuff. The rhythms change every 10th second, the listener's attention is almost overtaxed. Afterwards, the Pantera-/Meshuggah-like riffs with the meanest guitars in the Metallica cosmos lead into a wild, ultra-fast, almost "cheap" punk attack. Hetfield screams "We are the people", and the foundation of sound beneath his vocals clappers and runs so that the ear is hardly able to follow. Hetfield goes on screaming "Some kind of mosnter, this monster lives!". During the finale, the song approaches familiar territories, reminiscent of "Dyers Eve" as regards the drums, in particular.
Guitar solos: none.
5. All Within My Hands (8:45 min):
Who thought that "Monster" already was the peak of the iceberg is proven wrong and has to widen his Metallica horizon once again. An atmospheric, disturbing entry is carried along by slow drumming, when suddenly Hetfield's loud and huge voice sets in, drowning even the metal roar that has just begun. A sick sound, defined mainly by full speed and an enormous amount of breaks. The song changes directions like a rabid rabbit on escape. Not tangible, also not understandable. Insanity rules. "Love is control, I die if I let go", Hetfiled ties a rope around the band's neck and draws. The song comes along, stops, flies into temper, stops again, just to break through afterwards. In comparison, a rollercoaster ride is a nap, a plane crash is a relaxing neck massage. For the joy of "All Within M Hands", you need a gun licence, otherwise you don't know how to handle it. The cold hands of Hetfield reach out from the speakers, grabbing your neck: Armageddon. "Kill, kill, kill", he growls as if the devil has taken possession of him. Fear spreads, the song turns into chaos, the feedbacks bleep. Over, end, death.
Guitar solos: none.
On solos (again):
Traditional solos? Nope. Instead, Kirk Hammett produces riffs that cut through everything that comes in their way.
On melodies:
Yes, melodies are there, somewhere beneath the riffs, if they are not beaten down by the double-bass."
Posted by april 2003 @ 06/05/2008 08:10 PM EST
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Have to worry about a review that says "Lot more of Trujillo on this record." Um yeah. 1>0
Posted by Azrael @ 06/05/2008 09:21 PM EST
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^ That review is ridiculous if anyone here actually red it. The dude uses anaologies up the ass that do not make any sense. At least the reviews for the new album are more organic where people can relate to them. I mean come on "a rabbid rabbit"??? Seriously now. I have a good feeling the new review is pretty dead on.
Posted by Nick @ 06/05/2008 10:29 PM EST
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I second that. Whoever wrote that Anger review must have just watched a David Lynch movie right beforehand.
Posted by D-J @ 06/05/2008 11:45 PM EST
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Remember this March 31, 2003 review about St. Anger? Not that STA was a bad album, but it got very hiped up through management. I think the same is taking shape, so lets not jump the wagon.
"HE'S NOT JOKING"
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From Axl's The Four Horsemen, comes the entire, translated, Swedish review from Martin Carlsson:
Close-up's Martin Carlsson leaves an exclusive report from the studio north of San Francisco where Metallica's working on their new album "St. Anger".
I swear on the bible, on my mother's grave or whatever - the following text is nothing less than the complete truth. This statement needs to be made, quite simply because you're probably not going to believe me. I almost wonder if I've really listened to the new Metallica album "St Anger" myself, or if somebody has been playing a trick on me and played me some new, exciting aggro-band. You see, "St. Anger" is a chock, one of music history's greatest! It is as if "Load" and "Reload" has been deleted from the map, as if the Black Album never existed, as if the Metallica we've come to know never really existed. The five songs (all of which are as of yet untitled but the title-track) I've heard exhibits a sound so EXTREME and raw that all you can do is sit there chocked with your jaw on the floor.
I'm not joking.
Twenty journalists are gathered in the control-room of the studio north of San Francisco. We get comfortable. The air is vibrating with excitement, and then? BAM!! The first song (working title: Frantic) kicks in with hypnotic, almost industrial Slayer-riffs. What the fuck is going on? "You live it or lie it", chants James Hetfield and goes on with "my lifestyle determines my death style". It is ultra-tight metalcore like it has never been performed before. Lars ulrich's fat drum-sound is replaced with an oilrig-similar snare that's usually reminiscent of robotic industry-metal. "Do I have the strength?", a wondering Hetfield screams in the middle of the chaos. It is a maddening Blitzkriegstrategy with attack-waves of battering riffs, attacking from every angle for five minutes and 54 seconds.
I'm not joking.
The war as just begun, and I really mean THE WAR, because this music would be the perfect soundtrack to the media coverage of the war on Iraq. The title-track blazes away with a ultra-fast bulldozermosh that leaves Max Cavalera far behind. We are talking monster-metallized punk from another planet; a twisted and overdosed Dischange just released from rehab! We are talking beyond sound-speed, especially regarding the drum-work. The double-bass pounds away mercilessly and Lars Ulrich's use of the snare are almost -get this!- blast-beats!! It's going to be interesting seeing him trying to repeat this live - if the dane is usually soaked from sweat and carried to the lodge after traditional concerts, then he's going to need an oxygen-mask and hospital personnel to wake him back to life after this. Following this amazing intro comes a softer part where Hetfield sings "St. Anger around my neck, he never gets respect." This ten second long part, recurring a couple of times in the seven minute and 24 second long song, is the only part that could be classified as soft. The Producer Bob Rock (also on bass) assures me that this is the calmest, most stripped-down part on the whole album. WOW! A riff similar to "Creeping Death" follows. Hetfield howls "Fuck it all and fucking no regrets" (an exact recapitulation of the classic in "Damage Inc."). Towards the end of the song he screams "I need to set my anger free"... and this is exactly what he and Metallica does: releasing all their anger.
I'm not joking.
Song number three starts up like an updated "Ride the Lightning": MEga-fat thrash-metal in midtempo speed. The vocalist spits: "It and you can look out motherfuckers, here I come!". Sepultura's "Roots"-era sound reminiscent in this song, with the refrain "It world" repeated again and again. Before the song ends at five minutes and 51 seconds, Hetfield shouts "enough, enough, enough"
I'm not joking.
Have you missed the complex song-structures of "And Justice for All"? Compared to this around eight minutes long piece (working title "Monster"), the songs of the 1988 album seem more like simple Ramones' ditties. A progressive blanket of sound that warms like a massive and super-intricate Tool, only a thousand times heavier! Hetfield chants over a delicious part that goes into what could be called a chorus with some use of fantasy: "We the people, are we the people?". This phrase is repeated two times and "some kind of monster" three times before the singer concludes "this monster lives". There is actually something here that could be called groove, not entirely unlike Pantera although vastly heavier. The guitars are so damned insane, so damned evil, so damned incredible! The fact is that there isn't anything remotely like a traditional guitar-solo in any of these five songs. Hetfield and Kirk Hammett use their instruments like surgical tools. The guitars shrieks and scream as if Tom Morello and Kerry King made a deal and decided to take the Devil's music not one but ten steps further.
I'm not joking.
The most wicked part is however the last, whose working-name is "All Within My Hands". A very strange piece with an instrumental intro of one minute and fifteen seconds. The tempo is ultra-fast, taking so many twists and turns that you get all dizzy. "All Within My Hands" is shouted and then sung in an Alice In Chains manner. And the ending? MAN OH MAN! Like a possessed madman Hetfield screams "Kill kill kill kill!!" ad absurdum - we're talking deranged shrieks coming from a psychopathic Tom Araya (think Slayer's "Kill Again" only even more insane). You'd think it was over after that. But no. It is like watching an exciting thriller with so many surprises that you finally don't believe an ending is forthcoming. Yes, after a heavy-as-lead finale it winds down at eight minutes and 55 seconds.
I'm not joking.
20 Journalists finally leave the control-room and look at each other. No one needs say anything; the looks say it all: What in god's name have we just experienced? That Metallica, once tired old farts, have made a complete 180, and now sound like a bunch of hormone-reeking bucks in heat, is the most incredible thing that's happened in music history. "St. Anger" is the real "Reload". "St. Anger" doesn't sound like anything the group has done before, it hardly even sounds like Metallica. "St. Anger" is a modern, super-brutal metal-album that is going to chock and knock the entire music world. Melodies? Nope, there's not much here that reminds one of traditional melodies or arrangements such as verse, bridge, chorus. The 10th of June could become known as the day that shook the world. If you haven't catched on yet:
I'm not joking.
Martin Carlsson
Posted by Bond @ 06/06/2008 12:04 AM EST
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lol
Posted by sean @ 06/06/2008 01:59 AM EST
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These "first listen" reviews are problematic. You can't get an idea from the first listen to any song/album about whether it's a classic, only whether or not it's in a genre you want to listen to more than once. I remember it took me a few listens to "get" MOP and really understand what was going on. A great album becomes part of you by being imprinted on your consciousness through repetition. This is, of course, the issue with pop. It sounds fine the first time you hear it, and after 5 listens the earworminess starts to cause pain that can only be overcome by burning Desmond Child in effigy. Great metal albums (or great albums from any real musical genre) take some time to understand and learn, because there is so much going on. I tend to distrust anything I like on first listen. (Disturbed, anyone? Sounds great first listen. Quickly becomes repetitive and unlistenable.) So this is a long ramble to make the point that what people think after one listen is probably no more valid than the great early reviews for St. Anger. (I like the album, yes, but it was nowhere near as good as those initial reviews said.) Doesn't mean the album is good or bad, just means I won't know until I've heard it 4 or 5 times. (So Lars, if you're reading this, remember I need a copy now so I can do a good review people can trust. I promise I won't share. Hell, I can't even spell P2P.)
Posted by Azrael @ 06/06/2008 08:43 AM EST
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Azrael, could not agree more.
I cannot even count how many albums/bands I got into after several listens and exposure. Some of my favorite bands, other then Metallica, came about that way.
I couldn't understand Zeppelin or Floyd back when I was young and naive, lol. Now their albums I listen to are masterpieces. The Clash, same thing.
As for Metallica albums, it for sure takes more then a few listens. I think St-Anger may have been the only one that I 'got' within one listen and my opinion never really changed (so-so on it)
Posted by manguy @ 06/06/2008 09:40 AM EST
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Azrael, you nailed it, dude.
Posted by D-J @ 06/06/2008 10:48 AM EST
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Azrael, I could have not said it better. It's true, that every great album takes time to develop to become a great album.
Posted by Bond @ 06/06/2008 10:54 AM EST
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Bond, the funny thing about people reposting St. Anger reviews and sayin be careful is they are 98% accurate. Going from Load and Reload to that was absolutely shocking. I love St. Anger and if it was produced better so would most others. But the album was absolutely brutal. Between the sound quality and just non stop crushing and heaviness to many it is almost unlistenable. To go from Reload to that is astonishing and I am still amazed at the dislike for it. It is what they say, brutal, very little melody just crushing riffs and pounding drums nonstop. The new reviews clearly say this new album is diverse with solos, good recording quality and alot of variation. The St. Anger though review you cut and paste is exactly how I still see St. Anger today.
Posted by Mark @ 06/06/2008 02:54 PM EST
Posted by Mark @ 06/06/2008 02:54 PM EST
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METALLICA's HAMMETT: 'DAVE MUSTAINE Played Fast All The Time. I Play Melodically' - June 6, 2008
David Fricke of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.
RollingStone.com: You have been working on the new METALLICA album for almost three years. How do you know which riffs and solos to keep and which to throw out?
Kirk: I know whether I'm cutting it or not. And I always try to make a solo the best it can be. I recorded over 100 solos for one track on this album — and the solo is only 25 seconds long [laughs]. But it's apparent when the solo works that it's all there. It's either "Wow!" — or it's not good enough. It's that black-and-white.
RollingStone.com: How would you describe your role in METALLICA's two-guitar sound?
Kirk: James [Hetfield] and I have always been complementary. We've never gotten into guitar squabbles, like a lot of bands with two guitar players do. His approach is primal — rhythmic and percussive. Mine is more technical and fluid. I see the guitar as a bunch of scales and tones. I write riffs and arrange chords to make sure they fit tight harmonically. On a lot of the albums we did in the Nineties, I was doing orchestration, looking for something that fit over a certain part to make it more exciting — a texture, a chord, a little lick here, a chug there. We've strayed from that. We've gotten back to the one-voice guitar thing we did in the Eighties. The album we're working on now is about METALLICA as a single thing — a locomotive coming to mow you down.
RollingStone.com: Is there a solo on the early albums that was a breakthrough in your playing?
Kirk: When the other guys heard the solos on "Creeping Death" and "Ride the Lightning" [both on 1984's "Ride the Lightning"], it was a different aspect of soloing than they were used to. [Original lead guitarist] Dave Mustaine played fast all the time. I play melodically. And I play parts, different sections that make the solo as hooky as possible. Although I've always been very flashy. I admit it.
RollingStone.com: How did you write the riff in "Enter Sandman" [on 1991's "Metallica"]? It's up there in instant recognition with "Smoke on the Water" and "Whole Lotta Love".
Kirk: My friend has a guitar store, and there is a big sign in there that says "No Enter Sandman" [laughs]. SOUNDGARDEN had just put out "Louder Than Love". I was trying to capture their attitude toward big, heavy riffs. It was two o'clock in the morning. I put it on tape and didn't think about it. When [drummer] Lars [Ulrich] heard the riff, he said, "That's really great. But repeat the first part four times." It was that suggestion that made it even more hooky.
Posted by Nick @ 06/06/2008 03:35 PM EST
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This guy is a VERY HARSH critic jeeze...
METALLICA: New Album First Listen - June 6, 2008
Bob Mulhouse of The Quietus was one of a number of UK-based heavy rock writers who were given a preview of six tracks from the upcoming METALLICA album. The listening session took place on Wednesday (June 4) in London, with representatives from Rock Sound, Kerrang! and Metal Hammer also present. Mulhouse wrote, "It was with some trepidation . . . that I attended the playback of METALLICA's new album at the HQ of Universal, their UK record company. We were permitted to hear six of the 10 tracks which will ultimately appear on the album — which, a rep from the Q-Prime management company informed us, is referred to colloquially by METALLICA as 'nine epics and one song'. The sense of occasion was reinforced by the presence of almost the entire editorial teams of the UK's two biggest metal magazines, glaring at each other over the tea urn.
"Right from the off, it's a relief to hear that the utterly awful production of 'St. Anger' is no more. [Lars] Ulrich has replaced the old dustbin lid from that album with an actual snare drum, and the sound is fresh, clean and resonant (even though the songs are still only rough mixes at this stage). The first song, like the rest of the 'epics,' is between six and eight minutes long and begins with a bass intro from low-ender extraordinaire Robert Trujillo. Moving rapidly from riff to riff, the song bursts with energy and ideas: singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield barks 'Luck runs out!' repeatedly and throws in some twisty, semi-progressive riffs which could have been lifted directly from, their last truly good album, 1988's '…And Justice For All'. Guitarist Kirk Hammett, who was banned from soloing on 'St. Anguish' for no adequately explored reason, is on fire, whipping out the melodic, rapid-fire shreds for which he is famous over an extended solo section — almost as if he's making up for lost time. This is METALLICA's best song in ages, perhaps since the 1980s.
"The next song has a working title of 'Flamingo' and is going to be the first single. Now, METALLICA's lead singles have been breathtakingly crap since 1995, so it was a relief to hear that 'Flamingo' (as it almost definitely will not be called) is a modernised take on their amazing 1988 song 'One', all balladry at its front end before a speeded-up metalstorm at the back. Hetfield delivers a clean-picked intro which reminded me of the BEACH BOYS (I know… but I only got to hear it once, all right?) before the body of the song, which is basically like 'The Unforgiven' from 1991's 'Black Album'. If you're familiar with the chord progression behind the solo in 'Am I Evil?', the ancient DIAMOND HEAD song which METALLICA made their own, you'll be able to picture the under-solo riffage in this song — all simple, effective major-interval jumps.
"However, let us not forget that this is modern METALLICA — and the next two songs are much less fun. The first, which may be called 'We Die Hard' judging by the frequency with which Hetfield barks the phrase, starts boringly but accelerates halfway through and enters slightly proggy territory, all stop-start riff stabs and a clever time signature. The next song is very '…And Justice', a lengthy, unhurried workout which revolves around the line 'Bow down / Sell your soul to me / I will set you free,' itself a 1988 line if I ever heard one. Apart from dexterous soloing from Hammett, it's not great.
"So far, we've had two good songs and two dull ones — not a bad track record for new 'TALLICA, believe me. However, track five is tedious, a combination of the aimless riffery of 'St. Anger' and the pointless rock chorusing of 'Load', the album which almost finished METALLICA in 1996. 'Crying, weeping, shedding strife!' sings Hetfield in that slick 'Enter Sandman' manner, over an unthreatening clean midsection which would (and no doubt will) suit VH1 down to the ground.
"At this point the Q-Prime geezer asks us if we want to hear more, and fortunately we say yes — because the final song (and indeed, it is 'The Song', the little guy among the nine epics) is great, a genuine slice of thrash metal that starts fast and stays that way. Like a slower, less precise 'Battery' (the opening track of 1986's flawless 'Master Of Puppets' album), the song nips in and out, not outstaying its welcome and proving that on some level, METALLICA still have the necessary vitriol to impress their older fans. OK, it reminded me a bit of 'Dyer's Eve', the last song on 'Justice', which had a kind of 'I suppose we'd better do a fast one for the fans' feel about it — but in 2008, Hetfield and Ulrich delivering any form of thrash metal is not to be sneered at.
"We file out of the listening room, not saying much. This album could be good, or it could be mediocre — too much depends on the other four songs to make a call at this point. I try not to agonize about it, but this matters, damn it. It really does."
Posted by Nick @ 06/06/2008 03:43 PM EST
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This guy isnt being harsh at all. He is just saying what he thought of the new album. I so far think this is the best review. Every other one was like OOOoo so great, this rocks etc... Im glad someone gave an honest review. Im still excited for the album though, i have a good feeling about it
Posted by Mark @ 06/06/2008 04:45 PM EST
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I'm with you Mark! It's nice not to have the bar raised higher and higher. Nice down to earth review which does let me take him serious.
Posted by NoCreativeNameGuy @ 06/06/2008 05:02 PM EST
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And it's not because he didn't like some tracks that we won't!
Posted by Bleeding @ 06/06/2008 06:03 PM EST
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Exactly. He says the "Bow down / Sell your soul to me / I will set you free" song, which is what we hear on the Mission Metallica video, is not great. Now, even though he heard the whole song, and we've only heard those lyrics plus a Kirk solo of that song (Mission Metallica video), I personally think it sounds fucking cool as shit, so, everyone has their own opinion.
Posted by D-J @ 06/06/2008 08:41 PM EST
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No, I don't mean on the new album. Sorry I mean he sounds very harsh on Metallica's previous work.
Posted by Nick @ 06/06/2008 09:19 PM EST
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Ahh... Gotcha.
Posted by D-J @ 06/06/2008 10:16 PM EST
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watching one of the new fly on the wall videos..it makes you realize that metallica want to make a great record even more than we want them to. which might seem rhetorical but to me that means alot.the pressure and criticism from so many people for almost two decades now..thats hard. its like everyone liking your first 5 paintings and no matter how hard you try the rest are seen as shit.
Posted by sean @ 06/06/2008 11:28 PM EST
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It would be hard to try to top or come close to the 1st 5 albums from these guys. I still have tons of faith in 'em. They will always be my favorite band. I may not like all of their songs, but I like most of them. I can't wait to see them again on tour after the release of the new album! Based on the MM video today and also, what sean mentioned, they really do want to release a great album. That's why they went to LA to avoid repetition and it forced them to concentrate on what they were doing and not mess around.
Posted by The Thing that should not be @ 06/07/2008 01:47 AM EST
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oh boy anoth shit storm is about to happen involving bloggers
Posted by sean @ 06/07/2008 11:49 AM EST
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The Black Album
- recorded in L.A.
- took forever to make as they wanted it perfect
- first outing with new producer Bob Rock
The Ninth Album
- recorded in L.A.
- took forever to make as they wanted it perfect
- first outing with new producer Rick Rubin
Please tell me I am not the only one to see the similiarities. I suppose it doesn't mean anything... But interesting... If this album comes out and it IS the caliber of TBA, then they should know from now on, record in L.A., take forever, and get a new producer!!! Just kidding...
Posted by D-J @ 06/07/2008 12:12 PM EST
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The guy's article was requested to be taken down by Q-Prime. He didn't review the album, or songs as much as he made sure to make jabs at them like calling them 'tallica, which I hate, and you know... if you're a "metal purist" and don't like their newer output so be it. But... it's a ludicrous, and assinign statement to say that the last good record was Justice. Even the harshest of critics recognize that the black album is a landmark, and masterpiece. Sure it's over produced, but great is great. Fuck him. He's also the same douche that's touted the last three Sayler (slayer) discs as return to form... Fuck him again. I'm not expecting Master of Puppets II, nor am I wanting that. I'm wanting a departure from the "Load" era (which I loved) and a return to what they do better than everyone else... The heavy, fast, fucked up, off kilter shit that is the fucking foundation for this music we live and die with. I'm all for rock bands, and even poppy stuff, but let's see Metallica put metal back on the map again. A couple other side notes... late to boot... those damn red wings... they were a machine. They crushed my aging and trying to rediscover the glory days Avalanche. They toyed with Dallas, and took the best of what the Penguins had to dish... Fuck the lakers and celts... I'll stick with my "selfish, underacheiving, thugish" Nuggets! Anyhow... why did I like the new Indiana Jones movie? And can't wait for the game... a 12pack of molson ice, or coors light, will go well with it!
Posted by MOTORBREATH666 @ 06/07/2008 02:26 PM EST
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http://live.cope.edgestreams.net/reflector:24103
hopefully someone checks this board...metallica playing live as of now in germany
im so pissed...i started watching after the solo in ride...fuck!
Posted by xino @ 06/07/2008 04:36 PM EST
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Thanks xino. I DID check it... like 3 hours too late. How was it?
Posted by D-J @ 06/07/2008 09:54 PM EST
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MOTORBREATH666 - I agree with you, pretty much summed up of my opinion on that guy and the article. I got the vibe reading it that he was a blabbermouth blogger ;)
Posted by Nick @ 06/08/2008 12:46 AM EST
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I just want a new Metallica album. Is that so much to ask for??? starting to cry....
Posted by Tipper @ 06/08/2008 02:13 AM EST
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Shit! Lately they are just destroying in concert. Holy fucking shit. Can't wait to see them here. I hope they play Am I Evil at some point soon. The Metallica of now would kill the Metallica that toured during Load/Reload/Anger. There performance has really noticably gone up a notch. Or two. Or three. Or a million.
Posted by D-J @ 06/08/2008 02:44 AM EST
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the sound was really good, kirk's solos are getting better, seems like he is practicing, the only one that still needs to improve is lars...but fuck it, overall they sound better than the last 5 years or so
Posted by xino @ 06/08/2008 09:49 AM EST
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Wow... so that's what AJFA sounds like with huge bass.. ;-) Jason deserves his props for what he did, especially vocally and as a performer, but I'm a huge fan of Rob and the Shaolin Bassmaster technique.
Posted by Azrael @ 06/08/2008 09:58 AM EST
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good new metontour video.machine head start playing creeping death,lars goes to check it out.. and james says "thats the first time i heard it in time..weird." "maybe lars can get some drumming tips". kinda funny but james shouldnt talk cause the last time lars played it right was probably the last time he sang it good.
Posted by sean @ 06/08/2008 11:00 AM EST
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D-J, i like your praise and enthusiasm for the live shows and they do sound good..but better than 96/97? thats a joke right?
Posted by sean @ 06/08/2008 11:06 AM EST
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"Justice is done" to that song. Rules 100%, thanks for posting the link!
Posted by Tipper @ 06/08/2008 11:23 AM EST
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....and nearly a note-perfect solo from Kirk! That wah-on the final note was cool though.
Posted by Tipper @ 06/08/2008 11:25 AM EST
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Sounds good...BUT they really need to turn up Lars bass drums
Posted by Mark @ 06/08/2008 06:30 PM EST
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Thanks for the Lightning vid, Tipper. That was a great version. Jamrs had a lot of range in his voice and sounded strong. I like the panic in his voice on that song and the trademark growl. Think we'll hear something new @ Bonaroo? Hopefully Friday the 13th will be a lucky day for MetallicA fans!
Posted by The Thing that should not be @ 06/08/2008 08:27 PM EST
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Metallica on mtv2? i dont see shit
Posted by Tony @ 06/08/2008 09:06 PM EST
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metallica arent gonna play a new song yet. if people dont like the song it is gonna backfire all the hype. if people loved new song one and two we probably would have heard the whole album live by now.
Posted by sean @ 06/08/2008 10:19 PM EST
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Sean, no, I'm not joking! I think James' voice sounds a little better and overall there's more intensity and precision. However, part of me feeling that way could be due to the songs they are playing now. I mean, they weren't playing Ride The Lightning and And Justice For All back then, and obviously they require something different than what was played from Load/Reload. I'll have to go back and watch Cunning Stunts sometime soon. Its been a long time. BTW, it looks like that song referred to in one of the Fly on the Wall's by Lars IS Hell and Back, not Hellanbach, unless it was code-named Hellanback then renamed Hell and Back. Rick mentions "Run straight to hell and back" in the latest fly on the wall video. Hell And Back would be a cool song title.
Posted by D-J @ 06/09/2008 09:09 AM EST
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i dig james voice as of now, but theres no way its better than 1995/2000
Posted by xino @ 06/09/2008 09:57 AM EST
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lol metallica put out a pair of billabong swimming shorts..which i actually think is cool..
D-J..1996 maybe you just forgot ?..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=y5Ss7obAW5A
Posted by sean @ 06/09/2008 10:35 AM EST
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Those were definitely good clips. All I am saying is that during that period, there were some songs that I didn't like how James' voice sounded on. A perfect example of what I am talking about is Master of Puppets. Listen to his voice on it during Moscow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC1cc3OaEJU , then listen to his voice on it from Woodstock 99 (which I was there and it still rocked, but I liked the way he sang it better at Moscow) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltcjm0dR6vQ . Can you guys tell what I am talking about? Can you tell the difference?
Posted by D-J @ 06/09/2008 02:27 PM EST
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I'm sorry, I have to say that James' voice from 1999-2003 was him at his worst.. it wasn't even very good during the Load-ReLoad tours.. I really dug the Cunning Stunts vid but it seemed that he lost his edge a bit there. I seen them play in Calgary in 2003, and albiet it was the best concert I ever seen (we don't see a lot of concerts up here in the Yukon) I thought the singing was really lacking there. But seeing the videos posted of this years summer tours he is back to the grind, I like the way he is sounding, almost comparable to his Black album days, which I think he sounded his best at.. haggard and all!
Posted by Yukoner @ 06/09/2008 04:52 PM EST
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What do you think about the ??? post on Metallica.com? I don't know exacty what it means but it looks cool. Looks like magnets pulling "M"etallica current each way.
Posted by Tim @ 06/09/2008 07:12 PM EST
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I noticed it was on Mission Metallica as well.
Posted by Tim @ 06/09/2008 07:16 PM EST
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Looks like something is going down on Metallica.com, what it is, IS the question........ ?????
Posted by Nick @ 06/09/2008 07:29 PM EST
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Magneto?
Posted by The Thing that should not be @ 06/09/2008 08:13 PM EST
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maybe it's the album cover?
Posted by MONSTER @ 06/09/2008 08:19 PM EST
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Or maybe a hint at the album name? If it's on Mission Metallica too then it's gotta have something to do with the album.
Posted by Trace @ 06/09/2008 09:20 PM EST
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I don't think it has anything to do with the album title... not sure, because on the Mission Metallica site the same "???" is under "Metallice Events" which is usually concerts and stuff. So maybe they are playing some festival in DC? Or maybe the even is the release of the new single???? Who the hell knows....
Posted by NoCreativeNameGuy @ 06/09/2008 10:15 PM EST
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Looks like a metalli-buterfly to me... it will be ready to fly soon?
Posted by Bleeding @ 06/09/2008 10:34 PM EST
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Actually there is a lot of meaning in that simple picture. 4 "M"s represent James, Lark,Kirk & Lars, DC (or magnet) put them all together and if you make that picture smaller then it looks like a badass Crosshair.
Posted by $trangeR @ 06/10/2008 05:22 AM EST
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What do you think the odds are that we'll hear a new song live this Friday from Bonnaroo? Recently, billboard.com has an article saying: 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." http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003804336 Could we be this lucky?! I wonder if the show will be webcast?
Posted by D-J @ 06/10/2008 09:05 AM EST
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I expect that we're at least another month from the single. Ozzfest seems like a very likely place for them to bring one out. There's too many marketing deals like the Rock Band thing for them to be bringing it out this early. "You damaged sales of the Rock Band package by not giving us exclusive debut rights" and such.
Picture is the album cover, I bet. Not a good one, IMHO, but that's where I'm putting my money. (All zero cents.)
Posted by Azrael @ 06/10/2008 11:22 AM EST
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Whatever happened to the creative album covers, anyway?! I have been pretty disappointed with the last few album covers.
Posted by D-J @ 06/10/2008 01:06 PM EST
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Guys, I don't think that weird pic has anything to do with the new album. I think it's got something to do with Bonnaroo. The two "magnets" look like the n's from the Bonnaroo logo. Plus, on M:M, it's filed under "Metallica Events".
That's my .02, at least.
Posted by Your Friend of Misery @ 06/10/2008 08:28 PM EST
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