Metallica's New Album

[Zeste]

Originally Posted by Leid

More shitty lyrics. Can't wait!

I was listening to some black album for the first time since maybe 1993. My god the lyrics are so retarded. It's like that kid in your english class, who lives in the trailer park and his dad like has an old shitty motorcycle and drinks keystone all day. the kid who would come to class and all his required poetry writing was like horrible megadeth lyrics, all while wearing his faded, threadbare judas priest t-shirt, thinking he was so clever because he writes "metal lyrics" which are so deep or meaningful.


The music still is rocking, but shit, I was listening to "Don't Tread on Me" and was laughing out load unintentionally. Those are the most retarded, meaningless, simplistic lyrics ever.

SO BE IT
THREATEN NO MORE
TO SECURE PEACE IS
TO PREPARE FOR WAR!
SO BE IT
SETTLE THE SCOOOOORE
TOUCH ME AGAIN WITH THE WORDS THAT YOU WILL HEAR EVERMORE!!!
DONT TREAD ON ME!!!!!!!!!

[Kiely]

You sound even more emo than the emo you are trying to describe, since all song writing should be fucking Shakespeare or 10 minute ballads from Tool?. I think music in general is a bad area for you because that is as good/bad as 99% of the rest (but who cares, bring on the music).

[Zeste]

Originally Posted by Kiely

You sound even more emo than the emo you are trying to describe, since all song writing should be fucking Shakespeare or 10 minute ballads from Tool?. I think music in general is a bad area for you because that is as good/bad as 99% of the rest (but who cares, bring on the music).

I get your point, but it's much, much worse than average. It's probably on par with "pop" of any genre.

[SceleriS]

Lately I have been listening to Master of Puppets and Kill em All again and I must say there new shit is so shitty compared to it. Its sad really, they should have just given up when Jason left

Especially when Cliff Burton was responsible for the bass lines in those 2 albums. Metallica never really went well with Jason in it.. it was always 3 guys and Jason and the spirit of Cliff hovering over them.Now they have Robert Trujillo and i've seen both Jason and Robert live and doing a solo. Jason was good, Robert is better. Robert threw in all kinds of bass playing techniques and it kept flowining really well.



It went downhill from the black album (with jason)
load was very meh, reload was meh,St. Anger was downright terrible with the exception of maybe 2 songs but the drums were terrible.


I've seen Metallica live quite a few times and i can honestly say the energy and ferocity they have on stage is amazing. Their shows are awesome.

[Morbeas]

Originally Posted by SceleriS

I've seen Metallica live quite a few times and i can honestly say the energy and ferocity they have on stage is amazing. Their shows are awesome.

I have seen quite a few bands in my life and can honestly say that Metallica puts on the best live show ever. It is insane.

[The Dauntless One]

Originally Posted by Zeste

I get your point, but it's much, much worse than average. It's probably on par with "pop" of any genre.

No... its not belove average when we have nickleback, etc.

[Pharazon]

Somebody emailed me a link to this review today from BLABBERMOUTH.NET
Its just 6 songs or so that they were able to hear, but these reviews are encouraging. Who knows how good it'll end up being, but at least it sounds like they're really trying to get back to their original sound.




"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.""

[Surlok TP]

Originally Posted by Zeste

I was listening to some black album for the first time since maybe 1993. My god the lyrics are so retarded. It's like that kid in your english class, who lives in the trailer park and his dad like has an old shitty motorcycle and drinks keystone all day. the kid who would come to class and all his required poetry writing was like horrible megadeth lyrics, all while wearing his faded, threadbare judas priest t-shirt, thinking he was so clever because he writes "metal lyrics" which are so deep or meaningful.


The music still is rocking, but shit, I was listening to "Don't Tread on Me" and was laughing out load unintentionally. Those are the most retarded, meaningless, simplistic lyrics ever.

SO BE IT
THREATEN NO MORE
TO SECURE PEACE IS
TO PREPARE FOR WAR!
SO BE IT
SETTLE THE SCOOOOORE
TOUCH ME AGAIN WITH THE WORDS THAT YOU WILL HEAR EVERMORE!!!
DONT TREAD ON ME!!!!!!!!!

I like Tread, lots of people don't. Namely James Hetfield. I am not sure what it is about the lyrical content,it just seemed so fitting that you chose that particular song because it's apparently one of his songs he hates most specifically becuase of his lyrics in it.

You can probably google Hetfields and Tread to read about it, but I know he isn't proud of that particular song. Which is a shame because it has some monster riffs in it.

[Salshun]

Originally Posted by Zeste

Words and shit about words he doesn't like

Well for starters, take a look at their core audience. See that guy by the jukebox in all leather, using his trachea ring to open Bud's? Yeah he's it, and he probably isn't at this bar after a hard day of studying for his french lit class.

Their are a million different bands and thousand different genre's. Each offering something different. I want wall to wall crunching guitars, I'll fire up Metallica. I want to chill, techno, I want emo...uh, I dunno, I'll come over and borrow one of yours.

The point is it serves it's purpose. No, I'll never spend a weekend dissecting it like a Tool or APC song, but you can head bang to it. Shit man go listen to Slayer you'll think Metallica is suddenly some Shakespearean shit. Dethlok is more articulate than Slayer.

[kegkilla]

Originally Posted by Zeste

I was listening to some black album for the first time since maybe 1993. My god the lyrics are so retarded. It's like that kid in your english class, who lives in the trailer park and his dad like has an old shitty motorcycle and drinks keystone all day. the kid who would come to class and all his required poetry writing was like horrible megadeth lyrics, all while wearing his faded, threadbare judas priest t-shirt, thinking he was so clever because he writes "metal lyrics" which are so deep or meaningful.


The music still is rocking, but shit, I was listening to "Don't Tread on Me" and was laughing out load unintentionally. Those are the most retarded, meaningless, simplistic lyrics ever.

SO BE IT
THREATEN NO MORE
TO SECURE PEACE IS
TO PREPARE FOR WAR!
SO BE IT
SETTLE THE SCOOOOORE
TOUCH ME AGAIN WITH THE WORDS THAT YOU WILL HEAR EVERMORE!!!
DONT TREAD ON ME!!!!!!!!!

you don't have the necessary testicular fortitude to comprehend metallica

[Salshun]

Originally Posted by kegkilla

you don't have the necessary testicular fortitude to comprehend metallica

Yeah but we keep him around for moderating Death Cab for Cutie threads and ending Bette Middler trivia debates.

Seriously, not everything is supposed to be eloquent thought provoking epic pose. Shit we started to hate Metallica when they thought about using intelligence to write songs. Frank, I prefer they get drunk, bang some chicks, punch somebody out, and write down 3 paragraphs about how they feel about it, not hear an album about James crying about dolphins.

[Zeste]

lol.

Granted I was complaining about Metallica, but where did you get emo from? I don't have anything even close to emo in my ipod.

I mainly listen to the Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion.

[Tongue]

Originally Posted by Salshun

Shit man go listen to Slayer you'll think Metallica is suddenly some Shakespearean shit. Dethlok is more articulate than Slayer.

You're fucking high...

[Ronne]

Originally Posted by Tongue

You're fucking retarded...

Either one works, but I'm leaning towards this.

[Araxen]

Metallica to bloggers: don't review our music

Given all that Metallica has done, said, and been through in the last 20 years, what could they still do that would lead bloggers to ask, "What the hell is wrong with Metallica?" In this case, the answer is fairly pedestrian but still dumb: censor bloggers.

Here's the scenario: internationally known heavy metal band with long history in the business invites music critics in London to listen to six tracks off the band's forthcoming album. Those critics then write reviews based on what they've heard. Despite the total lack of any non-disclosure agreements and the fact that the band must have known what it was doing, its management then contacted the blogs in question and asked them to take down the reviews.

Metallica has a message
for the Internet

Actually, "asked" may be a polite way of putting it. The music blog Blinded by the Hype contacted The Quietus, one of the blogs that had run a review, wondering what had happened to the piece. The answer, from editor Luke Turner, was clear. "The Quietus kept our article up the longest and, as no nondisclosure agreement had been signed," he wrote, "[we were] not prepared to remove it merely due to the demands of Metallica's management. We only removed the article earlier today to protect the professional interests of the writer concerned."

Metallica's management and PR team knew who the (anonymous) writer of the piece was, as they invited him; if they chose to do so, they could probably make his livelihood more difficult to earn in the future. The Quietus decided to pull the review and replace it with a cheeky note and an old interview with the band. Wired's Listening Post blog, which has followed the story, notes that this isn't just about being jerks; management claims that the tracks in question were a rough mix that weren't ready for prime time, which perfectly explains why they invited journalists to come hear them.

Metallica has acquired a reputation for hating the Internet, which isn't really true—the band does have a website and it did finally come to iTunes—but the band invited derision from fans with its stance against Napster back in the day. (As a metal band, Metallica of course has long stood up for the principles of fair play, buying your music at retail prices, and not being a rebel.)

Surely, the band's handlers know that these sorts of things have long shelf lives, as evidenced in the new press coverage (Metallica's stance against Napster was mentioned every time), so it's pretty mysterious why they would continue to perpetuate the image of Metallica as the cranky curmudgeons of pre-Internet rock.

...unless this is all a genius move to keep Metallica's name in the news and drum up buzz for a new album that I, for one, had no idea was even in the works.