Posts for 'the next album'

Posted by Loko_Motive on 01/09/05 @ 08:15 PM Post subject: Re: Lars fan thread!

who wants to hear Lars do a hambone solo on the next album?

i had to pay 3 hours bandwidth, and it was worth every second :). i think kirk is a livin god, to be so coll and calm when hes got jaymz and lars's personalities with him in a band, and im looking 4wrd to rob's influence on the next album

Posted by NoCrownForNothing on 10/10/04 @ 08:14 AM Post subject: Re: New Album??

Total Bassguitar had an interview with Rob a couple of months ago, and he said they were writing new material for the next album...He said they try out some some new shit before they go on stage...

I've also heard they will go in the studio in January, after the end of the tour, but I don't know if that's just rumours...

Driving Rain? Which one is that?

edit: That's not actually Metallica as a band from what I read...it's just James and Les Claypool playing a song from the band "Gov'T Mule"

so fucking what, I said I wanted it to be on the next album
I don't need your explanation.

well, i love maiden and i understand how thier riffs can seem repetitive but even on dance of death they have amazing songs, like No More Lies, Montsegur, Dance of Death, and Paschendale. all awesome songs. i think they are far from over and the six man lineup has brought a lot more into the fill. i think they should let nicko write a lot on the next album because new fronteir was really good and he could maybe write some not so stale riffs.

I say chill.....by next tour they'll have a whole new batch of (hopefully awesome) songs. And they'll be mixing up the setlist some more. Perhaps Unforgiven will become a regular and knock off a St.Anger song or heaven forbid...Enter Sandman take a few shows off?? :o...I don't think I'd mind ;D.

Metallica are more than likely aware that not everyone is dying to hear Enter Sandman or Fuel again and again ::) but the same can be said of all the regulars on the setlist this tour (One, St.Anger, Nothing Else Matters etc). Unfortunately there are people who ONLY know the above mentioned songs and are just 'casual fans' of the band and they're the ones who dictate that those songs stay regular.

So the last setlist didn't have any surprises? I'd think they're getting kinda tired and ready to take a rest for a few months. I doubt you'd want to get all pumped up and premiere a song like Orion for the first time in YEARS and then not play live again for another two years...are you nuts? That withdrawl would be painful!!! :-X

Completely agree, now that the tour is over, just gotta look toward the next album and next tour!

Robert Trujillo has told PhillyBurbs.com the band already has a jump start on the next album: More than 50 recorded hours of pre-set jamming, with hundreds of riffs, chord progressions and bass lines to sift through.

This time, the recording sessions don't look to be so tumultuous. This time, really, no pressure.

"It's kind of like you're starting over again," Trujillo said. "It feels like a resurgence, and we'll ride the wave now."

Trujillo figured if things didn't work out when Metallica hired him as its third bass player in February 2003, that would have been the final tremor for a band that was already on shaky ground.

"If it wouldn't have clicked with us or wouldn't have clicked with someone else, they would have called it a day," Trujillo said in a phone interview Sunday before Metallica took the stage in Buffalo, N.Y.

"We almost didn't have a Metallica three years ago," Trujillo said.

At that time, Trujillo was playing bass with Ozzy Osbourne's band. When he went in for an audition with Metallica a year later, Trujillo admits he was a little apprehensive about everything from James Hetfield's sometimes-intimidating personality to the therapist to the camera crews.

"You can imagine how I felt," Trujillo said. "I was like, 'A therapist?' And a camera crew there to document some embarrassing moments? What if I jam with these guys and make a fool of myself?

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Posted by wulpse_zulma on 10/22/04 @ 05:24 AM Post subject: Re: The new album!

I hope there will be more harmony and melody on the next album. I like st. anger but there was something missing... Personally I found it TOO heavy.

I hope there will be more harmony and melody on the next album.
i agree with that.

Australia is usually towards the beginning of the tour... so I'm hoping soon after the next album is out :)

Lars has said in an interview that he'll be going back to his Load drum kit for the next album.

Posted by Cody on 11/11/04 @ 10:17 AM Post subject: New Metallica CD?????

Does anyone know if there is any plans for getting back in the studio for the next album. Or will it be a while? :-/

It gets a 7.5 from me. I liked it, but yes it does have its share of problems. I am glad they made it though and this is definitely a new style. However, I am not sure Id like the next album to be like this. Yes, I love some of the songs on here, but at times this album was a bit of a chore to get through.

jason even admitted that metallica cared more about record sales than metal. i think that was true from the black album to st. anger, but now there back to metal. just look at the live stuff. they are playing in ways they havent done since justice. the next album will be a return to thier greatness that they havent had since '88. look at maiden and megadeth. they both pulled of albums that were thier best in 15 years. metallica is next.

When you have such an amazing guitar player as Kirk is, why not let him play? No solo, James saying like a rapper, and the way Lars' drums sound.....
It's definitely a 1, say a 2 for Sweet amber or shoot me again and the DVD.
However, I'm convinced this album will mark a transition, a come back to a more brutal, less commercial style. I waiting for the next album impatiently cause this one'll be a blaster.

When you have such an amazing guitar player as Kirk is, why not let him play? No solo, James saying like a rapper, and the way Lars' drums sound.....
It's definitely a 1, say a 2 for Sweet amber or shoot me again and the DVD.
However, I'm convinced this album will mark a transition, a come back to a more brutal, less commercial style. I waiting for the next album impatiently cause this one'll be a blaster.

are you really calling St. Anger commercial? sure, its not as good as the band's high points, but this is a fucking great album. Commercial my ass.
ill give st. anger an 8.5

I'm telling you, Rob is the best thing that could of happened to Metallica. I think he's gonna contribute so much to the next album, just wait you'll see.

i TOTALLY agree with you creep, imo rob should have the power to help james write the songs on the next album

As long as Alvinator007 knows that st anger wasnt meant to be well mixed and they wantedto achieve that raw-unpolished sound. Its not like they finished it off and said hey this sounds even better than the black album. They just wanted to prove to themselves they they could bring out an album that wasnt over produced. Either way the next album will sound amazing. Ive already heard there will still be fast stuf as well as fat groovy riffs too. Rockin!

Posted by metalsuzan on 09/26/04 @ 03:27 PM Post subject: Re: Next Album!!

I have this feeling, that the next album is gonna be fast, maybe fast as st.anger, but better produced and with SOLOS!!! Ooooh, I can`t wait! :D

Posted by Metaltrooper on 09/26/04 @ 11:01 AM Post subject: Re: Next Album!!

They will never go back to the old style...
I think the next album will be better than loads and st anger....... I'm sure they work really hard for this one 'cause if succeed their name will never be forgotten...

I liked St. Anger, but i don't think everybody got it, so i really hope that the next album kicks ass in every fucken aspect!!! i hope they will be able to mix their talent with some good production(not commenting on st.anger) and make a fuckin awesome album!

Posted by Metaltrooper on 10/31/04 @ 01:58 PM Post subject: next tour

I know this madly in anger with the world tour is gonna end soon

but after that? they will go to studio to record the next album
but when they will start the next tour?
they could do a small tour like the "escape from the studio"
at 23 aug 95-14 Dec 95
the next world tour will probably start when the new album is finished

or what you think?

Posted by FishyFred on 10/31/04 @ 06:27 PM Post subject: Re: next tour

It depends on how the guys feel. They certainly don't need the money. When they're all caught up, they'll go tour again.

If the next album hits huge, you can bet they'll move the schedule up a bit. Or maybe not.

Hey, they've already done a two-year tour in the past. A six to twelve month swing should be a piece of cake.

Feh, what do I know?

Posted by lepermessiah on 11/03/04 @ 01:35 PM Post subject: Re: next tour

well, i think that the guys will probably a couple of gigs, and i think that in some ways is good to leave the studio, just to refresh your ideas. as soon as the next album is good, they could do whatever they want. no more st anger please! the album is good, but one is enough. what worries me is that they have more songs that were made during the st anger recording, but weren't include in the album.

Posted by Metal-Assmonkey on 11/26/04 @ 01:47 AM Post subject: expierimentation

ok, we all know that metallica likes to expieriment, and is all about moving foreward. but i found a great quote about this. it was

"moving foreward is good, but sometimes you have to take a step back before you move foreward"

and it got me thinking. metallica has had 3 "expierimential" albums. and while load was superb, reload got worse and st. anger they kind of fell on thier face. so what if the next album they release, is like a return to justice style, and they progress from there. i mean, if you expieriment several times and end up with something completeley off, you take it back to formula. just something for people to think about.

I'm telling you, Rob is the best thing that could of happened to Metallica. I think he's gonna contribute so much to the next album, just wait you'll see.

Lars kicks ass on ajfa (Dyers eve!!!!! )
Kirk is great on MOP
and like said before: james' vocals are the best on metallica
Jason (dunno) misery solo is great...
Cliff: MOP no question about it (cliff is god)
rob probably shows his skills later (in the next album hopefully)

i was at that show in dallas.it was awesome. rob played part of orion and he played part of immigrant song.. sweet

You guys got part of the Immigrant Song too?! :o Damn...Not that I'm complaining...we got part of AJFA. But man...does Rob fucking rule or what? :D

I agree, Rob should be given some say in the new songs...so should the whole band. And now that they've been together for longer hopefully all the kinks have been worked out and the next album will kick more ass than ever before!

I loved Junglessence live...there's just something about being crammed up against the barracdes with things really starting to get HOT on the floor with all those sweaty folks letting out their engery around you. Its flaming hot from all the pyro going off (well it was for me. I was maybe 5 feet from it :o) and it's getting humid in the arena...by them time the solo is played you feel like your on the prowl thruogh some jungle, ready to pounce! Sounds nutty I realize...but if you were a eager as I was to know what songs would turn up on the setlist next then you might be able to relate to the 'rush' it gave me. Give it a listen once more, it grows on you...it really does.

...And you just can't beat hearing snippets of Orion and ...And Justice For All like I did in Ottawa. I really hope Rob gets a base solo on the next album. A new instrumental would kick ass. 8)

I just love the fucking album as much as I love Master or Justice, or any other Metallica-album.
What can I say? I'm just a huge fan and I already can't wait how the next album would sound.
See ya!

I think Leper Messiah TR is a fucking bitch. How can a true Metallica fan say that if the next album will sound like st. anger, they should quit right now.

Metallica is better of without "fans" like you. Metallica doesn't belong to anyone. That's why they're still kicking ass.

Sure, I like the older stuff better than the new, but you don't hear me complaining all the time.

A true Belgian fan,

Jan

Ok this fucking discussion is old. It's been old for a long fucking time. We've milled over it at least twenty different times now. Was St. Anger a shit album? Will the next album be better? Is it going to sound like nu-metal or is it going to sound like their old stuff? YOU KNOW WHAT MOTHERFUCKER?! YOU'RE GOING TO BUY THE FUCKING ALBUM NO MATTER WHAT THE FUCK IT SOUNDS LIKE SO SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!

Hey, why don't you read what I said? I never said anything about St.Anger, or any of the damn albums. I said how long do you think Metallica will be around for. Not the fucking music, the band themselves.

I wasn't replying to you. I was replying to everyone who was talking about this album not being great or that album not being great and what they would do if the next album wasn't great. Would they buy it or not. And from what happened after St. Anger everyone buys the album no matter what anyone else says, if they like Metallica enough.

Ok this fucking discussion is old. It's been old for a long fucking time. We've milled over it at least twenty different times now. Was St. Anger a shit album? Will the next album be better? Is it going to sound like nu-metal or is it going to sound like their old stuff? YOU KNOW WHAT MOTHERFUCKER?! YOU'RE GOING TO BUY THE FUCKING ALBUM NO MATTER WHAT THE FUCK IT SOUNDS LIKE SO SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!
Hey, why don't you read what I said? I never said anything about St.Anger, or any of the damn albums. I said how long do you think Metallica will be around for. Not the fucking music, the band themselves.

I think Leper Messiah TR is a fucking bitch. How can a true Metallica fan say that if the next album will sound like st. anger, they should quit right now.

Metallica is better of without "fans" like you. Metallica doesn't belong to anyone. That's why they're still kicking ass.

Sure, I like the older stuff better than the new, but you don't hear me complaining all the time.

A true Belgian fan,

Jan

i agree that leper is a bitch, and you guys have to remember, metallica doesn't have to prove anything to anyone anymore, at this point they are just having fun, they don't don't give a fuck what you guys think, so stop expecting things, you never know what they'll come up with, almost every album they've come out with has been a huge suprise to fans, they are constantly changing, so if your expecting a certain thing or expect it to be like a past album, be ready to be dissapointed.

I posted this in the St. Anger is Shit thread, but I'll post it here too.
Ok I'm going to do this for the final time because I'm tired of debating this album. I'll try to do this as objectively as possible. First off I want to say that this album has some great things about it and also some bad things about it. As always the good cancels out the bad and vice versa making this album an ok album and not a great or shit one. It seems odd that this album is the most debated album out of Metallica's entire catalog. Load and ReLoad were not even debated as much as St. Anger. I think the reasoning for this lies behind that there are great things, ok things, and shitty things about the album. It's NOT an album that you either love or hate. To make my opinions founded I'm going to make this a review.

1. Frantic - I consider this one of the best songs over all on the album. It's pretty fast and the lyrics are pretty good. The only thing I don't really like about this song is the chorus. It's just a little bit too light and airy against the rest of the song. The guitar part during the chorus reminds me of the alternative soft rock shit that was coming out in the early 90's. The frantic-tick-tick-tick lines can kind of drive you nuts, but I don't mind them so much. The things I do like about this song is that Lars made a great move away from the backbeat he used on a lot of other songs. The other thing that really stands out to me is the cool guitar riff in the pre-chorus.

2. St. Anger - The song starts out so fucking great and then... it hits a wall of fluffy soft vocals and guitar playing. I can't stand that at all and that alone stops me from listening to the song usually. After it gets through that though it picks back up and gets moving again. The use of lyrics from Damage Inc., is interesting, and has me curious as to why James did so. If it wasn't for dead stop into softness on this song it'd be one of my favorites on the album.

3. Some Kind of Monster - A nice heavy guitar and bass groove start out the song. The riff slightly before and during the lyrics sounds more like something that Korn or some of the other newer bands might play. I can guess that this is where the nu-metal references brought up by others come in. But once the song moves towards the chorus it moves out of that back into a faster 16th note movement. Amazing how the drums are not right out in front in this song. It's nice to see Lars take a back seat for once. Supprisingly this song was one of the first ones I liked when I listened to the cd for the first few times. The off beat groove is definately too reminiciant of some nu-metal songs. However the song overall does not sound like nu-metal. It doesn't sound like usual Metallica either.

4. Dirty Window - Starts out with yet another sixteenth note pattern on the snare drum following the start and stop rythym of the guitar. This is followed by faster riffing on the guitar. Then it drags down to a slower pace moving back into the fast riffing. Suddenly the song goes straight into a staccato pre-chorus which I actually like, unlike the part in St. Anger. The new snare drum sound is a lot more noticeable in this song than any of the pervious. I like the topic of this song probably more than any other on the album.

5. Invisible Kid - The opening riff is fucking awesome, but it would have sounded even better with a normal snare drum sound. The sound of the snare is even more noticeable. The song is the same the whole way through without a bridge. This is ok, but definately not like most of the older Metallica songs. This song sounds a bit like newer material out from newer bands, a little more accesible if you will.

6. My World - If every song on the album were put into a blender and then taken in as one song, this would be it.

7. Shoot Me Again - Again this song sounds like a lot of the other songs. A opening part, fast riff, slow with soft singing, fast riff... kinda getting old here. At least the song sounds like some older metal songs though and not anything to do with nu-metal.

8. Sweet Amber - The coolest thing about this song is the bridge. Sweet Amber slows down at parts like the rest, but James' singing doesn't get soft like in the others thankfully. This seems to be my new favorite of the album.

9. The Unnamed Feeling - This song would have been right at home on Load. It sounds different from any of the songs on this album. Its not up and down like the others. It sounds pretty cool even if it's not that fast. Kind of reminds me of Until It Sleeps.

10. Purify - The snare drum kills this song. I'm not really a fan of the lyrics either. The vocal line sounds kind of cool though if the lyrics had just been something else.

11. All Within My Hands - Wow the opening is really cool. Why does it have to go slow? Kind of cool part near the middle where it drops off and then picks back up. Could have been a good solo in here somewhere. The end is um... interesting.

Final Thoughts - This album's lyrics definately sound as if they came from someone who went through therapy. A lot of touchy feely kinda stuff, which is fine by me. But almost every song on here had the same feel as Unforgiven/UnforgivenII. It was up and fast then down and slow then up and fast then down and slow. There's some great parts in there, but this album sounds like it was a debut record from a band that can play, but just didn't have the right ideas. It's nice to hear the drums back in some parts as Lars almost always seemed to want them out front. The snare drum isn't too bad until the 4th or 5th song. Looking at it positively though, I'm a drummer and no one ever uses their snare drum with the snare turned off. So it was cool to see someone actually use that, even though it sounds like shit in some songs. I can understand that James is trying to sing some parts, but dropping a fast part in the middle of no where to suddenly just start a soft part sounds like shit. I don't care who you are, it sounds like shit. There could have been solos but the songs sound ok without them. I don't follow trendy music so I don't know if the no solos thing is trendy or not and I don't really give a fuck unless Metallica were doing it to be trendy. As someone else said (I think it was Metal-Assmonkey) this album was a step in the right direction. There were no country songs on this motherfucker and everything at least sounded heavy when considered as whole songs. The let down seems to come from the fact that everyone saying that this album was going to be like old stuff. And I think Metallica did say that this album was going back to their roots. Again as someone else said, it didn't go back to their roots. The album sounds pretty cool, but overall it was another faliure in expirimentation. I think on the next album they need to tape Lars' mouth shut and quit fucking around and just make a metal album. Oh and they need to get Bob Rock the fuck out of there. I like this album as I said before. I don't hate it, but it could have been ten times better. Bob Rock is pussifying Metallica and Lars is helping to push the band in the wrong direction. So you may be asking why I think this album is good with all the shitty things about it. Well let's talk about bad things first. All the songs sounds pretty much the same. There's nothing to break up the more repetitive ones. Even if they didn't add solos they could have added a bridge in a few of the songs. Now the good things. The riffs are heavier than a lot of the riffs on Load and ReLoad. They didn't add any balads to this one. Even though they have classics like Fade to Black and Unforgiven, putting a balad on this album would have just made it worse. Lars moved off of using a back beat for every song. There weren't any silly song topics as there had been on Load and ReLoad.

I think putting solos on st anger would make it much better

I only hope the next album has solos

i have no doubts that the next album will be insane, i just hope to god that they ditch the downtuning shit. let rob make the low pitched sounds, and let the guitars scream and squeal. look at it, between throughout 5 albums and 47 songs, two of them were not tuned to E, (thingy and sad but true) i dont mind if they have one song on the album in drop d, and one song a whole step down, but for gods sake let the bass do the low tuned work. other than that, i know the next album will be better than puppets, as they sound the best they have since then.

At first I was dissapointed there were no solos on st anger. But now it's think it's ok. But I really hope there WILL be solos on the next album.

Guitar solos is what separates Metallica from all the other shit.

A loud "Metal up your ass" to all Metallica fans!!!!

Posted by lazybum on 12/07/04 @ 11:02 AM Post subject: Re: Orion Inc?

#1 - Anybody could pull of the Orion's solo. Orion's strength is not in technicality, but in composition. The blend of melody and harmony had crowned Metallica as "not just another metal act". And who says u need to play bass to play a bass solo? Anesthesia is equally hard on guitar! Cliff fans should not hestitate to try his solos just because they're on bass! Its the notes we're concerned with (i know distorted guitar and distorted bass sound different). But Cliff also composed songs on an acoustic tuned to C#. So, if he was willing to be experimental, we should. In that sense, Rob could easily pull off Orion. But, Anesthesia. Woohoo, that song has Cliff written all over it. I doubt Rob could mimic the same style. But if he does pull it off, he'll add more groove to it, seeing as thats more of his personality.

#2 - Probably the actual reason why Metallica doesn't touch Orion is because the interlude requires 3 guitars to pull off accurately. I mean, it can be improvised. But they might end up making the song sounding empty. Plus, i think they feel its disrespectful or sth to Cliff. No way! I think its totally cool if they do it. Think of it as a tribute. When they play the "To Live is to Die" bass and guitar solos, i just shiver. Its so amazing while at the same time mournful.

#3 - I hope the next album has instrumentals of the calibre of Orion, but with Rob playing it his own style. He can do it. I pray to God he does.

#4 - Does anyone have a bootleg of that live Orion solo? I've been searching for it high and low!

Thats a hard question to answer. Most people would say Robert but i believe Kirk has been tempted or will be tempted to leave. Kirk is a amazing guitarist but hasnt had a chance to show the world he still has the spark because James/Lars would not let him do solos in ST ANGER.
I believe Kirk is the peacemaker of the band,he is a neutral and great person to have in a band. James and Lars need to appreciated him more and give him the chance to do what he wants with his guitar.
If they dont they will lose him within the next 10 years.
If they do let him do whatever he wants the next album is gonna be awesome for Kirk. He will make up for St Anger with shit loads of awesome solos,melodies and riffs.

Hey fellas, I'm new to this forum and glad to be apart of it. :D

Those aren't bad lyrics, but you'd have to leave it up to Metallica to figure the lyrics out.

The next album I would like to see some more of that old stuff, St. Anger was good, but I'd prefer the old style of music, classic songs like For Whom The Bell Tolls and Whiplash. Obviously James' voice is getting worse over the years but still is capable of producing some hit songs...Next album I would also like some more of those awsome solos by Kirk with such songs like Battery and Master of Puppets or One. But nevertheless I'm sure the next album will be awsome. 8)

By the way does anyone here have Garage Days(Re-visited), it was released before the Black album and the city that I live in is too crap to have it... haha

What would you like to see on the next album?

Music ::)

Posted by Mq_Mq_Mq on 12/07/04 @ 12:44 AM Post subject: Re: St. Anger fans here!

Righty-o Lal I like this album A LOT
the louder the better!!
but that ping ping hurts my ears :(
St. Anger(great)
Frantic(awesome)
The Unnamed Feeling(emotional)
Shoot Me Again(nice)
Those are my top 4 favs of it.
I like
My World(interesting)
Dirty Wind(double meaning)
All Within My hands(okay)
Some kind of monster(cool)

purify(hurts my ears)

I don't like:
Sweet Amber(stupid/boring)
Invisible Kid(memories)

I hope the next album will have a song St. Anger style
but lyrically like The Four Horsemen!!

man the next album will be kickass if St Anger sounds like this! I cant wait!

damn right it will, i hope it is st. anger style, but with solo's, that would be put on my top three list if they did that, i would be graveling on my knees, i can't wait i'm getting it the day it comes out!...but i expect nothing from metallica, i hope sometimes, but i don't expect because metallica is all about change and keeping you on your feet and if you expect it to be exactley like a past album then your going to be dissapointed.

Posted by on 04/02/06 @ 08:59 PM Post subject: TRIVIUM

I love this band! I think they're the best new metal band around. They've got huge potential; they're so young! I think Matt Heafy is one of the best metal frontmen since Hetfield. Not to mention they play some mean ass solos. I can't wait for the next album. Anyone else a Trivium fan?

thanks dude, even though we stand on different ends of the argument we can agree on what we want for the next album. my whole problem with downtunung us that if you want your song to sound bassy, just have the bass lead instead of guitars.

Wow!!All i can say is thank you!! Im listnening to Ride the Lightning live at le bataclan (yes the one you fucked up)and you guys are easily the most talented band iv ever heard! You guys have changed music and inspired so many bands.

JamesYou are my role model, you are the best singer and songwriter ever! Man words cannot explain how cool you are!!

KirkWell i dunno much about guitar but i can tell you can play like hell!! I listen to some of your solos and doodles and im like WOW!! p.s lets have some solos on the next album, yeah?

Lars Well man you were the guy that started it all if it wasnt for you there would be no metallica i cant thank you enough for what you have done. Your also the reason i started playing drums and im glad i did! p.s dont listen to any fuckers saying you sent the band mainstream or whatever. To me your still the crazy fucker who started metallica 20 years ago and i spend all my time telling people that!!!

Rob Dont know much about you but i wouldnt mind a bass solo on the next album to let us see what you got!!!!

Iv not had the chance to see you guys live yet but next time your in the UK ill fuckin be there, you can bet on that.!

I know you probably recieve a lot of stuff like this but please dont under estimate how much you all mean to your fans!!

I look forward to seeing you in the UK soon but till then heres a huge METAL UP YOUR ASS!!!!

ROCK ON!!!!!

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

I dont necesarily want the next album to be fast, I want them to play their instruments with more soul and feel. Kinda like in Orion or the interlude in Puppets or even To Live Is To Die. Maybe a solo over a clean guitar, I dont think they have done that since Justice. And as I wrote in another thread, I WANT AN INSTRUMENTAL. They most likely will not, but definetly some more variation, time changes and instrumental kinda stuff.

Posted by on 04/04/06 @ 03:54 PM Post subject:

You should hear him sing Puppets, he sounds pretty damn killer. See if this link works. If it doesnt, then go to Kerrangs website and click the Master of Puppets album logo on the main page and scroll down to hear the samples. I have a hunch youll like what you hear.

http://images.kerrang.com/content/kerrang/masterofpuppets/masterofpuppets_trivium.mp3

I had heard it before and I almost puked at the vocals. I rather think that Trivium ought to have been an instrumental group.

But we'll see how they turn out on the next album. I might enjoy it a wee bit more.

Master Of Orion - that was perfect. I agree completely.

Metallica will continue to surprise us and after seeing SKOM I realized what heart and soul went into St.Anger.

I only have the highest of hopes for the next album:

- we already have a taste of what Rob can do with "Junglessence"
- if i'm not mistaken there are supposed to be solos
- this was one of the biggest and most successful tours Metallica has ever done, they have became so close as a band and wrote a lot of stuff already

You know what I think could be the best?

If they once for all made an album to show people what they CAN do. Someone diss Kirk for using the same scale and wah on every solo, so I think he should play the longest most complicated solo the world has ever seen on the next album. I think he can do it. Lars should play one hell of a drums solo and they should do an instrumental, just to show they still can! A bass solo would be a nice thing too.

Posted by Zen on 05/08/06 @ 10:35 AM Post subject:

Meh, I don't really care much for Jason. I liked some of his basslines like MFoM but Cliff was the best. Hopefully Rob will bring something great to the next album and inspire others to play better also.

Telling Lars to use a metronone? That's pretty insulting, considering Lars is one of the foremost drummers in music at the moment, and perhaps ever. Yes, the snare sound polarized many people, but he didn't use it on tour or anything and I doubt he's going to use it on the next album.

-Oh, I forgot to mention: I really miss Jason's background vocals. While they were mostly in the same vein as James, Kirk's highpitched voice and Rob's...indescribable growls just don't cut it. I miss Jason's background stuff, even just his "Hey! Hey!'s" to pump up the crowd.

I fucking agree man!!
jasons background vocals were something amazing!
creeping death: die, die ,die you motherfuckers! die, die...

at the topic: I personally like the st.anger album, allthough I think it's the worst album 'tallica has done... but you must think the conditions... james had just gone through 9 months rehab and they had hugh argues with eachother... so st.anger rocks but i'd like to see something fucking hugh at the next album

Posted by on 04/12/06 @ 03:57 PM Post subject:

Why did they make it?

The dirt on Escape is that they thought they could write a radio friendly song that metal fans would still love. In a way they succeeded because a lot of their fans really love it. Obviously, it wasn't a hit anywhere though. Apparently James hates how the song was written (TO BE PLAYED ON THE RADIO) and the song in general. Its not exactly a fan favorite overall - If it was they'd likely play it sometimes.

i don't know about this. from what i heard cliff burton really had some serious hatred for everything mainstream. you still think they would make that song for that reason? cliff burton was pretty much the boss back then. he was the one that held the group together. i doubt he would have let the band do a song for that purpose.

The day I believe Cliff was the boss is the day MetallicA rehire Jason and leave the writing of the next album all to him.

Was Cliff influential? Yes, was he the boss? like hell he was. It has ALWAYS been about James and Lars and it looks like it always will, from what I've heard with Lars talking about the new album, it looks like it's going that way again, just not as heavily.

I seriously think people are thinking way too highly of Cliff since his death. Cliff could've bitched all he wanted about Escape but if James thought they should do it then chances are he and Lars already recorded and mastered the thing before the other two even found out.

Many other bands would have crumbled a long time ago if they went through the things you guys have. You guys are role models to a lot of people and especially to other bands. Thank you for all of your music. Your ability to change and grow as kept you going through the years and has set you apart from everyone else. I am already looking forward to the next album and the next tour. Take care of yourselves and keep up the good work!

whats there more to say than thank you? I've been listening to you guys since christmas cause i got the black album as a present and i cant live a day without listening to one of your cds. james, i love your lyrics man! they range from death and destruction to polotics (mostly ajfa) and loss, and i love all of them! kirk, every time i hear you play, i want to learn guitar just so i can play those solos! but i play bass instead :P. lars, how the hell do you do it? i cant think of any better drummers right now. rob, you havent been with the boys long, but i have great respect for you. it must be hard to try and make people forget about cliff and jason and to concentrate on you, but when the next album comes out people will be saying jason who? also, as a bassist myself i respect what you're doing and i know it is damn hard to play some of their songs! Thank you guys for making my life better and keep it that way for many more years to come!

Guys I saw you in D.C. and you were awesome. It was one of the best nights of my life. You guys are really the greatest and I want to see you again.

Now to the band members:

Lars: You really are an awesome drummer and you are the reason Metallica is here today. For that Lars, I thank you.

Kirk: Hey man I hope someday I can play like you. I wanted to try to get that lesson with you they were offering before the concert in D.C. but I would have been too nervous to play with you, Kirk. It would have been an awesome experience but I am not sure I would be able to handle it. You are truly one of the greatest though. Solos on next album please :).

Rob: Welcome to Metallica!! Hey I hope I can hear more of you on the next album but you did a great job in D.C. Have fun being in the greatest band ever.

James: You are my idol man, you truly are. Your lyrics are just brilliant and your guitar playing is awesome. I wish my voice was as good as yours but I just try and imitate yours which is not good. I need to ue my own voice but everytime I listen to you I just want to sound like you. James, the day you leave Metallica is the day I stop listening and I mean it. Don't ever leave man.

Well guys, YOU ROCK!!!!!!!! you assembled the best metal band on this planet. I admire you guys because you have the potential to move masses of people and I am one of them. You have write the best metal songs and your creativity to keep writing is incredible. Personally, when I listen to your songs, It's a therapy for me, they make me feel good and they've play an important role in my life on a daily basis. I have overcome a lot of many problems thanks to your music 'cause I have been related to some of your songs especially 'Fade To Black','The Unforgiven', 'Master of Puppets', 'Holier Than Thou', 'Wherever I May Roam' and most recently 'Frantic'. I play guitar, like many others out there, and I can play all of your songs, From 'Kill'em All's Hit the lights' all the way to 'St. Anger's All Within My Hands' in my guitar. Some of them were a challenge to learn and still a challenge to play but I pratice every day. I have seen you guys several times and it's an AWESOME experience.

JAMES HETFIELD: You're the best songwriter/lyricist and rhythm guitar player of all time. The strong muscle in Metallica's sound and the best frontman of a band out there. I truly admire you for going into rehab to overcome all problems and put in order your thoughts and emotions cause that was needed for Metallica to take the next step and start a new chapter. YOU RULE!!!

LARS UlRICH: The best metal drummer on this planet. You got style, speed, and you play every song like if you were playing the best song ever, with a lot of energy and enthusiasm, PERFECT. You are the guy who always gives interviews on radio and T.V. and also the guy who started it all, who put Metallica together 20 years ago and you did an excellent job, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

KIRK HAMMETT: You're my favorite lead guitar player. Your solos are always full of drama and very constructive. You inspire me to pick up my guitar and start playin' all day. No blame for no solos on 'St.Anger' cause I think this album was like a therapy for you guys and your were experimenting new things.

ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'The God that save Metallica'. You ROCK!!!! you are devoted to your music cause and your energy, combined with James', Lars', and Kirk's makes the band sound strong and ALIVE!!! I saw you guys last year's SUMMER SANITARIUM Tour and you were rockin' man. I'm 100% sure that you will prove it and blow out the world on the next album.

Well, guys, there's no doubt that METALLICA is best metal band ever and I'm about to see you in concert again. I hope it won't take another seven years to make another album cause you got a new bassist and he needs to prove the world what he is made of. Also hope to hear speed and awesome heavy riffs and of course, how i can forget to say it, we need SOLOS.

Thank for existing, that makes my life and Thanx for being

M E T A L L I C A
the gods of metal

P.S. If you read this guys, I went to your concert when you stop by at the AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER Dallas, TX. on November 17th 2004. You really showed and proved to us how Madly In Anger With The World you are. FUCKIN' THANKS!!!

hahahaha i donno waste of 15 30 minutes?
dude the post is already sent .............look up ;)

Well guys, YOU ROCK!!!!!!!! you assembled the best metal band on this planet. I admire you guys because you have the potential to move masses of people and I am one of them. You have write the best metal songs and your creativity to keep writing is incredible. Personally, when I listen to your songs, It's a therapy for me, they make me feel good and they've play an important role in my life on a daily basis. I have overcome a lot of many problems thanks to your music 'cause I have been related to some of your songs especially 'Fade To Black','The Unforgiven', 'Master of Puppets', 'Holier Than Thou', 'Wherever I May Roam' and most recently 'Frantic'. I play guitar, like many others out there, and I can play all of your songs, From 'Kill'em All's Hit the lights' all the way to 'St. Anger's All Within My Hands' in my guitar. Some of them were a challenge to learn and still a challenge to play but I pratice every day. I have seen you guys several times and it's an AWESOME experience.

JAMES HETFIELD: You're the best songwriter/lyricist and rhythm guitar player of all time. The strong muscle in Metallica's sound and the best frontman of a band out there. I truly admire you for going into rehab to overcome all problems and put in order your thoughts and emotions cause that was needed for Metallica to take the next step and start a new chapter. YOU RULE!!!

LARS UlRICH: The best metal drummer on this planet. You got style, speed, and you play every song like if you were playing the best song ever, with a lot of energy and enthusiasm, PERFECT. You are the guy who always gives interviews on radio and T.V. and also the guy who started it all, who put Metallica together 20 years ago and you did an excellent job, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

KIRK HAMMETT: You're my favorite lead guitar player. Your solos are always full of drama and very constructive. You inspire me to pick up my guitar and start playin' all day. No blame for no solos on 'St.Anger' cause I think this album was like a therapy for you guys and your were experimenting new things.

ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'The God that save Metallica'. You ROCK!!!! you are devoted to your music cause and your energy, combined with James', Lars', and Kirk's makes the band sound strong and ALIVE!!! I saw you guys last year's SUMMER SANITARIUM Tour and you were rockin' man. I'm 100% sure that you will prove it and blow out the world on the next album.

Well, guys, there's no doubt that METALLICA is best metal band ever and I'm about to see you in concert again. I hope it won't take another seven years to make another album cause you got a new bassist and he needs to prove the world what he is made of. Also hope to hear speed and awesome heavy riffs and of course, how i can forget to say it, we need SOLOS.

Thank for existing, that makes my life and Thanx for being

M E T A L L I C A
the gods of metal

P.S. If you read this guys, I went to your concert when you stop by at the AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER Dallas, TX. on November 17th 2004. You really showed and proved to us how Madly In Anger With The World you are. FUCKIN' THANKS!!!

Metallica, I was at the Ottawa show October 7th and you guys kicked major ass!!! It was my very first show. I'm only sorry I didn't see this thread before I went or I would have surely printed it off and brought it along for you guys to read!

Any how, not that you guys remember me, but I was at one of the corners of the barricades right up like 5 feet from the stage and I'm in two pictures on Metallica.com (much thanks to Niclas!) with my banner that read 'LOOK AT ME! I'M ON THAT SILLY LITTLE WEBSITE!' And the show kicked ass!!! Thanks espescially for playing Fight Fire With Fire, The Prince and Harvester of Sorrow. :o

I'm not sure if you realize this, but it really makes an impact on a 15 year old metal fan's life (female I might add....that's right, I'm the blonde girl in the picture.)to have seen you guys live, gotten a quick word in with James and Kirk, Caught 3 picks...hell, even making eye contact was something special! What I mean to say is that you're music is a very wonderful thing and it's much appreciated even by the younger folks like myself who can only hold onto a guitar for life and play our hearts out hoping to achieve what Metallica has.

A few words to each of you personally,

Lars: You're a great drummer, pay no attention to anyone who says you're a crappy drummer. You may not be a great Metal drummer, but your the best drummer that Metallica could ever have and that's certainly what matters the most. After all, Metallica isn't just any metal band, is it? Eternal thanks to you for bringing down the hammer of the gods in your own special way.

James: If anyone knows how to write lyrics that come straight from the soul it's you! Master Of Puppets helped startle me enough to quit using a certain substance before it got out of hand and endangered my life (No regrets, of course...it felt right at the time, I'm just lucky I came to my senses). At the same time another powerfully addictive substance took ahold of me -- Music. Thanks to bands like Metallica I have a huge drive to do great things with my life. I'll always thank you for all your great words through music. I hear you loud and clear.

Kirk: As a guitarist myself I'll admit you've been a huge inspiration (I'm sure all of us beginners felt godly when we first mastered the riff to Enter Sandman ::)). I've gotta hand it to you for writing some of the best riffs metal fans have ever heard. I've seen you play live and it's nothing short of extraordinary! Never, ever stop emoting through your playing...it's what separates you from all those other guitarists...your ability to create a mood and invoke feeling through your playing. Lastly, you'd better watch yourself because one day I'll be tearing up the fretboard even more passionately! ;) PS. thanks for the guitar picks at the Ottawa show!!!! Oh yeah, where's that All Along The Watchtower cover?!? That'd be sweet...

Rob: You may be the new guy, but you play like you've been in Metallica forever. I saw one kickass base solo/doodle in Ottawa and all I have to say is that Orion sure as hell better be played in full one day soon...if ANY basist could handle it it's you!!! You're a fantastic addition to 'the family', and I hope you plan to stay awhile and really make a mark on Metallica. Hope to hear great things from you on the next album! (Can anyone hear a base solo a la Anesthesia??? :o) Thanks so much for becoming a part of Metallica, better late than never!!! PS.thanks for the picks. They're very FIRST thing I ever caught at any concert from anyone!!! ;D You're embedded in a very special place in my memories forever.

Thank you Metallica...much love and support always!!!! :)

Krystyna, ( fireandice89@hotmail.com )

PS. Please stick with your promise to come to Ottawa more than once every seven fucking years!!! Count me in on every show you guys do here in the future!!!

And

Please, Please, Please play Astronomy live one day!!!:-*

Posted by on 03/19/06 @ 12:16 PM Post subject:

Nope, apparently there weren't any new tunes played...or else it would have travelled along the wire by now. It was nice to see I Disappear on the setlist as well. Too bad there's no video, I really would have loved to see the reaction of a SA crowd that large seeing em for the first time.

On a side note, James sounds so much different than he did in 2004. I expect great things on the next album.

Posted by on 03/23/06 @ 11:52 PM Post subject:

You don't think Reign of Blood is a catchy album in "metal" standards?

As i said before if you want to discuss the production of the new album go ahead but please make some interesting comments... or let me put it this way.. ill rephrase it for ya... why do you think Rick Rubin is a great producer? and how does (V)etallica benefits from having him on board for the next album? Please IN YOUR OPINION, i dont care about what you've heard on the radio, friends or read in magazines, im interested in what you think not in what you've been told.

Cheers!!

Posted by on 03/23/06 @ 05:09 PM Post subject:

Ok Nevin... i'll give you the benefit of the doubt... it may turn out to be a great album... but that will not change my perception of Rick Rubin for the things i've explained.

Now you are of the thought that Bob totally fucked metallica's sound... ok i respect your opinion, dont agree with it, but i respect it... because i really think the post black album metallica has a unique sound that appeals to me, i dont have a favorite but there are just a lot of great tracks on Load, Reload and St. Anger (Ronnie, Hero of the Day, Bad Seed, Where the wild things are, Low Man's Lyric, Sweet Amber, Some kind of monster, etc.)

A lot of people complain that metallica changed a lot wih Bob Rock... well expect a lot more changes from Rubin dude, this guy likes to "tear apart and build up" if you know what i mean... the problem and the center of my anger if you will is that he builds up on established formulas accepted by the "industry" that makes songs less original and thus not so exciting to listen...

I said for a while that people who cant deal with changes piss me off... my problem is not the decision to change Bob, i really liked the way he produced but hey if they want to go with another guy it's their choice but, i don't like Rubin, as you said i dont think he's up to metallica's standards. And also i really dont want the albums to be a carbon copy of the 80's Metallica that would be a nonsense, this guys need to grow as musicians and do something different each time. that's where the change of producer affects, and may be good... my point is i dont think Rubin was a good choice as he doesn't have a specific style... he's a fixer if you like...

You say maybe this will change the next album for the better... i hope so man but just remember, not all changes are good, but we can't judge that now... we'll just have to wait and listen.

Cheers and Good post.

Posted by on 03/17/06 @ 05:03 AM Post subject:

I'd really like it to be a kind of new age hippy-esque relaxation therapy whale noise epic.

Well, it makes about as much sense as the rest of this damn thread:

*All Megadeth albums sound the same - yeah, maybe for the deaf...

*The next album should be like Load and Reload - see above^

*The new album should be like Kill 'Em All - slight problem there called TWENTY FIVE YEARS LATER!!!!

Posted by on 03/13/06 @ 10:03 PM Post subject:

*Megadeth.

Thier albums don't all sound the same, son. Just compare Youthanasia with Peace Sells. The end.

Opps sorry your right, the fact that 2 albums sound different is enough to say that all the albums don't sound the same, how many albums are there?
Risk sounds nothings like the rest, KIMB is very different from the rest, how many more ya want? SFSGSW is nothing like the next album, Rust in Peace.