METALLICA Preview New Album In London
June 4, 2008, 16 years ago
According to Kerrang!, METALLICA held a listening session in London today (June 4th) to preview a handful of tracks from their forthcoming, as yet untitled ninth studio album. The metal kings have been hard at work with producer Rick Rubin (SLAYER) on the follow-up to 2003's St Anger. The results, predictably, are very heavy, and very metal.
"It's definitely Metallica, that I can tell you," commented drummer Lars Ulrich at a press conference last month. "There's a lot of variation, a lot of fast, slow, melodic... kind of hardcore, nutty super-fast speed stuff. It's a little more like how some of the earlier records were a little more dynamic within the songs."Says Kerrang!: "Sure enough, the thrashing riffs, labyrinthine arrangements and in-your-face Metallica thrust are back with full force on the six tracks K! was played, taking in all the colours, moods and shapes of classic 'Tallica tunes like 'Master Of Puppets' and 'One'. And, best of all, the guitar solos are back!
There's no confirmed track names yet, but if you want to check out snippets of Metallica in the studio, head over to www.missionmetallica.com.
