Metallica album Previewed 2008-06-05 by Trey STAFF | 32 Comments | Two London based magazines were given the chance to preview the upcoming Metallica album; here are their impressions:
Rock Sound:
http://www.rocksound.tv/articles/1412/The-New-Metallica-Album---Rock-Sounds-Heard-It---.html
Metal Hammer has taken down their impressions, but here it is:
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."
http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/
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well i have some hope again...
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"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 ****ing wait to hear the rest."
Hahaahaha!
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fuck the review man! i wanna hear the damn thing with my own ears..then i will decide if its shit or not. i waited too many years for this!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hahaahaha! Hey, it could happen. I'm going to buy this when it comes out. First album of theirs I've bought since the black album.**** the review man! i wanna hear the damn thing with my own ears..then i will decide if its **** or not. i waited too many years for this!!!!!!!!!!!! This thing isn't going to leak anywhere legal which means it won't make the news here. I doubt Metallica will be streaming this from their Myspace page or something.
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Sounds really nice but i have to hear it to believe it. I would be impressed if they had slayer influences on the record, would be cool.
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I can't wait for this to come out
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So pumped for this.
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so when is it coming out? quartel wise
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Intrigued
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@oblivioncry: September is the month they are aiming for. when in september idk.
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www.missionmetallica.com is suppose to have audio of the new album. I heard a very brief clip of what they're doing... hopefully it's a b-side haha.
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Track five has another strong opening, with an uncharacteristic bouncing
groove not a million miles away from RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE...
Interesting... I think I will buy this. I wasn't going to, but I may.
This Message Edited On 06.05.08
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You do realize metallica doesn't give a sh*t about you right? Think about it. Why was st anger so bad? Because they don't care anymore about their music nor their fans nor how it sounds. So stop kissing their a$$es for once. Jesus Christ.
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I have no hopes for this album at all.
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I am so anxious to hear this.
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ill definitely be checking this out but i'm not expecting to be blown away
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Hey, it could happen. I'm going to buy this when it comes out. First album of theirs I've bought since the black album.
You kidding me right? Those samples where a joke. Even if they can revive some of their spirit from back in the day, it will still sound so dated and stale.
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I heard a sample of this, I think it will be between a 2.5 and a 3.5, which means it will have be the best Metallica album since ...And Justice For All.
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Now we have to see what they said about St. Anger before it came out and compare.
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my hopes aren't high but im still looking forward to hearing what it sounds like
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Sounds promising. I'll be picking my copy up the day it comes out. :]
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You kidding me right? Those samples where a joke. Even if they can revive some of their spirit from back in the day, it will still sound so dated and stale. No, not kidding. I don't have this strong hate towards them like some others do. I've never been the biggest fan anyway.
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Hahaha sorry if I came across as "In your face" Willie. But no, I'm not the biggest fan either. I just don't understand how they could make some very decent records back in the day and come up with St. Anger? It's a huge step down if you ask me. I'm all for bands trying new things but sometimes taking too many risks means death to your reputation. Especially when your risk taking is sloppy and half assed.
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Hahaha sorry if I came across as "In your face" Willie. But no, I'm not the biggest fan either. I just don't understand how they could make some very decent records back in the day and come up with St. Anger? It's a huge step down if you ask me. I'm all for bands trying new things but sometimes taking too many risks means death to your reputation. Especially when your risk taking is sloppy and half assed. The only album I've ever liked from start to finish is "...And Justice" and "Ride the Lightening" was close, but that's it, so I expect them to make mistakes anyway. As for St. Anger I think it was their attempt at being "current" and making the modern metal as they hear it (which apparently is sloppy and noisy).
Oh and you didn't come across in any negative way.
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Good ;). This whole internet thing can get taken out of context very easily.
As for them trying to be current, sometimes that can break the best of the older bands. Take for example Slayer; if they tried to be current, that would just be silly. Sometimes sticking to your guns is the best thing. Metallica, I feel, made their first major mistake with their s/t when they tried to go with the times. Its feels like a quick cash in to me.
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Im really hoping that the guy who wrote this wasn't a Metallica fanboy to begin with, it would explain the praise. Are there only 6 songs?
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That first link also brings me to a broken page or something.
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only 6 songs? still, cant wait to hear this...
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only 6 songs? still, cant wait to hear this...
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That first link also brings me to a broken page or something. Read the latest news article about Metallica called: Metallica Declare War On Blogs
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I wrote that before that blog came up... sucks.
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Well... I'm interested, but it's probably just going to be solid, 3-5 pretty good songs, and the rest will just be decent.
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