It seems like forever since they've released a new disc. Anyone know when a new album will hit the store shelves if there is indeed plans for a new album? Didn't Newstead leave the band in the past year or so? For some odd reason I thought he did.
The new Metallica record is allegedly close to finished, with Bob Rock producing and playing most bass parts as well. Newstead's new band, Echobrain, put out a record in March. Info can be found here: http://www.echobrain.com
You know some people say that's when Metallica's musical downfall started when they started working with Bob Rock. That was the beginning of their "sellout" phase the black album. That's not my opinion just what the Metallica haters said.
It takes Metallica approximately 10 years to record a record. Acutally I like the boys, but come on, crank it out. That said, I don't think they'll ever top the Black album so they should just pack it in.
Re: The more important question is.... Ya' know I was thinking that too. For the past couple of days I have been listening to "Master...." on my CD player while working offsite. And I was thinking that this damn band has been around a damn long time and that maybe they should just consider retiring. But hearing "Sanitarium" with the headphones cranked makes me realize how much I love this band even though I have not been too keen on the past couple of albums. But then again how can anything compare to "Master...."?
Even though, I haven't seriously listened to them in over 10 years, I still think Ride The Lightning is the best one.
Even though Load and Reload are nowhere near as good as Master of Puppets, ...And Justice for All, or Ride the Lightning they are still better albums than 99.9% of the crap that is put out there by these phony bands nowadays.
Agreed. Fortunately, since I now have a CD burner on my PC, I was able to create the following 2 "Greatest Hits" CDs: Disc One (The Early Years) Seek And Destroy Am I Evil? Blitzkrieg For Whom The Bell Tolls Fade To Black Creeping Death Battery Master of Puppets Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Disposable Heroes Disc Two (The Later Years) One Enter Sandman Sad But True The Unforgiven Nothing Else Matters Until It Sleeps Bleeding Me The Outlaw Torn Devil's Dance Turn The Page Whiskey In The Jar
How can you leave out "Orion" on Disc One and "Wherever I May Roam" on Disc Two? Those are my two favorite Metallica songs.
Space limitations. I might still make an all-instrumental CD with Orion, To Live is To Die, Call of Ktulu, Anaesthesia-Pulling Teeth, that sort of thing...lead into it with Ecstacy of Gold from S&M...
They're not. Napster drove them into such financial ruin that they had to sell their cars, their houses, and their instruments. No instruments means no album. Altho I hear Lars Ulrich is considering releasing a solo album of armpit noises. Alex
i think they are waiting to get their money from napster before they release a new album... they don't want to be in the poor house you know
i thought he was going to attempt a career as a pro tennis player so that he could attempt to bring to light the evil of napster
Me-tallica are dead as we know them.. As many of you know Master and Justice are the best two cds. I seriously doubt Metallica comes out with another cd.
Hey, if Mick Jagger and company can collect Social Security AND tour at the same time, who's to say Metallica should pack it up. At least Metallica has had a few hits in the last quarter century, which is more than the Rolling Stones can say.