New Metallica SINGLE is OUT

[thebeggar]

I really want to give them a chance, and as someone who has spent many many enjoyable hours listening to the early albums especially Kill 'em All and greatest album of all time MOP, I'm really struggling with this.

I agree with many of the comments including lack of direction, James' vocals, NWOBHM comparisons towards the end and the production. It didn't sound close to anything off TBA. Just more lame crap.

There is SO much good music going on right now. This barely rates a mention. Comments like "it gets good around the 4 minute mark" piss me off because..........wait for it this gonna be pretty radical..........IT SHOULD BE GOOD FROM THE FUCKING START!!!!!!!

Motley Crue's new album was heavier and rocked harder than this. To be fair it is only one song BUT I'm doubtful when the album does come out it won't be any better than what we've had to put up with for the last 10 yrs probably longer.

I can understand that a band wants to evolve and try new sounds and textures and tones and all that stuff but in the end, we the fans made Metallica what they are today when are they going to give us what we want. I don't expect another MOP but surely these guys have got a bit of metal left in them.........

[MartinBarre]

This Classical Gas thing fuckin rocks, I'd rather listen to this than any new Metallica!

[markD]

hmmmm....liked the slow part better than the "metal" noise at the end. i see SOME hope, but i don't think i will buy the album. st. asshole turned me away forever....

[horns666]

..Fuggums.

[Snoogans]

Jeez. What the hell was that all about? Five minutes of meandering whiny shit finished by a section that sounds like it was lifted straight off of any one of a dozen of the cheap NWOBHM records that I used to think was good 25 years ago.

[thebigz]

They've done worse. Sounds like the radio song, which are always the worst tracks, aren't they? And I'll second some comments that it's 10x better than most of the radio rock that's out there.

Yeah, it does get worse when you listen to it. I think initially I was just like "wow, they may be doing something right" and hoping they were. Although, even with that said, I agree pretty much 100% with aron.

And seriously, James has started to royally suck on vocals. Really, I suck, but at least I put everything I have behind my vocals. It sounds like he isn't even trying.

And what in the world is that sound Kirk makes at 7:00?

[axeman81]

thanks Endrik, for saving me one post

[åron]

They've done worse. Sounds like the radio song, which are always the worst tracks, aren't they? And I'll second some comments that it's 10x better than most of the radio rock that's out there. Problematic song, but it made me smile in parts, I'll be honest.

[Venomboy]

RD needs to get James his Explorer back so he can write some metal.

I hope the record is full of yodelling, dodgy vibratos, and plodding drums.

Unforgiven 3 = Leonard Part 6

[audiophile]

This makes no sense. The very first thing that popped in my head when I heard Lars snare at the beginning was an electronic triggered beat from this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w, (just the 4 count intro) took 2 hrs to find this dam song, having no idea wtf I was looking for.

I didn't hear Metallica at all, so that can't be good lmao. Now this is all I hear...

[Endrik]

That was James and Lars' fault. Besides, it's still a classic album, a MILLION times better than anything they did after it. In fact, all their best work was done with Fleming, and they've really sucked ever since.

and what gives you the idea that the albums before AJFA weren't James and Lars' "fault". Fleming didn't produce shit, he did exactly what James and Lars told him to do... he was a hired sound engineer, that's all.

[Tekky]

Apparently, someone was listening to Mason Williams' "Classical Gas" when they wrote the first part of the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mguzKze1sYo

A little reference for those who aren't in the know.

[metalchurch79]

So...this is Metallica? Wondered what they sounded like.
I'm hoping that this song was the radio song, and the rest of it's better. It's supposed to more thrash like the older stuff, but we've all heard that before. Glad they got rid of Bob Cock, and I hope Rick Rubin breathes new life into them. I literally have their first 4 albums worn out, and I'm dying for some decent material from them. I remember back in the day it was Metallica fans vs. Megadeth fans. Well gotta say, the last 2 Megadeth albums were pretty damn good IMO.

[CharvelRocker]

I'm trying not to bandwagon... I'm really not but I agree it gets worse after the first few times you hear it. The song meanders for a few minutes... what is this crap and who is this whiny bitch at the mic? The guitar is meandering as hell. The lead is alright, kind of uninspired and repetitive. I have to agree with the Classicla Gas comment.

Then it finally gets going it sounds decent. Drumming is solid, not great. But Kirk's solo and leads just sounded thin as hell compared to the rest. The rest is pretty solid sounding. Lar's vocals are not very strong though. Get back to being pissed up and scream more man, this isn't fun to listen to. This could of been done on it's own really so we can skip the first part and get to the beef. It could be worse I guess, as I said earlier. The song writing on Load was better imo though, scary as that sounds. The production and overall sound is just about Black Album quality. I guess it is better than most crap, but I don't know how many more plays I'll take before becoming sick of it. Even now I want to go throw on Puppets or AJFA over this.

[cookiemonster2]

It's lame, weak, boring, pointless, and not very good at all. I hate it very much. I was so pumped about this album. I really wanted it to be good, but from the sounds of it so far, it's the opposite of good. Fuck you Metallica for getting my hopes up again you has-been douchebags.

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