Metallica debuts second new song this summer !

[MAJOR METAL]

Check it out http://youtube.com/watch?v=UsdTRy2cgU8 I cant wait to hear a new album from them.

[The_Ryst]

Man I can...sorry but that was totally uninspiring to me.

I can't wait to hear the new Megadeth album more than anything, idk I just didn't enjoy that at all. It's nice to see the guys are "allowing" Kirk to have solos again. That was cool.

[Tom]

I can't tell what's going on

I'd like to hear a good recording of it.

[Tbirdbassist]

Metallica broke up after the Black album, as far as I'm concerned.

[MAJOR METAL]

Originally Posted by Tbirdbassist

Metallica broke up after the Black album, as far as I'm concerned.

For a band that split up they sure have toured alot !

[Nino Valenti]

Wow. I'm pretty underwhelmed. I really, really wanted to like it. The music seems OK but the vocals, even with the bad audio, just suck.

[WalterBush]

I kind of liked it. It sounded like there might be substance buried underneath all the crummy-quality audio.

Also, I couldn't help but notice that Robert Trujillo was upright everytime the camera was on him. Definitely an improvement. Too bad I couldn't hear bass or background vocals.

As long as I can hear something on the new album besides Lars's annoying snare ringing undampened, I'll give their next album an honest listen.

[Masher88]

Man, I want to like Metallica post-...And Justice for All, but I just can't get into it. That new song seems like they are covering some obscure punk tune ...maybe something from The Queers or Screeching Weasle (Ramones ripoffs circa 1990 ish)

Maybe, Cliffs death was the real downfall of Metallica?
Now I'm all bummed

[Tom]

I sort of think about Metallica's two different eras (pre- and post-Black Album) as different bands. The whole thrash thing died and they went on to do a lot for '90s rock. Metallica was a favorite rock band of the '90s for me, but it's hard to think of them as the same band they were during 'And Justice For All...' and earlier.

Their new stuff might also have been recieved better if they did it under a different name, too, considering what the generally closed-minded metalhead fan was expecting from a Metallica album.

[slapcracklepop]

I like the "2nd New Song" better than the 1st one they played

I'm sure there will be a few decent songs on this upcoming album, but the rest will be lemons. (St Anger anyone?)

But I hope metallica proves me wrong. im a huge fan, i love them to death. if anything would make my year itd be a great metallica album

[bassist 4 life]

I just want to know why they changed, I mean come on, grow your hair back, start rocking out like you used to

[zongeek]

"Friends don't let friends get friends haircuts."

[Joe Garage]

I liked this song a lot better then the other new song!
Sounds like Kill em All meets Misfits. They are on the right track again!

[AshenBassist]

I haven't liked much of anything since "And Justice...". But it's not because of lack of Cliff or anything. Moreso they really failed to use Jason Newsted to his full potential. Honestly, Newsted is a fantastic songwriter and bass player, as he has shown on Flotsam and Jetsam's, Doomsday for the Deciever. Quite possibly one of my all time favourite albums ever. Newsted wrote most of the whole album. If you haven't heard anything from it, definately check it out.

I find new Metallica extremely bland and lame. Some new records i'm really looking forward to are:
Megadeth - United Abominations (i think thats the title...)
Iced Earth
Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
Vader
I think Symphony X, Nevermore and Necrophagist are all coming out with new albums soon too.

[24frames]

dosent matter what they sound like, they'll still sell 1,000,000 + albums.

[ElMon]

Two word review: "Sh##t Sandwich".
Also, I really want to rock out to Metallica like I use to. When I was about 12, my cousin saw a Boyz to Men tape that I bought (my first attempt at buying some music, and not to knock those guys in any way) and he promptly snatched it up and replaced it with a copy of Ride the Lightning. Wow, I had no idea that music could make you feel like that.

[Nino Valenti]

I'm all for change, as long as it's good music.

The Black album is a great rock album. Load and reload are really good but, IMO, could of been one AWESOME album. Garage, Inc had some really cool stuff on it also.

My point is that if Metallica still sounded Like Pre-Black Metallica, everyone would be saying stuff like:

"This album sounds like the last album. Can't they come up with anything different"

"Metallica has no talent. they rehash the same album every year"

"Metallica, Aerosmith and AC/DC should go on tour together."

Good Music is good music. Period. So far, I can't say the 2 new Metallica songs are good, though. I would like to hear the studio version, though.

[Nino Valenti]

Originally Posted by 24frames

doesn't matter what they sound like, they'll still sell 1,000,000 + albums.

I have no problem spending $15+ on a new album. St. Anger sold tons of albums. I personally know a lot of people that threw them in the trash. I personally have not been able to listen to the whole album all the way thtough and I haven't tried to listen to it in over a year.

They can make all the money they want. Them being rich won't make me like an, IMO, crappy album.

[BadB]

Originally Posted by AshenBassist

Honestly, Newsted is a fantastic songwriter and bass player, as he has shown on Flotsam and Jetsam's, Doomsday for the Deceiver.

Now that was the Newsted that I expected to hear when he left Flotsam to play with Metallica. I was left sorely disappointed. Metallica effectively eq'd him out of the mix. Definately check out Doomsday if you can. I never saw Metallica with Newsted, but Flotsam was a local band here in town and that dude rocked hard.

[MAJOR METAL]

I would really like to hear Metallica get a littel more melodic on the next record.