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    Posted: June 21 2008 at 20:59
The day is finally close when Metallica will release their 9th studio album, Death Magnetic!!Big%20smile (scheduled for a September release) .... They have released a preview in their website (a preview, which lasts like 20 seconds...LOL).... they have returned to their old logo.... Now if they can release an album halfwaydecent, I'll be very happy... i just hope they don't try to sound "modern".... Anyway, what's "modern" mainstream rock these days? Metallica turned emo-punk? LOL I just hope Hetfield and Ulrich have it in themselves to write decent songs after more than 17 years since their last worthy album. (The black album)...
 
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2008 at 21:01
Good Lord, my expectations would have to be pretty much zero.  if there was a shred of decent music to be found on the record it would be above and beyond.  Agree with you completely about the 17 year figure. 
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Well, for me, Metallica is beyond being able to redeem themselves.
IMO, they haven't done anything good since 1989. I don't care if the album manages to come out even slightly musically reasonable, the fact I have their first 4 albums means they wont be getting any more money off me.
Hmm, bog standard riffage, Kirk Hammett abusing the wah wah pedal for the zillionth time "HAY GUISE INSTEAD OF USING IT FOR A MUSICAL FUNCTION, LET'S JUST BOUNCE MY FOOT ON IT RHYTHMICALLY SO THE WAH FILTERING EFFECT CAN MASK MY EXTRMELY SLOPPY LEAD PLAYING", an absolute douch bag of a drummer "HAY I'M LARS ULRICH AND I WANT MORE MUNNY", a raging truck driver-a-like that wrote poems on their last album that even a 3 year could top, means what I'll hear is probably going to leave much to be desired.
There has been a lot of this discussion on many other forums, and believe me, the guys on other forums don't have any real expectations for anything good either.
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Points: 25210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2008 at 21:16
Well at least they did this much good : They managed to get it out before Chinese Democracy and managed to get it out before China becomes a Democracy, which is something Axl Rose will most likely fail at.
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Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

Well at least they did this much good : They managed to get it out before Chinese Democracy and managed to get it out before China becomes a Democracy, which is something Axl Rose will most likely fail at.
 
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Chinese Democracy = musical equivalent of Duke Nukem Forever.
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I saw an interview with Mike Portnoy and he hopes they make a good album. As for me, I think it will be a let down.
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Points: 2492 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2008 at 23:13
Well, it's such a dumb title, but frankly it can't be any worse than St. Anger (MY LIFESTYLE DETERMINES MY DEATHSTYLE!!!). Those little snippets have some good riffs, but that chorus they keep playing ("Bow down/sell you soul to me") doesn't fill me with confidence on the lyrical front. I remember some blog posting about hearing six songs out of the ten and liking four of them. If so, I hope at least two more of the remaining four are good, cause six good songs on an album is good by any standards, though just one will beat out St. Anger.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2008 at 23:42
If you watch any videos of them playing this year. Bonaroo. rock in rio etc. They are all on youtube. You can see that they are still amazing and play the old songs just as good as they used to. maybe even better, but idk abut this new album. There is a 99% chance it will be better than st. anger
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 01:46
I expect it will make me laugh. Its title is already second place in the making me laugh stakes after Dragonforce's "ULTRA BEATDOWN" so I think the clown car is already in motion.
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Well as a fan of Metallica that has enjoyed all their albums although not so much ReLoad, I think this might be a good album, but it might be bad. I won't know for sure until I hear it.


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That title is godawful, for a start- was that the best they could come up with??
 
I'm not a massive fan but the first 3 or 4 albums were quite inventive, IMHO- the eponymous one is good but a lot less inventive to my ears. 'St Anger' though I couldn't even get through- that drum sound was just dreadful and seeing that 'lifestyle/deathstyle' lyric again brought back bad memories of that album!
I wouldn't hold my breath- indeed, I doubt many people are.
 
However, 'Ultra Beatdown'??You have to be kidding me- I didn't know Dragonforce could plumb the depths of stupidity to an even greater level...LOL


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Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

Well at least they did this much good : They managed to get it out before Chinese Democracy and managed to get it out before China becomes a Democracy, which is something Axl Rose will most likely fail at.


Wasn't that the whole point about that album name - announcing an album named "Chinese Democracy", meaning "we will *never* record any album again"?Wink
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Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

Well at least they did this much good : They managed to get it out before Chinese Democracy and managed to get it out before China becomes a Democracy, which is something Axl Rose will most likely fail at.


Maybe that's part of the joke, but I still think that theory is putting more thought into things than the members of GNR ever will. LOL
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Points: 1170 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 15:38
My expectations right now are zero. I've never been a big Metallica fan, but St. Anger was the worst album from an almost-good metal band I've ever heard. Blech...
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Originally posted by laplace laplace wrote:

I expect it will make me laugh. Its title is already second place in the making me laugh stakes after Dragonforce's "ULTRA BEATDOWN" so I think the clown car is already in motion.
 
Hahaha, I don't think this title is nearly as funny. However, I do anticipate that the music will be.
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Yep, my expectations are nil.
 
 I listen to Garage Inc. and I hear a band that can literally play anything they want.  Anything.  The skill is awesome.  And then, here comes St. Anger with nothing to recommend it.  Nothing.
 
 
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Points: 6890 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 16:33
I predict crap honestly...
 
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Points: 3491 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 17:58
I think it might be thiere best album since thiere hay days, yust a feeling i got.
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Points: 28057 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2008 at 19:21
Can't be as bad as St. Anger.

Metallica aren't unique. Their drummer sucks, their songwriting is bland and their music is almost never interesting. They haven't written a really good song in 15 years. They had their day. Anything they could do a younger band has done better.
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