Comments on: THE NEW METALLICA ALBUM HAS LEAKED

By: Mudvayne

Mudvayne — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:58:26 +0000

The more I listen to it the more I like it! It is better than I expected I guess because of ST.Anger. I really wish they would just redo the sound on St. Anger because the songs are really good. I think it is a great comeback album for them and should drop another in two years to show people they can. I am a big fan but in todays music a bigger fan of other bands. But, Metallica will always be the band who started it all for me and remain a legacy. Iam deffinetly satisfied and love the new album!

By: Mahkiavelli

Mahkiavelli — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:32:33 +0000

Well, 2 things I didn’t expect to say about this album:

1. Best Metallica album since the black album (I’m pretty sure this was mentioned earlier)..

2. I hate the production. That being said, why couldn’t the band record this type of material with Bob Rock? Say what you want about the guy (he ruined the band, blah blah), but the black album sounded amazing. I think if you would have put that type of production behind these songs it would be an huge improvement.

By: Tont

Tont — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:02:43 +0000

Benny sums it up beatifully.

By: David Gerard

David Gerard — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:18:51 +0000

"It's the way business is done these days," Mr Ulrich said. "And there's the novelty of anyone wanting to listen to a new Metallica album."

By: Lady

Lady — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:44:45 +0000

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By: thecolor

thecolor — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:55:45 +0000

I love Metallica…. I use to idolized Lars (being a drummer)… I hated how they treated the world with the hole Napster and other P2P services thing!

Sadly, due to that, I would not put it past the band to trick the world into thinking it’s ok to download their music (without paying) as some sort of new anti-piracy tracking or drm software scheme.

I know, I know… conspiracy theory… hey, it’s the digital age, anything’s possible.
I’ll wait to purchase the album just to be on the safe side… and will never let it hit a machine with net access. (rip, sure, got have it portable)… enable the likelihood they’re testing out some new DRM, no?

my $0.02

By: billybob

billybob — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:31:58 +0000

I really hope when the retail comes out it’s better quality, I assume it will be. For some reason “The Day” has a really distorted drum mix in the leak, which is slightly painful to listen to. It almost ruins an otherwise great song.

By: smasherdevourerr

smasherdevourerr — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:38:52 +0000

i am nothing but pleasantly surprised by this album. i just don’t understand why the 3 songs they release of this album are the shittiest ones on it. i wanted nothing more than to hate this album, and i spent a lot of time telling my friends what shit this cd was going to be. looks like i’m going to have to eat my words… on listen number 3 it’s getting better everytime.

By: Dave D

Dave D — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:09:48 +0000

Hmmm, I noticed in the article that neither Vince nor Axl has actually said what they think of the new album. Maybe they’re holding out so all the ball suckers don’t immediately agree with them? I dont know, but I’m curious as to what they really think. C’mon guys, out with it!

By the way, I hate to say this because it’s already cliche, but Metallica is back. This is it.

By: joethecabdriver

joethecabdriver — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:41:49 +0000

The album rocks so far. All Nightmare Long is an instant Metallica classic. You may call it a rehash, but I call it a revisiting. This album is old school Metallica riff porn. The songs needs to sink in. They are long and kind of rambling, but are listenable throughout. I remember hating And Justice when I first heard, but after the 5th listen I was obsessed with it. That was a million years ago.

There is some filler here, and Unforgiven 3 is just boring. I really wish James would get off the emo style lyrics and start writing songs about space aliens and Satan. I realize he’s in his 40’s, is wealthy, and has kids, but damn it all, metal lyrics are for releasing the inner 14 year old!!! Also, I wish Lars would take drum lessons again. Or something. he seems to be channeling old school NWBHM sloppiness, but it doesn’t work. The drums need to match the wicked precision of James’ riffs.

Testament are releasing the best material of their careers, and Formation Of Damnation is a better album than this one. But then again, Testament’s early albums are no match for the Metallica classics. Same goes for Exodus and Death Angel. Death Magnetic is no Master Of Puppets, by any means, but perhaps better than The Black Album. Time will tell.

Thank you, Metallica, for releasing the kind of album I’ve been wanting to hear from you guys for 20 years. And thank you, Rick Rubin, for kicking this band in the ass and being the anti-therapist.

By: Stevo

Stevo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:35:49 +0000

This album is good, not great. I am a die hard Metallica fan and I will be he first to admit that this album is no where near as shitty as St. Anger, and no where close to the sacred Master of Puppets. But come on, some of you tools on here need a good kick in the junk. Metallica has and will always be a great band and their live shows are fuckin awesome. If you want to complain, try and record an album that is better, if you can do that then you can say something. If not, shut the fuck up. If you hate Metallica so much then stop listening to them and listen to something that is more up your alley. Kenny G anyone? Screw you Metallica bashers, James and co. will rule the world once more and boot all of you fuckin posers to the curb. Enjoy your Kenny G bitches!!!!!!

By: ashas

ashas — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:24:53 +0000

on more thing – someone asked where to DL this from.
go to Blogsearch.google.com and put ‘Band Name – Release’ in a search bar..

Lars dude – i downloaded your album – sue me.
plus – i got free tickets for Metallica shows.

isn’t that the same???
grow up dude!

By: ashas

ashas — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:21:51 +0000

i can’t believe how fucking much i dig this album. Metallica – where the fuck have you been for fucking 20 years???!!!!!!!

i love this band since 1987. and i’m the first to say shit is a shit – even from Metallica.
but this album is good – still can’t believe…

it’s not that great – but it’s a blessing after Loads oand Re-Loads of bullshit.

shit, finally!

By: elvin

elvin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:02:55 +0000

Give it more than 10 spins. It’s growing. Not a masterpiece, but an honest work overall.

By: fixxxer_au

fixxxer_au — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:38:39 +0000

It’s crazy. After hearing this album, once, twice, three, four, five times, each and every time I sat and thought, well, I guess the Metallibashers are going to start crying, because they would have nothing to bitch about, maybe appreciate a good album, and thrash it themselves. But it just goes to show, these bashers essentially only bash Metallica because it’s as cool as listening to their ‘in fashion’ emo band which idolizes Metallica. You’re all fucking stupid, u fucking sheep

By: Blackthorned

Blackthorned — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:13:34 +0000

So combine reports of this single source 128 rip with the consideration stores very rarely get a new release that far advance – especially a big release – and it suggests to me that this was a deliberate, sanctioned leak by Metallica’s people. Whether that be Mercury or otherwise.

Perhaps it’s a sales tactic because they believe the band have made an album that will sway the doubters (aside from the forum trolls and naysayers), an album they believe people will buy once they hear it.

It’s pure speculation obviously.

By: Trainwreck

Trainwreck — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:17:27 +0000

If anyone cares…the album leaked at 128 kbps in wma format…if you don’t have that version then the version you have has been transcoded to another lossy codec and is therefore worse quality then the original 128 wma leak.

By: Drunken Irishman

Drunken Irishman — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:48:23 +0000

Why are all you MetallicA haters here? if you hate MetallicA so much why are you searching for them? Why are you still listening to them? MetallicA will allways be number 1. This shit is far from happy emo bullshit. People don’t have a broad selection of music anymore. They get used to one genre and if it changes a bit they freak the fuck out and cry!!!! I grew up listening to Kill Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, And Justice For All…the Classics…but still enjoy the new shit. Most of you wouldn’t even recognize good music if you heard it.

By: Dude Manbro

Dude Manbro — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:26:13 +0000

Thanks for the free album, Lars. I got exactly what I paid for, IMO. “Death Pathetic”.

By: spencedog

spencedog — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:45:44 +0000

Get a grip. If you “fans” were the same people you were 20 years ago, you’d still be pegging your fuckin jeans above your high-top sneakers wearing RATT t-shirts. One must progress to stay relevant. If Metallica still sounded like they did in the “Puppets” days, no one would even care about them anymore. For example: Had Rage Against the Machine stayed together and kept doing what they were doing, they would have gone the path of Limp Fucking Biscuit. They didn’t, and they’re still relevant. Metallica’s new record is good, if not great, considering what they have been through in their 20 year history. Of course, this is the opinion of someone who has changed along with them thank God! I feel sorry for you lifer’s that are stuck in the past.