The boys in Metallica finally revealed their album title on their website. The name of their new studio album is “Death Magnetic”.

On their website, they’ve been putting together this weird code game where you have to figure out the words leading up to the album title.

“Death Magnetic” is scheduled to release sometime in September.

Check the band’s official website for more info:

http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=600961

Definitely a better title than “St. Anger”. “Death Magnetic” definitely sounds like a definitive Metallica album.

But honestly, a definitive Metallica album is not a “definitive” Metallica album without Jason Newstead. Jason Newstead pretty much defined the new era of Metallica.

I don’t really care for their new bassist Rob Trujillo though.

Kev

Metallica is in the news again! Yep, more Metallica internet controversy since their infamous Napster battle 8 years ago. Metallica themselves invited some profesional music bloggers for a private listen of the entire new Metallica album but a few of the bloggers reviewed the album without the band’s consent.

Metallica wrote this on their official website, allowing fans to read those reviews by the bloggers selected:

http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=600942

Come on the boys in Metallica! This isn’t the 80’s anymore! You have to learn the 1st amendment online.

By reading the reviews myself, the album sounds great and can’t wait to hear it myself.

Kev

The boys in Metallica continue to hint the fans that this new album will be the best ever made in a long time. Lars explains the new album will include only 11 tracks and the songs will be long (the band came up with 26 songs for the album but of course had to choose a certain amount for one disc). The songs will be between 7 – 10 minutes long. The last couple of albums, Metallica has been writing shorter songs but now they’ve gotten back into writing long songs again like they used to do in the 80’s. Lars explains this record won’t be anything like you heard in the 90’s. This will be totally different than “Load”, “Re-load” and “St. Anger”.

Billboard reports:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003804336

The more I hear about the new album, the more it becomes an anticipated album to buy, I’m looking forward to it. Bring on the new Metallica album. Fuck what the haters say boys! Do your own thing!

Kev

Rollingstone magazine spoke with James Hetfield about the new Metallica album at Flea’s benefit show. James hinted in the interview that the band is bringing their past sound in their music today by describing the new album, “The direction is embracing our past in the now”.

Read the interview here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/05/15/metallica-play-intimate-los-angeles-benefit-show-plus-james-hetfield-reveals-latest-album-news/

From the clips I’ve heard of a new song in the “Mission: Metallica” website, it did kind of sound 80’s speed metal pretty damn close to it.

After the bomb of “St. Anger”, I think the band will get huge and successful again like they once were in the 80’s and early 90’s during the Black album days. I think the band want to get out of their “alternative” rock sound and go back to what they were before, a metal band. Hetfield just revealed that in the interview.

They need their metal and heavy sound back. They need their old fans back. I’m already feeling that their next album will be the best since the Black album.

Kev

“Mission: Metallica” the new promotion site for the new Metallica album is launched now. It appears the band launched it a day early as a mother’s day gift for the fans but I was not online at the time to get a chance to get on it (I was either watching a movie or playing Grand Theft Auto IV most of the evening yesterday).

Go here and enjoy:

http://www.missionmetallica.com/

It’s basically going to be a countdown preview, like videos of Metallica recording the new album in the studio, and after all the videos are uploaded, I believe they will upload the new album on that site for us all to hear before it’s out in September.

Kev

“Mission: Metallica” the new promotion site for the new Metallica album is launched now. It appears the band launched it a day early as a mother’s day gift for the fans but I was not online at the time to get a chance to get on it (I was either watching a movie or playing Grand Theft Auto IV most of the evening yesterday).

Go here and enjoy:

http://www.missionmetallica.com/

It’s basically going to be a countdown preview, like videos of Metallica recording the new album in the studio, and after all the videos are uploaded, I believe they will upload the new album on that site for us all to hear before it’s out in September.

Kev

Metallica’s new website “Mission: Metallica”:

http://www.missionmetallica.com/

…will be launched tomorrow with more stuff on the site. The question is, what is the old Metallica logo doing back?

I think that’s a good enough sign that they are making a return to the old 80’s speed metal style.

Kev

Lars Ulrich of Metallica spoke to Rollingstone magazine by phone while attending Record Store day in California. Lars hints that Metallica could be releasing their next album via the internet before the record hits stores like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails has done.

Is that what http://www.missionmetallica.com/ is all about?

Quote from article:

“Mmm, we’ve never sold ourselves that way. No disrespect. We want to be as free a players as possible. We’ve been observing Radiohead and Trent Reznor and in twenty-seven years or however long it takes for the next record, we’ll be looking forward to everything in terms of possibilities with the Internet.” – Lars Ulrich

From Rollingstone.com:

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/20379823/lars_ulrich_weve_always_been_fiercely_independent_and_controlling

It’s great to see more famous artists going for the internet to release their music. Bands and artists don’t always have to release albums on CD, the internet is the way to go in my opinion.

I’ve always liked listening to mp3’s on the internet more than compact discs to be honest.

I don’t buy music CD’s as much anymore. I always felt that the internet is the way to release music. Bands/artists can release their music how they want to.

I found nothing special about music albums with profesional covers, booklets with lyrics/credits in them, etc. CD manufacturing is just a big waste of money and it’s cool to see more bands starting to realize that. People don’t buy CD’s much anymore, the internet the way to go.

I like releasing my own albums for the internet only. I only released one internet album so far which was last year and hopefully I’ll release another internet album soon once I write some songs that I’m proud of releasing for it.

Looking forward to hearing the new music by Metallica.

Kev