The Official Metallica Thread (bootlegs, albums, member, reviews, quote)

[Urban Hat€monger ?]

I really need to get some Burton era bootlegs.

[mr dave]

i wonder how many people crapping on metallica for selling out would be crapping on metallica for being stagnant had they just kept rehashing ride the lighting and master of puppets for the last 20 years.

[yvette94531]

Let's hope they put out some old school Metallica

[newborn]

newmetallicaalbum.com -- tons of info on the new album

[sleepy jack]

Hey, it's Dave! Remember me? Yeah, I'm the guy that's been listening to your band faithfully since 1983. I bought your first album 'Kill 'Em All' from a mail order catalogue called Under The Rainbow, I think. Actually I can't remember. It was 1983 for Christsakes! But that album changed my life and I've been listening to your albums ever since (even 'St Anger'!). I can't wait to hear the new shit, and no matter what you guys do I'll always be first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I'm sure you'll come out and blow everybody's fuckin' minds, because you're fuckin' METALLICA! Good luck. And don't release it until it's kick-ass.

Yours, Dave Grohl.

P.S. Are you finished recording the drums yet?

[TheBig3]

/\ is that actually from something?

Also, I wonder how much the knowledge that Rick Rubin is the producer changes peoples opinions. I mean, the guys invincible.

[mr dave]

Up on the Sun - Metallica goes diva on the Internet…again

while the fact that they made invitees of the listening party to remove their comments from their blogs is pretty lame. the idea that NONE of the 'reviews' were negative and that most referred to a 'return to form' coupled with the fact that metallica has tuned their guitars back up to E and started going back to their fast and technical roots has my interest rather piqued for their next offering.

[jackhammer]

Metallica really are a bunch of tossers now. They have never been the same since Cliff Burton passed away. Shame as they were one of my favourite bands in the late 80's.

[mikeh75]

even after cliff passed they were decent on justice and the black album had a few good moments here and there but anything after 1991 they totally lost it.they cut hair,go alternative,release a covers album,hire a symphony,get mad at fans for downloading,release the crappy sounding st.anger.

however i still think this new album could be a step in the right direction if they put out some good stuff.

[Sodacake]

Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Just so we're clear here Seltzer, I'm not getting in a month long subjective battle. Its clear that the one member of Metallica that has branched out more than anyone else is Kirk. I'm aware classical influences were strongly exhibited prior to him, but you are forgetting that Metallica are essentially the Bob Dylan, the Mozart, and the Groucho Marx of metal. Since AJFO, all metal acts pass through Metallica one way or another.

And as far as the "average solos" and "not much left" is concerned, he was the first guitarist inducted in the Guitar World hall of fame as voted on by its readers. You can say thats worth nothing all you want, but they had the option to pick anyone alive or dead (hendrix, page, clapton) and they chose him. This isn't a populist mainstream magazine, its catered to people who play guitar, giving them more than a mild knowledge of the subject.

So lets see, thats me and at least roughly 4000 voting readers against...you. You show me where any of your facts are backed up. To quote the Supplicants, "here the people rule". Well my friend, the people have spoken.

The fact that you brought Guitar World into the equation renders everything you said a complete and utter farce you ****ING moron.