New Metallica Album and Tour Announced

[Sambo84]

Big stadiums tour ... To me, weird Metallica having Five Finger Death Punch as an opener, as Metallicas usual is good bands.

Looked like they are doing 2 dates at each stop on the tour, which is fairly limited (they are doing the big round stage in large stadiums). But Pantera is opening on one of the nights so that would be much preferable me over FFDP,, but then I haven't seen ticket prices yet xD

 

[bassanddrum84]

I never got into Metallica growing up. Mainly cause I can’t stand Lars lol but I will say nothing else matter is one killer song that kick drum and snare just is so amazing to me.

 

[Gotdrums]

I guess a new tour means a new signature snare.. Bring it on Tama.

 

[cinemadrummer2001]

Great tune! I miss Newstead though.

 

[Squirrel Man]

Wasn't his last signature snare a bust?

I don't get signature snares, it's like a marketing gimmick.

 

[Squirrel Man]

Great tune! I miss Newstead though.

Cliff Burton

 

[Gotdrums]

Wasn't his last signature snare a bust?

I don't get signature snares, it's like a marketing gimmick.

I "get" signature snares. If you know how , they don't cost anything. It comes down to these names....Charlie, John, Ringo, Keith, Lars and sometimes Buddy.

 

[JimmyM]

So much for the theory that old guys can’t kick ass . Probably my favorite Kirk solo so far.

 

[Trommeslager]

Maybe I crazy, but do new song likes a Metal-ized Green Day?

 

[mydadisjr]

I "get" signature snares. If you know how , they don't cost anything. It comes down to these names....Charlie, John, Ringo, Keith, Lars and sometimes Buddy.

OK, let's see here...

Charlie Watts

John Bonham

Ringo Starr

Keith Emerson

Lars Ulrich

Buddy Hackett (sometimes)

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I did not know that Keith Emerson had a signature snare!

 

[Tornado]

So much for the theory that old guys can’t kick ass . Probably my favorite Kirk solo so far.

I think I do prefer some of the more "composed" solos from back in the day. The One solo is probably my favorite. But this one was really good and full of fury.

I think I have to go see this tour. I need to see what Pantera does to a stadium full of 40-55 year old metalheads reliving their youth. I predict meyhem at Jerry World. Arlington is the home base for those guys.

 

[mfry2112]

They needed to release this 20 years ago

 

[DamnSingerAlsoDrums]

I guess a new tour means a new signature snare.. Bring it on Tama. View attachment 594904

Sheeesh! They didn't do a sig snare for the St Anger album, did they?

 

[drums1225]

I'm sorry, but Kirk Hammett is and always has been an awful soloist. As much as I loved Metallica from about '86 to '90 (saw them at least 5 or 6 times), I've always hated his playing.

And that was before I saw THIS...

Just absolutely brutal.

 

[Tommy D]

Im bored with this new Metallica sound. I liked it for Death Magnetic since it was a refreshing change back to a harder/faster sound, but Hardwired had the same sound and that album sucked. Now this song has the same sound... Just more of the same. The guitar riffs are boring, the drumming is boring... Not interested in their current music.

 

[Tornado]

D

Im bored with this new Metallica sound. I liked it for Death Magnetic since it was a refreshing change back to a harder/faster sound, but Hardwired had the same sound and that album sucked. Now this song has the same sound... Just more of the same. The guitar riffs are boring, the drumming is boring... Not interested in their current music.

Death Magnetic had good songs, but I really couldn't listen to how loud it was mixed. It was kind of grating. This song sounds a lot better production wise.

 

[Gotdrums]

Sheeesh! They didn't do a sig snare for the St Anger album, did they?

Sheeesh! They didn't do a sig snare for the St Anger album, did they?

why yes they did..........

 

[Pat A Flafla]

I wasn't going to say anything, but they are super tight on this recording.

Pro Tools can make a band of 12yos who've been playing together 3 weeks sound tight, but it can also suck the life out of a performance, just like the sound replacement did to Lars' quirks. It sounds like James plus a robot band.
No way around it though. Just like magazine covers are photoshopped until people look animatronic (can't have people who look like people), nearly all metal is scrubbed free of as much humanity as possible before it's released into the wild.

 

[Houndog]

How many ways can you arrange thrash songs anyway ? There has to be a limit to the riffs /solos before it gets redundant no ?

I found even Dream Theater redundant after 4 records …

Extremely few bands have more than 4 great records IMHO ….

 

[BBeyer]

I think it sounds great.. but I DID think hardwired had great throwback tunes on it when I first heard it.. and quickly became “meh” about that album.

Anyway the straight forward thrash sound is cool..
The old white and black kit is cool (as hell)
The double bass playing sounds killer, and Kirks soloing sounds like he’s trying to do something “different”
I don’t foresee seeing these guys live.. but if I did, I’d hope that lars can hang with that double bass playing in REAL LIFE lol