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I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Most peoples first true favorite bands where the Beatles, the Beach Boys, etc.
Mine was Metallica. They introduced me to a wide range of music (including the Beach Boys, etc.
) and will always be my first favorites. With the approaching release of their newest effort, St. Anger, I am enthused to learn that the band members claim it to be their fastest and hardest release since the Ride the Lightning/Master of Puppets era. I hope this is true, because up front: Load and ReLoad really stunk.
Their new bassist, Robert Trujillo, is amazing, and pending his addition to the band, their claims of the new album's quality, and the sound clips I have heard (legally) actually have me excited and looking forward to the June 10th release date.
I also saw the video (and therefore heard the cut version of the song for the first time) today, and frankly I am blown away by the power. The track has irressistable, catching groove that does not irritate, the chorus is hell-paced with the drums clocking 198 bpm on a metronome, and the hardcore-reminiscent breakdowns are coherent and well placed. You can almost see the smoke rising from the bass drum heads during the extended double-kicking tantrums which frequent the track.
I hear quite a few people complaining already that the track doesn't sound like Metallica, or they are disappointed that it differs from material born in the Ride the Lightning/Master of Puppets era. Personally, I feel that progression is the key to happiness, at least in the art I do. Look at Sepultura; Roots and Beneath the Remains sound nothing alike: the progression is astonishing and pratical. Yet, both albums are amazing. Why can't the same thing happen for Metallica?
Too bad I'll be 200 miles offshore the day it comes out.
Most peoples first true favorite bands where the Beatles, the Beach Boys, etc.
Mine was Metallica. They introduced me to a wide range of music (including the Beach Boys, etc.
Their new bassist, Robert Trujillo, is amazing, and pending his addition to the band, their claims of the new album's quality, and the sound clips I have heard (legally) actually have me excited and looking forward to the June 10th release date.
I also saw the video (and therefore heard the cut version of the song for the first time) today, and frankly I am blown away by the power. The track has irressistable, catching groove that does not irritate, the chorus is hell-paced with the drums clocking 198 bpm on a metronome, and the hardcore-reminiscent breakdowns are coherent and well placed. You can almost see the smoke rising from the bass drum heads during the extended double-kicking tantrums which frequent the track.
I hear quite a few people complaining already that the track doesn't sound like Metallica, or they are disappointed that it differs from material born in the Ride the Lightning/Master of Puppets era. Personally, I feel that progression is the key to happiness, at least in the art I do. Look at Sepultura; Roots and Beneath the Remains sound nothing alike: the progression is astonishing and pratical. Yet, both albums are amazing. Why can't the same thing happen for Metallica?
Too bad I'll be 200 miles offshore the day it comes out.