Untitled tenth Metallica studio album
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| Released | 2016 (expected) | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2016 | |||
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| Label | Blackened | |||
| Producer | Rick Rubin, Greg Fidelman | |||
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The untitled tenth Metallica studio album is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It will be Metallica's first studio album since Death Magnetic (2008), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in the band's career, and their first to be released via their independent record label, Blackened Recordings. The album is expected to be released in late 2016.
Background
On October 16, 2011, Robert Trujillo said that the band had returned to the studio to begin writing new material. He said, "The writing process for the new Metallica album has begun. We've been in the studio with Rick Rubin, working on a couple of things, and we're going to be recording during most of next year".[1] In an interview with Classic Rock on January 8, 2013, Lars Ulrich said regarding the album, "What we're doing now certainly sounds like a continuation [of Death Magnetic]". He also said, "I love Rick [Rubin]. We all love Rick. We're in touch with Rick constantly. We'll see where it goes. It would stun me if the record came out in 2013".[2] In a July 2013 interview, Ulrich told Ultimate Guitar, "2014 will be all about making a new Metallica record"; he said the album would most likely be released during 2015.[3] Trujillo and Kirk Hammett later confirmed the band's intention to enter the studio.[4]
In March 2014, Metallica began a tour called "Metallica By Request", in which fans requested songs for the band to perform,[5] and a new song, titled "Lords of Summer", was written for the concerts and released as a "first take" demo in June 2014.[6] In March 2015, Ulrich told Rolling Stone that twenty songs had been written for the album, and that he hoped some of them could be played at their shows later in the year.[7] In October 2015, the band unveiled a new website with an introduction from Ulrich containing footage from the studio of the band working on new material.[8] In November, Hammett said that the album was expected to be released in late 2016 or early 2017.[9]
On February 6, 2016, during their "The Night Before" show at AT&T Park prior to Super Bowl 50, James Hetfield said that the band was nearing the end of the recording process, and Ulrich indicated that the album would be released soon.[10] Ulrich further elaborated in March 2016 when he said that the band hoped to finish production of the album during the spring. "I think [2016] will be a pretty in-your-face year, at least the back half of it... hopefully we should be able to knock that on the head (finishing the album) this spring, I would guess".[11] In March 2016, Hammett said that the band had worked with both Rubin and Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic, as producers on the new album. "The title 'producer' itself is a bit ambiguous. It differs from person to person. You can call Rick Rubin a producer, but he's not the [same] type of producer as Bob Rock, who is there for every note. At the same time, Rick Rubin gets stuff done. Greg Fidelman is a different type of producer in that he's with the engineer always looking to try and move the project forward.[12] In April 2016, during the week leading up to Record Store Day, for which the band was its ambassador for 2016, Ulrich told Billboard that the band's expanded role within the music industry had played a part in the amount of time that it had taken to write and record the album. "The way we do things now is very different than the way we did things back in the days of Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning. Nowadays we like to do so many different things." Ulrich was also optimistic that production of the album had almost reached its completion. "Unless something radical happens it would be difficult for me to believe that it won't come out in 2016".[13]
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References
- ↑ Warner, Brett (October 26, 2011). "Metallica Begin Work on Their Next Studio Album". ...ology. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ↑ Barton, Geoff. "Ulrich: Metallica 3D movie project influenced by Zeppelin". Classic Rock. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Metallica to Hit the Studio in 2014: 'We'll Run Out of Excuses for Not Doing It by Then'". Ultimate Guitar.
- ↑ Dekel, Jon (September 9, 2013). "Metallica to record new album in 2014". Postmedia News. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ Metallica announce By Request dates
- ↑ Metallica Says new song is Going Well
- ↑ Falina, Melanie (March 5, 2015). "New Metallica album expected to drop soon; 20 new songs written thus far". AXS. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "NEW SITE, NEW CLUB".
- ↑ Gaenzler, Rich (November 6, 2015). "KIRK HAMMETT On Timeline For Next METALLICA Album: 2016 Or Early 2017 At The Latest". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ Kennelty, Greg (February 8, 2016). "METALLICA Nearing The End Of Recording Process For New Album, Allude To A 2016 Release". Metal Injection. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Kennelty, Greg (March 11, 2016). "METALLICA Hints At "Real, Heavy" New Album In The Second Half Of 2016". Metal Injection. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Downey, Ryan J. (March 14, 2016). ""This month I start writing my script" – Q&A with Kirk Hammett of Metallica". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Bienstock, Richard (April 11, 2016). "Lars Ulrich Takes Us Inside Metallica's Record Store Day Vault, Teases New Album". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
