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A New Metallica Album?
Metallica remains one of the most influential metal band of today. Being pioneers to the thrash metal genre more than 20 years ago, Metallica is still going with plans of releasing their ninth studio album later this year.
If you’re a Metallica fan, you probably know all about their downfall with the release of “Metallica” (AKA The Black Album). “Metallica” is the band’s best-selling album to date, with 14 million copies sold in the US and 22 million copies worldwide. It is number one on the 1991 UK Album Chart and Billboard 200 and features some of Metallica’s more popular tracks such as “Enter Sandman”, “The Unforgiven” ,”Nothing Else Matters” and “Wherever I May Roam”. With all this success, you’re probably wondering why some Metallica fans would turn away.
“Metallica” was the fifth Metallica album and the first to be produced by Bob Rock. Bob Rock, who has also worked with Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, and Our Lady Peace, just to name a few, lead the band in a new direction by reducing the overall complexity and speed of the music. The result was a more radio-friendly, commercially accessible Metallica.
Without the fast staccato riffs during verses and throaty vocals of the first four albums, older fans quickly turned away, fearing their band has become a sell-out. As Metallica continues to get softer and mainstream with the release of 5 more albums with Bob Rock, more and more fans left them for the more aggressive thrash metal bands such as Slayer, Anthrax and ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine’s Megadeth. To this day, many old-Metallica fans believe there is no hope left for the band.
Metallica’s ninth studio album is expected to be released in September. It will be the first to be produced by Rick Rubin. Hopefully, it’ll be a turn for the better as it has been referred to as the “missing link” between 1988′s “…And Justice for All” and 1991′s “Metallica”.
Anyways, here are some songs off my favorite Metallica album, “Ride The Lightening”.
