Kirk Hammet said in a recent told MTV news that the great thing about Rick Ruben producing the labum was that he was never around. Maybe this is a good thing and maybe a bad thing. Maybe the reason Metallica have been all pussified out for the last 14 years is because Bob Rock was up their asses 24/7 and this time around they are having their own influence on the music again. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. And then after I wrote this I read the following…
“The great thing about working with Rick is he’s never …read more

I know I said awhile back that I wasn’t going to talk sh*t about Metallica until the new record came out, but once again I was flipping through the channels and what was on VH1 Classics but “Some Kind Of Monster“.
Every time this is on I get pissed off. I get tired of hearing Lars and James argue like a couple of school girls. I get tired of hearing James try to sing Seek And Destroy like a female porn star faking an orgasm. What is it going to take to regain my faith in a band I once …read more

The latest issue of UK’s kick-ass Metal Hammer Magazine conducted an interview with Metallica drummer, Lars Ulrich and Blabbermouth.net was kind enough to post some excerpts from it. Thanks Blabbermouth! Below are the excerpts. I have no comments on this one. The interview speaks for itself. Enjoy!
Metal Hammer: You’ve already recorded the drum, guitar and bass tracks for the new album, with the rest to be added some time in August.