Metallica : The Demo (drum, hardcore, punk, album, Metalhead)

jackhammer · 03-18-2008, 04:47 PM

The leaked demo has thrown up many questions for me.

1. Demo leak?

Metallica are notoriously close lipped about their recording process and the copyright on their music. Why has this been out for so long and not closed down quicker?

2. Back to Basics?

Every band that has lost a core section of their original fans always promise a return of back to basics with the new album. No shit. Ths songs and even the production sound like they were an after thought from Ride the Lightning. Metallica are trying too damn hard to conform to fans ideology. Why don't they play the music that THEY really want to play. I bet it would'nt be this.

3. Is it any good?

No. It is not awful by any stretch of the imagination. However it is also derivative Thrash Metal by the numbers and I have heard the endlessly regurgitated riffs a thousand times before. When will Metallica learn that their greatest strength was that their abrasive sound was underpinned by Cliff Burtons melodic sensibilities?

Their music was never just about riffs and attitude. They were one of the few bands that bridged the aggressive nature of Thrash Metal and it's outside influences (Punk, Hardcore) to the rythmns and melodies of Heavy Metal. That is why they achieved massive success. Die-hard metalheads were wary but also scornful of the burgeoning thrash scene. metallica seemed to encompass both and do justice to them. After Cliff left they lost a little bit of soul from their music.

4. Is it a ruse?

Could they have possibly recorded an album of fillers as a diversion? Maybe this is not the album at all? Maybe they are just throwaway demo tracks to keep the public sated?

However I look at it, I feel that Metallica are a spent force although it pains me to say it.

jackhammer · 03-20-2008, 06:23 PM

Bump.

~~Farfisa~~ · 03-21-2008, 05:35 AM

Everything after "And Justice for All" is not even worth listening to. So I wouldn't bother picking up their new album.

Rainard Jalen · 03-21-2008, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

2. Back to Basics?

Every band that has lost a core section of their original fans always promise a return of back to basics with the new album. No shit. Ths songs and even the production sound like they were an after thought from Ride the Lightning. Metallica are trying too damn hard to conform to fans ideology. Why don't they play the music that THEY really want to play. I bet it would'nt be this.

::cough::St.Anger2::cough::

djchameleon · 03-21-2008, 08:47 AM

I think anything that they do now will be looked down upon no matter how good it turns out to be

Rainard Jalen · 03-21-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I think anything that they do now will be looked down upon no matter how good it turns out to be

Tosh. If it's genuinely good, it will be recognized and remembered as such.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-21-2008, 03:51 PM

Loads of bands have been written off before and come back to release good stuff. I don't see why Metallica shouldn't.

adidasss · 03-21-2008, 04:08 PM

Because they're spent and should have broken up years ago.

jackhammer · 03-21-2008, 04:27 PM

I thought that at first but as it goes on you can tell it's him. Also the drum patterns and sound are undeniably Lars's.

I want them to succeed. They hold a lot of memories for me growing up and they were the first band I ever saw live. I'm just dissapointed by what I have heard.

03-18-2008, 04:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Metallica : The Demo The leaked demo has thrown up many questions for me. 1. Demo leak? Metallica are notoriously close lipped about their recording process and the copyright on their music. Why has this been out for so long and not closed down quicker? 2. Back to Basics? Every band that has lost a core section of their original fans always promise a return of back to basics with the new album. No shit. Ths songs and even the production sound like they were an after thought from Ride the Lightning. Metallica are trying too damn hard to conform to fans ideology. Why don't they play the music that THEY really want to play. I bet it would'nt be this. 3. Is it any good? No. It is not awful by any stretch of the imagination. However it is also derivative Thrash Metal by the numbers and I have heard the endlessly regurgitated riffs a thousand times before. When will Metallica learn that their greatest strength was that their abrasive sound was underpinned by Cliff Burtons melodic sensibilities? Their music was never just about riffs and attitude. They were one of the few bands that bridged the aggressive nature of Thrash Metal and it's outside influences (Punk, Hardcore) to the rythmns and melodies of Heavy Metal. That is why they achieved massive success. Die-hard metalheads were wary but also scornful of the burgeoning thrash scene. metallica seemed to encompass both and do justice to them. After Cliff left they lost a little bit of soul from their music. 4. Is it a ruse? Could they have possibly recorded an album of fillers as a diversion? Maybe this is not the album at all? Maybe they are just throwaway demo tracks to keep the public sated? However I look at it, I feel that Metallica are a spent force although it pains me to say it. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-20-2008, 06:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Bump. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-21-2008, 03:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Loads of bands have been written off before and come back to release good stuff. I don't see why Metallica shouldn't. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

03-21-2008, 04:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Because they're spent and should have broken up years ago. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

03-21-2008, 04:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I thought that at first but as it goes on you can tell it's him. Also the drum patterns and sound are undeniably Lars's. I want them to succeed. They hold a lot of memories for me growing up and they were the first band I ever saw live. I'm just dissapointed by what I have heard. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-21-2008, 05:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	Everything after "And Justice for All" is not even worth listening to. So I wouldn't bother picking up their new album.

03-21-2008, 08:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
djchameleon A.B.N. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY baby Posts: 11,451	I think anything that they do now will be looked down upon no matter how good it turns out to be