New Metallica album coming out November 18, 2016 -- Hardwired..To Self-Destruct

Terrapin_Station · 08-23-2016, 08:34 AM

Who else is going to download it on Napster? I'm there, baby.

https://metallica.com/blog/news/4291...-november-18-2

<----missing Lulu

Key · 08-23-2016, 10:56 AM

I'm surprisingly optimistic about this. I won't keep my hopes up, but it might not suck.

Dylstew · 08-23-2016, 11:04 AM

The song's actually okay. Nothing special, but it's alright. Not sure why there's already so many people crying. It's like they just want it to suck and are predestined to hate it. Like, sure, I'm not expecting much, but at least be open to the possibility of it not being awful.

**Frownland** · 08-23-2016, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylstew

The song's actually okay. Nothing special, but it's alright. Not sure why there's already so many people crying. It's like they just want it to suck and are predestined to hate it. Like, sure, I'm not expecting much, but at least be open to the possibility of it not being awful.

It'd be cool if they went back to their roots of making music that rose above "not awful" though.

Blank. · 08-23-2016, 11:23 AM

You know, I'm not excited, I'm curious. I really hope if the rest of the album is at least like load and/or reload. Not amazing, but a fun jammer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylstew

The song's actually okay. Nothing special, but it's alright. Not sure why there's already so many people crying. It's like they just want it to suck and are predestined to hate it. Like, sure, I'm not expecting much, but at least be open to the possibility of it not being awful.

People aren't happy unless they have something to bitch about.

Key · 08-23-2016, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

It'd be cool if they went back to their roots of making music that rose above "not awful" though.

I'm hoping that's what this album is. But again, I'm being optimistic, but cautiously.

**Frownland** · 08-23-2016, 11:26 AM

From what I've heard so far, I don't have high hopes that it'll be good. Sounds like it'll be not awful but I'd say the same of St. Anger and Death Magnetic.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-23-2016, 01:11 PM

The short clip from 2:07 onwards in the album trailer at least sounds a bit more interesting than the lead single. I don't know though. A major problem with Metallica in my opinion is that they tend to write excessively bloated songs these days. The upcoming album is 80 minutes, 2 discs, 6 tracks per disc. Do the math...
I'm fine with other bands writing long songs, but metallica don't know what to do with those extra minutes any more except just play all the riffs 4 times more than necessary and add a ton of hamfisted transitions.

Blank. · 08-23-2016, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MicShazam

The short clip from 2:07 onwards in the album trailer at least sounds a bit more interesting than the lead single. I don't know though. A major problem with Metallica in my opinion is that they tend to write excessively bloated songs these days. The upcoming album is 80 minutes, 2 discs, 6 tracks per disc. Do the math...
I'm fine with other bands writing long songs, but metallica don't know what to do with those extra minutes any more except just play all the riffs 4 times more than necessary and add a ton of hamfisted transitions.

Master of Puppets says you're wrong.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-23-2016, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1blankmind

Master of Puppets says you're wrong.

That's why I said "these days". On the St. Anger, Death Magnetic/Beyond Magnetic and Lulu albums, plus that damn Lords of Summer song, those kinds of interesting musical passages that keeps Master of Puppets afloat are nowhere to be seen. I'm pretty sure Kirk Hammet forgot how to play melodies with his guitar, too.

08-23-2016, 08:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Terrapin_Station Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: NYC Man Posts: 877	New Metallica album coming out November 18, 2016 -- Hardwired..To Self-Destruct Who else is going to download it on Napster? I'm there, baby. https://metallica.com/blog/news/4291...-november-18-2 <----missing Lulu

08-23-2016, 11:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	From what I've heard so far, I don't have high hopes that it'll be good. Sounds like it'll be not awful but I'd say the same of St. Anger and Death Magnetic. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-23-2016, 10:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	I'm surprisingly optimistic about this. I won't keep my hopes up, but it might not suck.

08-23-2016, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dylstew Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,366	The song's actually okay. Nothing special, but it's alright. Not sure why there's already so many people crying. It's like they just want it to suck and are predestined to hate it. Like, sure, I'm not expecting much, but at least be open to the possibility of it not being awful.

08-23-2016, 01:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	The short clip from 2:07 onwards in the album trailer at least sounds a bit more interesting than the lead single. I don't know though. A major problem with Metallica in my opinion is that they tend to write excessively bloated songs these days. The upcoming album is 80 minutes, 2 discs, 6 tracks per disc. Do the math... I'm fine with other bands writing long songs, but metallica don't know what to do with those extra minutes any more except just play all the riffs 4 times more than necessary and add a ton of hamfisted transitions.