Metallica's Upcoming 9th Studio Album!

Metallica's upcoming 9th studio album are scheduled to be released in september 2008. This album will be Metallica's first studio album to feature new bassplayer Robert Trujillo considering that St. anger was not really a studio album. Another first is that the album is produced by Rick Rubin former producer for Guns n roses among others.
The new album is said to have a more progressive and melodic style compared to the previous St.anger album. The new album should include a few guitar solo's as well. This album will be Metallica's first studio release since the album St.anger in 2003.

The title for metallica's new album is yet to be released. Rick Rubin has however decided that the new album should be "the new" Master of puppets. Many fans will definetely welcome the promise of more guitar solo's on Metallica's new album. The upcoming release is said to feature a lot more solo's then what was the case on the previous album St.anger. Something that should be easily achieved since the solo's on St.anger seem to have been clinically removed from the final mix. Nevertheless it sounds promising.

Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich made an interview with Revolver magazine about the band's 9th studio album due to be released in september 2008. Ulrich told revolver magazine that metallica's new material is "certainly a lot more dynamic and a lot more varied than the last couple of go-rounds," adding, "There's a lot of light and shade in these songs. There's heavy, fast, nutty stuff, and then there's some slowdowns and musical interludes".

Ulrich also mentioned that the album has more in common with albums like Master of puppets and "And Justice for all" than the last three previous releases . Metallica has officially dismissed rumours that Alice in Chains bassplayer Mike Inez would participate in the recording of the new album.



There has been word out that the album has gone through several delays. The album is actually not delayed since no release date has ever been set, but it has been announced that it was originally set to be released in february 2008, this rumour turned out to be false. Fans may take comfort in the fact that the last time Metallica spent similar amounts of time in the studio was in 1991 working on "the Black Album”. Lets hope the new album will be of equal quality, both production wise and with regards to song writing.



The exact release date for the new Metallica album is yet to be decided, Metallica has booked a number of European tour dates for June and July. However, as the album is said to be released in September this might turn out to be incorrect. This is after all following several delays of previous release dates. As mentioned the new album was set to be released in february 2008. However, this has now officially been postponed to September 2008.


One things for sure! There are hords of fans out there eagerly awaiting Metallica's new upcoming album.




"I like what I’ve heard so far I’m not one of the great sellers of the new record’s the best thing we’ve ever done and it shits all over the last record and it’s way heavier,’”


Lars Ulrich said in an interview with BBC6 radio. This sounds promising, above all for the old school Metallica fans. If the new album is anything close to Master of puppets it won't be hard to decide wether to purchase the new CD or not. However, no album coming from Metallica in the last ten years has been anywere close to Master of puppets. Every time Metallica release a new album the expectations are sky high, and the last ten years they haven't lived up to these expectations, Lets hope it will be different with Metallica's upcoming album. Apparently it has been announced several places across the internet that Metallica now have six weeks to complete the new album if they want to get it released by September 2008. For those who can't wait until September a few demo songs has leaked out on various torrent sites and even on youtube, providing an early taste of Metallica's new record.

Lars Ulrich said this about the upcoming tour in an interview with Kerrang magazine:

"We're certainly planning on rolling out some of the new songs for the first time, but right now our focus is on finishing the record. As soon as that's out of the way, we'll be hitting the rehearsal room and getting to grips with playing these bastards live!"




Let's hope the boys in metallica will keep their deadline this time and serve us the new metallica album on scheduled time. And above all, let's hope the new album ROCKS!!