The Official Metallica - Death Magnetic Thread

no one knows yet. probably a dvd with the obligatory making off and video clip

This video doesn't give much away

Clip of a new song. No lyrics though =o( but I cant believe how this sounds. CANT WAIT!!!

windows media player
mms://wm.elektra.com/metallica/metallica_com/2008/riffs/ALittleTasteOfDeath01.asf

real player
rtsp://rm.elektra.com/metallica/metallica_com/2008/riffs/ALittleTasteOfDeath01.rm

Sounds awesome to me. Its so... Heavy

Wow! I never expected that sort of riff. Nice.

"Not impressed." —Temple of Blood

neither did I.

Wow,sounds promising.I'm actually looking forward to the release now

thrasher73 wrote:

Wow,sounds promising.I'm actually looking forward to the release now

same here, i wasn't expecting too much but it looks as if their gonna deliver.

Now here's the problem. A lot of people are saying, "Wow! I never expected anything like this. I'm really looking forward to this now." Keep in mind this was just a 14-second snippet. At first people were like, "Pffft! Metallica will never touch the old stuff." Now they're like, "Well, maybe they will." What happens when they don't?

I'm going to hate music forums when this album drops, I think. Haha.

let the poor lads have hope man, let the poor lads have hope, we all wish for metallic to deliver something at least listenable.

sam wrote:

let the poor lads have hope man, let the poor lads have hope, we all wish for metallic to deliver something at least listenable.

True. But when people hope, they have expectations. When those expectations aren't met, they turn into whiny brats. Haha.

Eyesore wrote:

sam wrote:

let the poor lads have hope man, let the poor lads have hope, we all wish for metallic to deliver something at least listenable.

True. But when people hope, they have expectations. When those expectations aren't met, they turn into whiny brats. Haha.

true, so the communists had it right when they smashed all hope? therefore stifling expectations, so the people wouldn't have anything to whine about?

I guess it could work, so what we need to do is crush the root of the problem...

CRUSH METALLICA!! chant with me!

CRUSH METALLICA!!!

METALLICA's new single, "The Day That Never Comes", will be premiered exclusively on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 this Thursday, August 21 between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. UK time.

To listen to the program live via the Internet, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/index.shtml

So we shall see on Thursday what we are in store for in September :goodluck:

I expect the single to be a bit more mellow than the main helping. But there was a short riff in that video of the video shoot that sounded pretty heavy. Who knows? If Metallica did a blistering 80s-styled thrash song at this point it would become a massive radio hit, as ridiculous as it would be hearing something like that on the radio. Haha.

they always play master of puppets or for whom the bell tolls on radio stations where I live. But it would be wierd to hear something that was made in 2008 and thrash on the radio. I rarely listen to the radio though. I dont think the songs going to be too mellow though especially from that little clip of the video where lars puts the headphones up to the mike and its pretty heavy so it wont be totally mellow or maybe not at all. Mellow or not though I just want it to be good!

Eyesore wrote:

Now here's the problem. A lot of people are saying, "Wow! I never expected anything like this. I'm really looking forward to this now." Keep in mind this was just a 14-second snippet. At first people were like, "Pffft! Metallica will never touch the old stuff." Now they're like, "Well, maybe they will." What happens when they don't?

I'm going to hate music forums when this album drops, I think. Haha.

I understand what you're saying but I have no preconceived expectations for this at all.I wasnt even planning on picking this album up when its released.That short clip just might change my mind.

Another new very short clip, but weve kinda heard this song a while ago before they went into actually record

mms://wm.elektra.com/metallica/metallica_com/2008/riffs/ALittleTasteOfDeath02.asf

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Another new very short clip, but weve kinda heard this song a while ago before they went into actually record

mms://wm.elektra.com/metallica/metallica_com/2008/riffs/ALittleTasteOfDeath02.asf

They said niether of those songs would be on the album. They must have used a part of it, which, now that I think back, I think they said "parts" might show up. Either way, that song wasn't all that bad, and this clip is surely much better-sounding than what they played live.

Did anyone see this about people being mad at James for putting up a fence on his property?

A famed heavy metal rocker's plans for a new home and recording studio in the Marin hills has triggered an angry dispute with hikers and cyclists over a popular hiking trail that is now off limits.


James Hetfield, co-founder of the legendary heavy metal band Metallica, has erected a barbed-wire fence on his property near San Rafael, cutting off a fire trail that has been open to public use for decades.


Among those who have often used the trail is Connie Berto, who rides her horses in the picturesque Marin countryside.


"Right now, it's horrible," she told KTVU of the 10-foot barrier Hetfield has erected. "It's like a prison. It's got coils of barbed wire. We can't go through; nobody can go through."


Hetfield bought the land in 1999, according to countyrecords. He planned to make a 14,000-square-foot home as well as a 6,000-square-foot studio, which also functioned as a caretaker's home, according to a 2002 Associated Press story. Only the studio has been built.


He then expanded his Terra Linda holdings, purchasing the adjunct Luiz Ranch – the property the fire trail runs through.


Hetfield has not commented publicly about the dispute, but his representatives say the barrier was put up in response to vandalism. The fence itself has been vandalized as someone wrote on it “SHAME DISGRACE."


David Warner of Redhorse Constructors Inc. of San Rafael said vandalism of a previous, smaller gate, and of signs and other property along the trail, prompted Hetfield to block access.


"It is private property," Warner, who does construction work for the rocker, told the Marin Independent Journal. "There was some damage done by certain people. If people were cool, this would not be an issue."


Many like avid cyclist Ness Zolan hope the dispute will end soon and the access will be restored.


"We had to go all the way around, took another hour and a half to get back home," he told KTVU of the new detour. "Hopefully this will all get resolved so people can easily go from one end of Marin to the other."


County officials are also hopeful.


"We realize and understand his concerns, and we respect those, but at the same time, we would like to find a way to maintain access," Ron Miska, deputy director of the county Parks and Open Space District, told the Marin Independent Journal. "I don't think the two are mutually exclusive."


But hiker Tom McMillan wasn’t hopeful about a possible deal.


"The answer I always get is negotiations are ongoing," he said. "Well negotiations have been ongoing for five years and given this huge fence was built very recently -- I guess negotiations aren't going very well."


Hetfield, who plans to build a house and recording studio on the land, was not available for comment. The County's Open Space Department says "We're committed to cultivating a long-term solution that will not only provide community access to this popular ridge, [but also] protect and preserve Mr. Hetfield's magnificent land."


Mr. Hetfield has been generous in the past, donating some 400 acres for conservation easement. Avid hikers and bikers in the area hope he'll be equally generous when this dispute finally is settled.

Theres another news site that has a picture of the old lady with the horse and james and its just funny cause it makes james look all evil towards the old lady.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6336160

Yeah, who cares? He has that right if people are damaging his property.

Exactly. I just thought it was funny how people are mad cause now they cant cut through someone elses yard. Its so stupid.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Exactly. I just thought it was funny how people are mad cause now they cant cut through someone elses yard. Its so stupid.

Exactly. It makes about as much sense as girl's whining they can't join the Boys Scouts.

Ive got some hopes from this album from the two tastes of death ive head sounds f*ckin metal