All things Metallica

Bit of a nerd question, and this may not be the place for it as it's a bit of a die hard Metallica geek question.

Way back when, before such new fangled rubbish like 'the internet' were around, I pretty much relied on magazines for news on upcoming releases, predominately Metal Forces mag. In this there was always an ad from Shades records in London, Shades was the absolute mecca for underground metal in the 80's in the U.K and for ages they were advertising a Metallica EP that was supposedly in the works, this was advertised as 'The Sound Of Silence' which we all thought would be a cover of the Simon & Garfunkel tune. Then one day they stopped advertising it, no EP was ever released under that title, and as far as I know, they never recorded that song.

Unless anyone else knows different? Was it ever recorded, and are there any demos floating about? This would have been in-between RTL & MOP so Metallica were still awesome and I think that they would have done an awesome cover of what is already a brilliant song.

Any info?

The only thing I could find was an interview disc (no music) and one of the tracks was listed as 'Sweet Sound of Silence'. And Flemming Rasmussen was the co-owner of Sweet Silence Studios, where the band recorded.

Is there any interest from anyone here on the Metallica soundtrack album for their movie 'Through the Never'? It came out this week, but I've seen zero discussion on it. Just wondering.

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METALLICA's "Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)", the soundtrack companion to the forthcoming groundbreaking 3D feature film "Metallica Through The Never", is likely to sell between 19,000 and 22,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on September 24 via the band's own record label Blackened Recordings.

"Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)" track listing:

Disc 1

01. The Ecstasy Of Gold
02. Creeping Death
03. For Whom The Bell Tolls
04. Fuel
05. Ride The Lightning
06. One
07. The Memory Remains
08. Wherever I May Roam
09. Cyanide
10. ...And Justice For All

Disc 2

01. Master Of Puppets
02. Battery
03. Nothing Else Matters
04. Enter Sandman
05. Hit The Lights
06. Orion

Not me, I'm all Metallica'd out.

I've heard those songs 100 times each... I'll pass on Metallica until they release a new album..

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Is there any interest from anyone here on the Metallica soundtrack album for their movie 'Through the Never'?

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I'm interested in seeing the movie at some point. I think the concept is pretty cool.

I'll pass. Plus, this is the first I had heard of it.

007 wrote:

I'll pass. Plus, this is the first I had heard of it.

It's not your normal, everyday live album.



Seems like a pretty unique concept to me.

Eyesore wrote:

I'm interested in seeing the movie at some point. I think the concept is pretty cool.

I'll see the movie at some point too, mostly likely on blu-ray. I'm not a fan of 3-D flicks (gives me a headache) and the Blu-Ray will probably cost less than the IMAX 3D admission prices......

As far as the CD, I have zero interested in paying for a CD of full step down-tuned versions of the classics. Watching a DVD/Blu-Ray concert doesn't bug me as much, but just the audio - no thanks!

Eh, im kind of burned out on post-apocalyptic stories, and this looks like another one of those, just with a Metallica concert attached.

Modern day Metallica doesn't impress me at all.

I had this in my hands last night at Walmart and thought - do I really need to hear these songs again live ( I just bought Quebec Magnetic ) - I decided no - I'll wait for a new album.

I actually got it yesterday. Its basically just a live album. It was rather cheap considering it was 2 cds otherwise I wouldn't have bought it. It sounds good. Theres one song, I forget which one, where James is singing and then he just drops out and eventually comes back. Something must have happened which I'll probably find out if I see the movie. Its nothing new but I liked it.

Eyesore wrote:

I'm interested in seeing the movie at some point. I think the concept is pretty cool.

I'd definately watch the movie before I'd bother with the soundtrack. Although I'm really in no rush to do either.  

On a sadder Metallica related note, Cliff Burton was killed in that infamous tour bus crash on this date in 1986.



Bow your heads in memory of the Major Rager and the Four String Motherf***er!!!  

For anyone interested the film is getting mostly good reviews, currently sporting 61/100 score on metacritic. It sounds like fun, I just don't know if I want to plunk down $17.50 to watch it in IMAX 3D.

As for the CD release I've been told that it sounds good and the mastering isn't quite as severe as the norm these days. The soundtrack boasts a DR-8 (dynamic range = 8db) rating which is fair, but compared to the train-wreck that was Death Magnetic (DR-3) it's a significant improvement.

I was in Best Buy today and they had a whole end cap devoted to the Through The Never soundtrack package.

S.D. wrote:

For anyone interested the film is getting mostly good reviews, currently sporting 61/100 score on metacritic.  It sounds like fun, I just don't know if I want to plunk down $17.50 to watch it in IMAX 3D.

As for the CD release I've been told that it sounds good and the mastering isn't quite as severe as the norm these days.  The soundtrack boasts a DR-8 (dynamic range = 8db) rating which is fair, but compared to the train-wreck that was Death Magnetic (DR-3) it's a significant improvement.

What is DR?  Yes I know what the letters stand for but all I see anymore is ppl saying the DR sucks etc etc...  I dont listen to music other than on my comp or phone. So plz elaborate a little more plz..

MetalRob331 wrote:

S.D. wrote:

For anyone interested the film is getting mostly good reviews, currently sporting 61/100 score on metacritic.  It sounds like fun, I just don't know if I want to plunk down $17.50 to watch it in IMAX 3D.

As for the CD release I've been told that it sounds good and the mastering isn't quite as severe as the norm these days.  The soundtrack boasts a DR-8 (dynamic range = 8db) rating which is fair, but compared to the train-wreck that was Death Magnetic (DR-3) it's a significant improvement.

What is DR?  Yes I know what the letters stand for but all I see anymore is ppl saying the DR sucks etc etc...  I dont listen to music other than on my comp or phone. So plz elaborate a little more plz..

Listen to the CD version of Death Magnetic on normal headphones.

MetalRob331 wrote:

S.D. wrote:

For anyone interested the film is getting mostly good reviews, currently sporting 61/100 score on metacritic.  It sounds like fun, I just don't know if I want to plunk down $17.50 to watch it in IMAX 3D.

As for the CD release I've been told that it sounds good and the mastering isn't quite as severe as the norm these days.  The soundtrack boasts a DR-8 (dynamic range = 8db) rating which is fair, but compared to the train-wreck that was Death Magnetic (DR-3) it's a significant improvement.

What is DR?  Yes I know what the letters stand for but all I see anymore is ppl saying the DR sucks etc etc...  I dont listen to music other than on my comp or phone. So plz elaborate a little more plz..

My favorite thread on this entire board. Shawn goes into detail about it within the first couple of pages, but the whole thread is a great read.

MetalRob331 wrote:

What is DR?  Yes I know what the letters stand for but all I see anymore is ppl saying the DR sucks etc etc...  I dont listen to music other than on my comp or phone. So plz elaborate a little more plz..

DR = Dynamic Range.

Dynamic Range = the difference between the quietest moment and the loudest moment in a recording. This is measured in decibels. LPs generally had a dynamic range of around 14db. Modern CDs are averaging between 4db & 6db now, less than half the dynamic range of vinyl and also CDs produced in the 1980s.

Compression - What compression actually does is squash the recording so the quietest parts and the loudest parts are closer together, reducing the overall dynamic range. This makes our ears perceive the entire recording as being "louder". The more intense the compression the louder the recording sounds.

Compression by itself is not a bad thing, used sparingly it can make a performance sound "punchier", but over-used it just creates sonic mud; removing the separation between instruments, obliterating the room sound inherent in the recording and makes the entire album sound harsh and fatiguing on the ear.

Dynamics are most easily perceived in classical music. Ever listen to a classical recording where it's going along fairly quiet for awhile and then all of a sudden gets very loud? That is natural dynamics and is written into the sheet music for the piece, the composer indicates how quietly or loudly to play a specific section. This creates drama and a natural tension/release to the music. If you took a recording of that piece and applied a ton of compression to it, the dramatic effect is lost because now the quiet parts and the loud parts are closer together, in essence you have destroyed the intention of the composer.

Thank you for that. I just turn it up until it starts sounding like crap hahaha....

MetalRob331 wrote:

S.D. wrote:

For anyone interested the film is getting mostly good reviews, currently sporting 61/100 score on metacritic.  It sounds like fun, I just don't know if I want to plunk down $17.50 to watch it in IMAX 3D.

As for the CD release I've been told that it sounds good and the mastering isn't quite as severe as the norm these days.  The soundtrack boasts a DR-8 (dynamic range = 8db) rating which is fair, but compared to the train-wreck that was Death Magnetic (DR-3) it's a significant improvement.

What is DR?  Yes I know what the letters stand for but all I see anymore is ppl saying the DR sucks etc etc...  I dont listen to music other than on my comp or phone. So plz elaborate a little more plz..

Nothing is gonna sound good on your phone or computer. For someone that says they like music so much, you should have a decent portable CD player at least.

I use my phone in the car through the stereo and I have some amazingggg headphones and comp speakers...It's a digital world to me...