Full new metallica song.

[MDV]

Yep. Testament, on average, are way better than metallica, and have been for quite some time.

[Philly Q]

I'm not bowled over by it, but at least it's a proper song with a tune (unlike anything on St Anger), James is actually singing again (unlike anything on St Anger) and there's a standard Kirk guitar solo (unlike anything on St Anger).

I didn't much care for the tempo change in the middle though, it's too disjointed, like two different songs.  And it goes on a bit.

[Ted 'N' Leo]

Thought it was ok. Did have kind of a Justice vibe to it, which i've been hoping for seeing as its probably my second favourite Metallica album. Although I have to agree with Philly that it did go on for a bit, and that its a darn sight better than anything that was on St Anger.

Somebody really needs to confiscate Kirks wah pedal though.

[MDV]

standard kirk solos are something I, frankly, never missed off stanger.

I will give it that its better than anything off St w**ker, but then, they I cant possibly concieve of how they could have made a worse album.

Ted, if you play Enter sandman backwards it says

"KIRK, PUT DOWN THE WAH
KIRK, PUT DOWN THE WAH"

All the way through.

Happens on stage too.

[Philly Q]

I will give it that its better than anything off St w**ker, but then, they I cant possibly concieve of how they could have made a worse album.

Amen to that.  Has there ever been a worse album?  :?

(I mean by a band who have actually made good albums at some point, obviously...)

[Woogie]

I've heard it so many times. "This or that band will totaly blow away Metallica....blahblah"

Many have tried.........and failed miserably.

There are lots of thrash bands which simply blow them away though, Testament, and Anthrax come to mind.

I watched Testament last night, the guy on the Les Paul shreds it up big time!!

[Woogie]

Oh and who would win in a fight Phil or James? That proves that Down > Metallica :P

[Ted 'N' Leo]

I will give it that its better than anything off St w**ker, but then, they I cant possibly concieve of how they could have made a worse album.

Amen to that.  Has there ever been a worse album?  :?

(I mean by a band who have actually made good albums at some point, obviously...)

+1

I thought St Anger was so bad it actually offended my ears.

[TomW]

I will give it that its better than anything off St w**ker, but then, they I cant possibly concieve of how they could have made a worse album.

Amen to that.  Has there ever been a worse album?  :?

(I mean by a band who have actually made good albums at some point, obviously...)

I know most people won't agree with me here, but I actually prefer st anger to load and reload. I'm not saying st anger is a good album or anything as it is actually a pretty cr@p album, but i can stand to listen to it more than load and reload for some reason. :? Lets just hope this new album is as good as their earlier albums.

[Philly Q]

I know most people won't agree with me here, but I actually prefer st anger to load and reload. I'm not saying st anger is a good album or anything as it is actually a pretty cr@p album, but i can stand to listen to it more than load and reload for some reason. :?

You might get some agreement I think, because a lot of people hate Load and Reload.  Personally I like them a lot - I enjoy the old fashioned, melodic, groove/riff approach and I think both albums have some brilliant songs.  There are a few stinkers and a lot of the tracks are too long, but if they'd trimmed the fat they could've had at least one absolutely awesome album.

That was one of the reasons St Anger depressed me so much - they'd been writing some of their best songs (maybe in a slightly stodgy "mature" way that alienated a few metalheads, I accept...).  But they threw it all away and recorded an hour of badly-produced, repetitive, unimaginative, directionless, boring riffs without a song in sight.

[Woogie]

The snare in St Anger is horrid

[Ted 'N' Leo]

The snare in St Anger is horrid

You mean the bin?

[Philly Q]

The snare in St Anger is horrid

You mean the bin?

I thought it was an old Quality Street tin with some nuts and bolts in it.

[Ted 'N' Leo]

The snare in St Anger is horrid

You mean the bin?

I thought it was an old Quality Street tin with some nuts and bolts in it.

And the dreams of every Metallica fan who were hoping St Anger would be as they said at the time "Similar to Ride the Lightning".

[Simon D]

I've heard it so many times. "This or that band will totaly blow away Metallica....blahblah"

Many have tried.........and failed miserably.

There are lots of thrash bands which simply blow them away though, Testament, and Anthrax come to mind.

I watched Testament last night, the guy on the Les Paul shreds it up big time!!

Y'mean Alex Skolnick? The guy is an awesome player - one of my favourite guitarists, and certainly the metal player whose style I'd most like to get close to.

As for the Metallica clip - leaving aside the sound quality, which can't be helped, the song was ok but nothing spectacular IMO. It had a decent enough groove, but Hammett seriously needs to put the wah pedal away.

I'll probably check the album out when it appears, but not without having heard at least half the songs - I bought St Anger unheard and I'm dammned if I'm getting screwed like that again!