Metallica To 'Do A Radiohead'?

Metallica are considering whether to follow in the footsteps of Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails by self releasing material once their record contract expires, according to GIGWise.

The rock titans’ drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone that he would hate to go the way of Madonna and U2 by signing lucrative contracts with Live Nation. Instead, he said the band would like to keep things in their own hands.

Asked about signing a ‘360 deal’ like Madonna, Ulrich said: "We've never sold ourselves that way. No disrespect. We want to be as free a player as possible. We've been observing Radiohead and Trent Reznor and in 27 years or however long it takes for the next record, we'll be looking forward to everything in terms of possibilities with the Internet."

Despite this, Ulrich admits he’d be sad to see the traditional record shop disappear, adding: "The record store has been such a huge part of our lives. When I was 12, 14 years old in Denmark, the record store was the Holy Grail and the guy who worked there was my hero."

Metallica’s upcoming ninth studio album will be their final one to be released through Warner Bros. It’s set for release this autumn.

Comments

[daytripper75]

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.

[str84ever]

I'm surprised Lars would be up for this. He must have moved on from Napster incident.

[emojojo]

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.

+1

[ShadowsThatMove]

Ah well that's good then, and yeah it'd be pretty funny if they made the album downloadable and free. i might actually get the album then if that happens.

[metalcameron89]

napster called they said "we want our money back bitch" oh yeah and "tell lars he can come get his shoes he left last week"

[Goblumich07]

That would be the biggest bite in the ass to Lars. and i would LOL for hours on that

[skywayavenue]

haa Lars looks pretty constipated in that picture of him

[Xeus]

nice to see they are finally in the 21st century

[grunger]

No.

[Valathalion]

i would feel no guilt about downloading that album

[FooFighter1927]

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.


+1

+2

[XxAvantGardexX]

Lol I doubt they're gonna make it free or as Radiohead put it "State your own Price"

Lars is too prudent to take a risk like that hence the Napster incident. They are probably just going to pput it on the net and have a set price for the album.

[BlisteringDDj]

Lol

[cobain_is_king]

Real thing > Downloads

[shammyshamsham]

Its a dumb idea anyways, if bigger bands stop providing income for record labels, then no labels are gonna be able to invest in new acts.

Plus Lar Ulrich's probably thinking if they self realease, then the label doesn't take a cut, so he'll get more money!

[craigmileham]

ah well, there's lars thinking "how can we make more money off our music"

[DANZIG767]

Is anyone else opposed to this idea besides me! to me when you buy an cd its not just the musicyour buying but also the cover art, i dont know, i dont like that idea

[strat0blaster]

Oh thank gods - I thought by the headline that it meant they were gonna COVER radiohead or try that style. Whew. The last thing the world needs is MORE radiohead.

[the_maestro]

Oh thank gods - I thought by the headline that it meant they were gonna COVER radiohead or try that style. Whew. The last thing the world needs is MORE radiohead.

Yeah, I mean god forbid a band that wants to change its style from album to album and you know, not sell out.

[godin_force]

good for metallica, rewarding us fans for having to listen to st. anger, thank you!

P.S. For Whom The Bell Tolls will never be topped!

\m/

[n0m3rcy]

Why FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS?

[xXChimairaXx]

phew radiohead. what a sad band. their best song is the one they hate the most to play. thanks again rockband.

[jetfuel495]

i remember someone talking shit on an article on mcr for trying to 'pull a metallica'

so this is ironic

[n0m3rcy]

Exactly

[y-e-a-r-z-e-r-o]

time marches on.
at least they know the net now.
unless (lol) walmart (lol) has (lol) it (lol) im probably going to download it, then order it IF ITS WORTH IT~!

[what??]

godin_force wrote:

good for metallica, rewarding us fans for having to listen to st. anger, thank you!

P.S. For Whom The Bell Tolls will never be topped!

haha,
For Whom the Bell Tolls was already topped by Blackened and Eye of the Beholder :P

[xdan666x]

i doubt it will be free

[Silverstein X]

I think they shouldnt help contribute to the record store's death

[frankv]

xXChimairaXx wrote:

phew radiohead. what a sad band. their best song is the one they hate the most to play. thanks again rockband.

They hate playing Paranoid Android? To me it would be the funnest song of their catalogue to play.

[metallica92]

i keep hearing newsss, no news, just music and none of that st wanker shit

[j-e-f-f-e-r-s]

Asked about signing a ‘360 deal’ like Madonna, Ulrich said: "We've never sold ourselves that way."

Sorry, what?

Anyway, the thought of Ulrich allowing fans to pay what they want for the new album just doesn't fit in my head. I'm guessinh if they do put it online, it'll have a set price.

[Jastul]

daytripper75 :
haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.

+100000

"We've never sold ourselves that way"

at least he admits to selling out...

[OFFFEJ]

what ever metallica dose i dont care there still the best bad of all time

[rick71]

metallica isnt wat it used to be but hey i just might listen to their new album

[seedmole]

frankv wrote:

xXChimairaXx wrote:

phew radiohead. what a sad band. their best song is the one they hate the most to play. thanks again rockband.They hate playing Paranoid Android? To me it would be the funnest song of their catalogue to play.

+1

I have a live CD of them, and right after they played creep, they broke into Paranoid Android and got so much more into it than the previous song.

RADIOHEAD FTW!!!

[Brendan.Clace]

This is B.S considering all the lawsuits Metallica has caused over DRM and stuff like that. Maybe they should consider their stance on music before they start even considering ideas like this...

[Jawkster]

Go Napster Metallica. Can't wait for new album.

[mercedesisbenz]

Metallica will never give an album out for free. Ever. If they give this album out for free, all of the nuclear weapons in the united states will explode simultaneously, and pigs will fly.

[smalRaptor]

I'd pay about 2 bucks for a metallica album, so sure.

[ironman316]

LMAO that's one of the funniest things ever. the other dudes must have really convinced lars that it was the cool thing to do now-a-days. hahahaha.

[MegaRon]

daytripper75 wrote:

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.

Agreed. While downloading it, of course.

checked

[Fendenburgen]

Why should they release their album for free? They're paying to record it as they won't have record label backing, so they deserve to earn off it. The problem with st.anger is that the songs seem too long with no solos on them.

[Guitar~God]

I hate all the people saying "oh i "might" just listen to the new albumn, or oh i'll only pay 2 or three bucks for the new albumn." Please everyone no matter what is gonna go out an buy the new Metallica albumn and listen to it. Who are people kidding....its Metallica there the best band ever, how are you not gonna listen to them. People need to stop bitchin an pay how ever much Metallica is charging for an albumn, why wouldnt you want to support the best band ever?

[bolezhinkov]

Guitar~God wrote:

I hate all the people saying "oh i "might" just listen to the new albumn, or oh i'll only pay 2 or three bucks for the new albumn." Please everyone no matter what is gonna go out an buy the new Metallica albumn and listen to it. Who are people kidding....its Metallica there the best band ever, how are you not gonna listen to them. People need to stop bitchin an pay how ever much Metallica is charging for an albumn, why wouldnt you want to support the best band ever?

I dont even know where to start trashing you man.

metallica is old and should have called it quits in 1992. cant wait for the sales of this album to be so dismal.

[pmcg35]

i read an article where thom yorke said that the new radiohead album actually had more profit than all the others combined...lars must have read that article

[Guitar~God]

bolezhinkov wrote:

Guitar~God wrote:

I hate all the people saying "oh i "might" just listen to the new albumn, or oh i'll only pay 2 or three bucks for the new albumn." Please everyone no matter what is gonna go out an buy the new Metallica albumn and listen to it. Who are people kidding....its Metallica there the best band ever, how are you not gonna listen to them. People need to stop bitchin an pay how ever much Metallica is charging for an albumn, why wouldnt you want to support the best band ever?


I dont even know where to start trashing you man.

metallica is old and should have called it quits in 1992. cant wait for the sales of this album to be so dismal.

Dude why the hell are you on this forum to trash metallica your prob the only idiot ive ever met who would say some dum shit like that "metallica is old and should quit".....dude your ass is gonna be the first on line to buy the new Metallica album when it comes out!

[Guitar~God]

bolezhinkov.....Dumbass!

[NorfIrIon]

I'm tired of people picking on Metallica.
I really hate them, to be honest, I don't like anything about the band, but I don't go make snide comments about them for no real reason, I reserve the right to dislike them and leave it at that.
I really doubt they're going to release an album for free, but the internet is the wave of the future.

[t3xas_dood88]

haha its funny that people still give Metallica and mostly Lars so much shit for the "napster incident"...i guess "real musicians" would love it if little asswads were stealin money from them and keepin them from making a living?...but we'll see how everybody still feels when there in a band and put out an album and instead of people buying it, there out downloading it for free and your band goes under.

but anyways cant wait for the new stuff.

[killboypowerhed]

stop calling it a radiohead! Offspring did it with conspiracy of one wayyyyy back in 2000.

[Lamb of Deth]

grunger :
No.

+1 exactly what i was going to say

[The Novice]

cobain_is_king wrote:

Real thing > Downloads

Enough said.

[TheSilverBeatle]

craigmileham wrote:

ah well, there's lars thinking "how can we make more money off our music"

Yeah! But when Radiohead and NIN do it...there the so awesome and alternative!

[TC1223]

Wow how the tables turn. I thought they were so anti-internet

[Nightwatchman10]

good for them i say

[TheSilverBeatle]

killboypowerhed wrote:

stop calling it a radiohead! Offspring did it with conspiracy of one wayyyyy back in 2000.

No they didn't... "Offspring originally intended to give their millennial release away for free over the Internet until cooler heads prevailed at their label."

[frankv]

Guitar~God wrote:

bolezhinkov wrote:

Guitar~God wrote:

I hate all the people saying "oh i "might" just listen to the new albumn, or oh i'll only pay 2 or three bucks for the new albumn." Please everyone no matter what is gonna go out an buy the new Metallica albumn and listen to it. Who are people kidding....its Metallica there the best band ever, how are you not gonna listen to them. People need to stop bitchin an pay how ever much Metallica is charging for an albumn, why wouldnt you want to support the best band ever?


I dont even know where to start trashing you man.

metallica is old and should have called it quits in 1992. cant wait for the sales of this album to be so dismal.

Dude why the hell are you on this forum to trash metallica your prob the only idiot ive ever met who would say some dum shit like that "metallica is old and should quit".....dude your ass is gonna be the first on line to buy the new Metallica album when it comes out!

People have different tastes you know. I take there are bands you don't like? Well, you bet your ass some people DO like them. Opinion =/= fact.

[|Guitarhead|]

cobain_is_king wrote:

Real thing > Downloads

I agree.

[HellAwaits]

epitome of damage control.

[tim311mahoney]

what does self releasing an album digitally have to do with napster? there's nothing ironic about it. can't wait for this album.

[y-e-a-r-z-e-r-o]

Guitar~God wrote:

I hate all the people saying "oh i "might" just listen to the new albumn, or oh i'll only pay 2 or three bucks for the new albumn." Please everyone no matter what is gonna go out an buy the new Metallica albumn and listen to it. Who are people kidding....its Metallica there the best band ever, how are you not gonna listen to them. People need to stop bitchin an pay how ever much Metallica is charging for an albumn, why wouldnt you want to support the best band ever?

yeah were going to listen to it,
with a high percentage of us DOWNLOADING IT

[Mattallica1]

lars is right out the sadness of record shops are history

[C1osur3]

Even if I'm not much of a fan of Metallica's music, I'll give them respect for at least keeping true with their colors and not selling out.

[ChorusPedal88]

Well Reznor did $1,000,000 in his first week of putting Ghosts out with multiple options

Radiohead obviously got crap figures since there version bombed, if I was Metallica I'd follow in the footsteps of Reznor, and provide multiple options.

[psychokiller99]

frankv wrote:

Guitar~God wrote:

bolezhinkov wrote:

Guitar~God wrote:

I hate all the people saying "oh i "might" just listen to the new albumn, or oh i'll only pay 2 or three bucks for the new albumn." Please everyone no matter what is gonna go out an buy the new Metallica albumn and listen to it. Who are people kidding....its Metallica there the best band ever, how are you not gonna listen to them. People need to stop bitchin an pay how ever much Metallica is charging for an albumn, why wouldnt you want to support the best band ever?


I dont even know where to start trashing you man.

metallica is old and should have called it quits in 1992. cant wait for the sales of this album to be so dismal.

Dude why the hell are you on this forum to trash metallica your prob the only idiot ive ever met who would say some dum shit like that "metallica is old and should quit".....dude your ass is gonna be the first on line to buy the new Metallica album when it comes out!
People have different tastes you know. I take there are bands you don't like? Well, you bet your ass some people DO like them. Opinion =/= fact.

true, but sometimes you should keep your dumbass opinion to yourself, especially when about 90 percent of the people checkin and commenting the article are metallica fans. so if you come in here and make a stupid ass comment like "omg they should've quit blah blah blah" you're probably gonna get some comments back. one egotistical comment deserves another. and i plan on buying the next metallic album, download or not.

PS stop saying metallica "sold-out". god i hate that word, and the fact that so many UGers think that just cuz they made money and changed their sound a bit, they sold out. i ****in hate UG'ers sometimes.

[Luc1feR]

Well ofcourse they wont release it for free.
Would you go to work for free ? I shure as hell wouldnt.

People really got to drop the whole napster thingie, it's not that strange that they reacted to it.
People seem to think its okay not getting payed for their job, because that is what they are saying.

Just because they are succesful and getting alot of money don't meen that they want nothing more.

[jmetalf]

yeah i dunno if the whole "let our fans decide how much to spend on the cd" thing would really work for metallica... their fans would probably all download it for free and then spend the money they saved on beer and weed.

[duncang]

TheSilverBeatle wrote:

craigmileham wrote:

ah well, there's lars thinking "how can we make more money off our music"

Yeah! But when Radiohead and NIN do it...there the so awesome and alternative!

Exactly.

Everything Metallica does is driven by money, but if Radiohead does it it's for the music, maaaaan.

Again:
Checked/Banned

[y-e-a-r-z-e-r-o]

jmetalf wrote:

yeah i dunno if the whole "let our fans decide how much to spend on the cd" thing would really work for metallica... their fans would probably all download it for free and then spend the money they saved on beer and weed.

lol amen

[hhun]

I think it's funny when people talk trash about Metallica and say they 'sold out', when in reality, the whole point of being a musician is to MAKE MUSIC AND MAKE A LIVING OFF OF IT. I'd like to see all the clowns on here work to record an album and then just give it away. You guys would ROCK! And hey...at least you wouldn't be selling out!!!!!

[recliner33]

daytripper75 wrote:

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.

This is weid cause the other day I was thinking how can metallica get the respect from most of their fans back that were pissed off when Lars helped to shut down Napster. And my conclusion was to pull a radiohead. Then like 3 days later this is the main article on UG. I don't think metallica will let the fans pick the price to pay for this album but if they did they would
get alot of my respect back. Sure they'd just be copying radiohead but it's still a good idea. Plus even if 50% of the people decide not to pay a penny for the album then they will still make a shit load probably. They can afford the risk.

[TheEsupremacy]

How dumb some people are. Geesh. Metallica (Lars) were asked by MANY fellow musicians and the RIAA to go up against Napster because they are so popular. They felt the need to NOT bite the OTHER hand that feeds them and help out. Alone, you would have NEVER seen Metallica bitch about downloading. They spoke out as a favor/on behalf of ALL musicians and to a lesser extent the RIAA. They just wanted to be the nice guys. They NEVER meant to piss off the world. I am so sick of the never ending Metallica bashing asshats. God shut UP ALLREADY. If you don't like them GOOD. SHUT THE FUCK UP! Go post in a thread that MATTERS to YOU! If not for Metallica the metal scene and rock landscape as a whole would be vastly different. They are and will be a hall of fame band. THE END.

[hhun]

TheEsupremacy.....

Well said, thank you

[Adamus9]

To people who say its stupid for lars to do this with the napster thing. He didn't want people stealing their music but now he would be giving it away or selling it over the internet its not that hard to see the difference.

[recliner33]

^^^ But also you can look at this as how can metallica make more money? Pull a radiohead. They made lots from it and metallica would do the same. So it's a double sword.

[Bizzarosanta2]

Um someone above me mentioned how NIN did awesome with their release and Radiohead bombed....dude, do you ever read anything...ever? Radiohead sold millions of copies and it was Trent who was disappointed.

Anyway, good for Metallica. I don't see why anyone should pick on them for this. Its a good idea! Sad about cover art and all that but thats just going to die anyway might as well get used to digital cover art :-\ No stopping it now.

[hhun]

ALL HAIL METALLICA and
REAL F*CKING METAL

[Metal_Militian]

Awwww Metallica, guys, don't do this to the kids.
I've only just moved on from LP to CD, don't go to MP3.
Atleast they're making a 10th album though!! Oh god, i was looking forward to the 9th ever since i first heard about it almost a year ago.

I'm hopefully going to see them in Dublin in August. Can't wait!!
Metallica, you are gods.

[TheEsupremacy]

Do any of you even realize or know these guys enough to know that they sincerely want to deliver fans a good thrashin' interesting/epic next cd? They have BUSTED THEIR ASSES putting this new cd together with Rubin. They want to make their fans happy. They ARE NOT money grubbing sell out *******s who's talent now ends in the arms of St. Anger. Many people are going to eat their words come September. I, for one, can't FUCKING WAIT!

[hhun]

What was wrong with St. Anger again?

[IRONMAIDENTLICA]

DAMNIT METALLICA JUST RELEASE UR FUCKING CD!!!

[drumpat]

This has probably been stated a 100 times already but I'm too lazy to read right now.
Their contract with Warner is gonna expire before the CURRENT album sees the light of day, so they can release it via . They're not gonna give it away for free like Radiohead did though.
Still, I'm not gonna stop looking forward to this record. Maybe pause, but never stop!

[K. Hoaglund]

You people should read that bit again. He never said anything about free. NIN didn't give it away free when they put their new album on the Net. Only the punks out there who want to steal it and not pay for it, you are the pussies of the world.

[hhun]

Sorry.....listening to St. Anger and its just so hard to hear past all the FUCKING KICK ASS RELENTLESS HEAVY ASS GUITARS!!!!!

[drumpat]

hhun wrote:

What was wrong with St. Anger again?

It fit the mainstream musical taste at that time.

[Marlboro Medium]

FooFighter1927 wrote:

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.


+1

+2

+10,000

[Cheesepuff]

hhun wrote:

What was wrong with St. Anger again?

The better question would be what was RIGHT with it

[GuitarJunkie]

hmmm, spearhead the suit against napster and then pull a complete 180...similar to how their music use to be awesome and now blows ass...complete 180.

[travislausch]

daytripper75 wrote:

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.

Because we all know how stupid growing up is, right?

[ilovesoupandpie]

I don't think anyone can call Metallica sellouts after they released st. Anger. Which btw is a great album imo, the most visceral stuff metallica have ever done. I know I'll get slatd for saying this, but they recognised that the 'guitar solo' was cliche and moved on, and made a far more interesting album than Load/reload.

[dooncan]

cobain_is_king wrote:

Real thing > Downloads

+100

[ptr362]

mercedesisbenz wrote:

Metallica will never give an album out for free. Ever. If they give this album out for free, all of the nuclear weapons in the united states will explode simultaneously, and pigs will fly.

If they did give the option to choose how much you want to pay, that would say a lot about their confidence in their new material! Personally, I reckon this new album is gonna sound good like old Metallica but not gonna sound as memorable as them (if anyone else gets what i mean)

[CapnKickass]

n0m3rcy wrote:

Why FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS?

because it goes: doodoodoodooooo doodoodoodooooo doodoodoodooooo dooo doooo. nuff said.

[thame2010]

mercedesisbenz wrote:

Metallica will never give an album out for free. Ever. If they give this album out for free, all of the nuclear weapons in the united states will explode simultaneously, and pigs will fly.

LOL !

[Yeathatwasme]

Mettalicas download site: 10 dollers to enter website 5 dollars to register on Website 2 dollers per minute on webstie 20 to download album

[pigmaggots]

shammyshamsham wrote:

Its a dumb idea anyways, if bigger bands stop providing income for record labels, then no labels are gonna be able to invest in new acts.

The big labels are dead anyway, the indie labels have been able to deal with all of this label rubbish for ages. It wouldn't stop the flow of bands, just the flow of bands on majors.

[mcyeah]

metallica sucks, they are old. had good albums a long long long long long time ago in a galaxy far far away. they should retire. and no i wont be buying any metallica, there are still plenty of free sites to rip them off of, that is if there is even anything remotely worth listening to (probably wont be though just like there last however many albums starting with craptastic load and leading up to this one)

[Nightstrider]

HAHAHAHA

Oh jeebus, the irony is killing me! Absolutely classic, good show Lars!

[SRX700]

ChorusPedal88 :
Well Reznor did $1,000,000 in his first week of putting Ghosts out with multiple options

Radiohead obviously got crap figures since there version bombed, if I was Metallica I'd follow in the footsteps of Reznor, and provide multiple options.

LOL.

Radiohead has made nearly $10 million dollars (about £4.8 million) in less than a week.

Source: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/radio head_make_10_million_from_in_rainbows.html

[schecter_guy]

lars wasn't mad at napster in particular, he was mad at whoever stole the unfinished master tapes of "i disappear." he's said before in interviews that he doesn't care if people download metallica songs.

[Mihyaeru]

Plus Lar Ulrich's probably thinking if they self realease, then the label doesn't take a cut, so he'll get more money!

Really? Well to be honest I would rather self produce for that reason and also for the fact of being in dontrol which metallica have always wanted to do and thats why they sued Napster...Napster would be giving their music away for free out of thier control...this way metallica are in control and can choose how to do it, I can see why they would want to do it and honestly I would do the same, the fewer outsiders invovled with the music the better

Lars Never sid anything about not releasing a CD as well as a downloadable version, whichi s what Radiohead and NIN both did as well, tough if Metallica dont then Lars would be hleping end the record shop, which would obviously go agaisnt what he said but theyll probably release the cd as well for those fans that like cds like me...

I much prefer Albums than mps, I love the artwork and everything as well as the music its a nice package So hopefully if they do the net thing there;; still be a CD for me to buy

[stevecallahan]

this only means more money for lars less for labels that support up and coming bands mettalica is already established so its no risk only another greedy ploy...

[SlashNX]

The day Metallica start giving their music away for free is the day hell freezes over!

checked.

[LedFloyd77]

why do half the people leaving comments swear they're god da*m professionals and know exactly what metallica's going to do or not do... seriously who gives a f**k... get off they're god da*m nuts... it's music so f**king enjoy it

[LynchMobster]

killboypowerhed wrote:

stop calling it a radiohead! Offspring did it with conspiracy of one wayyyyy back in 2000.

I dont know when, Smashing Pumpkins did the same thing. Corgan released Machina II for free over the internet, which was 2 albums and 4 eps. Their label wouldnt release it, so corgan just let everyone have it for fee.

[Oxendoobie]

Metallica making a site where you can download free music... priceless

Also.. Gene simmons is a douche and he said people who download music should have everything they own taken away from them.

[Cwolf]

It's nice to see some people on here actualy defending this band and not screaming sell out like most 14 yr olds do just to be cool.I never thought metallica sold out though i'd rather go out and buy it than download it. I mean you download a mediocre bands cd not a good 1 .

[Taker43153]

Well, I'm looking forward to the next Metallica album in 27 years.

[Chickenfrmheck]

ahahahahahahahahaa wow....
this is really funny, how could lars not want a lucrative deal???

he's lars freakin ulrich, he's supposed to be money obsessed right?

do we not recall the napster incident?

[strat0blaster]

the_maestro wrote:

Oh thank gods - I thought by the headline that it meant they were gonna COVER radiohead or try that style. Whew. The last thing the world needs is MORE radiohead.


Yeah, I mean god forbid a band that wants to change its style from album to album and you know, not sell out.

Actually, your assumption as to what my comment meant couldn't have been more inaccurate. What I meant was that I can't stand Radiohead, and would be somewhat repulsed if a band like Metallica did music of that style. I happen to like all of Metallica's stuff (aside from St. Anger), including S&M and the Load/Re-Load era, which everyone seems to hate. My musical tastes are as broad as your failure to listen without assuming is apparent, and you know little or nothing about me. SO, in conclusion - you were wrong, you're still wrong, and you'll probably continue to be wrong.

Jesus. What would you do if you couldn't misconstrue what someone says, then blast them for it needlessly?

[Macabre_Turtle]

I smell bullshit.

[UltimateNirvana]

skywayavenue wrote:

haa Lars looks pretty constipated in that picture of him

Thats what drummers look like my friend.... I think its all the cheese they eat

[l)ragonForce]

that would be pretty sweet but i doubt it'll happen

[Anno[fzk]]

Guitar~God wrote:

I hate all the people saying "oh i "might" just listen to the new albumn, or oh i'll only pay 2 or three bucks for the new albumn." Please everyone no matter what is gonna go out an buy the new Metallica albumn and listen to it. Who are people kidding....its Metallica there the best band ever, how are you not gonna listen to them. People need to stop bitchin an pay how ever much Metallica is charging for an albumn, why wouldnt you want to support the best band ever?

Seriously, it depends on preference.
So you can't say Metallica is the best band ever
Just like I can't say Between the Buried and Me is the best band ever.

or.. Can I?
jk

[Beanie_Ben]

strat0blaster wrote:

Yeah, I mean god forbid a band that wants to change its style from album to album and you know, not sell out.


Actually, your assumption as to what my comment meant couldn't have been more inaccurate. What I meant was that I can't stand Radiohead, and would be somewhat repulsed if a band like Metallica did music of that style. I happen to like all of Metallica's stuff (aside from St. Anger), including S&M and the Load/Re-Load era, which everyone seems to hate. My musical tastes are as broad as your failure to listen without assuming is apparent, and you know little or nothing about me. SO, in conclusion - you were wrong, you're still wrong, and you'll probably continue to be wrong.

Jesus. What would you do if you couldn't misconstrue what someone says, then blast them for it needlessly?

live in a police state?

[PAsistem]

its really easy to bash lars for the napster incident. but what about beatallica?

for those of you who dont know. beatallica was a group that essentially combined the beatles music with metallica music. The beatles' record label ordered them to "cease and desist", but lars actually defended them

in other words, theyre not as big of sell outs as we would all like to think

[PAsistem]

and another thing. can someone PLEASE explain to me whats wrong with St. Anger. like...seriously make an attempt to explain and not just make a snarky comment like "what ISNT wrong with it?"

cuz i'd really like to know, plus i would like to test the intelligence of metallica fans

[foreverconfined]

ilovesoupandpie :
I don't think anyone can call Metallica sellouts after they released st. Anger. Which btw is a great album imo, the most visceral stuff metallica have ever done. I know I'll get slatd for saying this, but they recognised that the 'guitar solo' was cliche and moved on, and made a far more interesting album than Load/reload.

guitar solos cliche? thats probably the dumbest thing iv ever heard.

[Fuzzbox91]

The rock titans’ drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone

you know metallica has lost their metal edge when Ug refers to them as "rock"

that be cool if they did that, especially seeing how lars was being such a bitch to napster, Whatever, as long as their next album has good music.

btw i dont think they really sold out, they just started making shitty music.

[boxcarblink94]

anyone else notice he said "27 years" until the next album? haha...

[Fuzzbox91]

PAsistem wrote:

and another thing. can someone PLEASE explain to me whats wrong with St. Anger. like...seriously make an attempt to explain and not just make a snarky comment like "what ISNT wrong with it?"

cuz i'd really like to know, plus i would like to test the intelligence of metallica fans

i actually liked it better than Load/Reload, at least they were getting back to their metal roots. There were two huge problems i had with it 1)the riffs repeated on and on without progressions or bridges like they had in their older albums 2)no guitar solos or good lead work by Kirk Hammett 3) for ilovecakeandpie, kirk hammett has some words of wisdom for you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9rzuPmqv2Q&feature=related

[DenHond]

The traditional record store will disapear ? No F-king way... here in my city, a new one just open (metalzone), and other record stores are really crowded...

[MadMojo]

I, too, find this quite hilarious. I don't really care, since Metallica lost me as a fan quite some time ago, but I must say thanks to all those who've commented so far... this shit is entertaining! I don't expect this album to be that great, based on everything I've heard them say about it, but hey that's just my opinion...

[fede01_8]

he's going to let us download it for free and then he is going to sues all

[IRONMAIDENTLICA]

Cheesepuff wrote:

hhun wrote:

What was wrong with St. Anger again?

The better question would be what was RIGHT with it

I lol-ed at that
ST Anger was bad because it was not a METALLICA ALBUM it was a tune ur guitar down and play one riff for 8 minutes while u sing way out of pitch and lars does the dishes on his drumset album instead

[r0ckz0mb13]

the_maestro wrote:

Oh thank gods - I thought by the headline that it meant they were gonna COVER radiohead or try that style. Whew. The last thing the world needs is MORE radiohead.

Yeah, I mean god forbid a band that wants to change its style from album to album and you know, not sell out.

yeah, its not like metallica hasn't sold out before.....:P

[DevilsDance76]

daytripper75 wrote:

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.

But you see...you still pay for the album...just like with radiohead. You just choose the price

[ScottySanchez]

IRONMAIDENTLICA wrote:

Cheesepuff wrote:

hhun wrote:

What was wrong with St. Anger again?

The better question would be what was RIGHT with it


I lol-ed at that
ST Anger was bad because it was not a METALLICA ALBUM it was a tune ur guitar down and play one riff for 8 minutes while u sing way out of pitch and lars does the dishes on his drumset album instead

+2

[darkslde91]

daytripper75 wrote:

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.

if it does happen then it shows that he's moved on, seriously people have to move on with their lives that was the past

and for everyone who said they sold out.... theyre right they did sell out
they sold out in every show they played!
tickets go out pretty fast hahaha

checked.

[staind_dust87]

Everybody hates Metallica for f**king with Napster, but I thought it was kinda cool, cuz every little small band that was losing a crap load of money and couldn't afford to sue, probably loved it. The unknown bands (Like mine), that are trying to make a name for themself are getting screwed the most.

P.S. ST Anger rocks and anyone who doesn't like it can kiss my ass! lol.

Peace

[Cafas]

Man I love when people get all defensive when other users trash their favourite band. It's like they can't wrap their heads around the fact there's no such thing as the 'best band ever'. It's hilarious.

Anyways, Lars was never anti-downloading. Rightly or wrongly, he felt his music was being stolen, and more to the point, he felt it was being manipulated without his permission. He made a valid point as far the latter goes, but it's not like he could really have done anything about it.

I'm up in the air about the music industry transferring everything to the digital realm. I pirate a lot of music, sure, but I also loving buying CDs.

I'll check out the new Metallica album, but I don't have high hopes.

[Vermintide]

Hmm...

I wanna see what they're up to. The Mission Metallica site got me curious, now this? One wonders what they're gonna do.

[guitaringsailor]

interesting that lars does this =)

can't wait for their new album =D

[moodster]

i think all the mods are watching this article right now

anyway, i personally cant wait for the new album, i like everything metallica does, hell i even liked st. anger

[sjaxemaster07]

i love metallica and love their music,love spending my money on metallica stuff,im happy to buy their album just like all their others. but really,how could someone like lars want anymore money ? surely he has enough.did you see how much he sold his paintings for on "Some kind of monster" ? for christ sake !

[DroptheBomb]

what?? wrote:

godin_force wrote:

good for metallica, rewarding us fans for having to listen to st. anger, thank you!

P.S. For Whom The Bell Tolls will never be topped!

haha,
For Whom the Bell Tolls was already topped by Blackened and Eye of the Beholder :P

most definatly.

not to mention every other song off "and justice for all"

[D-Fens]

Radiohead is brilliant in all ways possible.

[Irish Bassist]

ah.....great so whens the new album out.....seriously??!!!guys.....hello.....?????

[archangelseren]

ha i thought that metallica were guna cover radiohead for a split second which made me laugh, then i realised.... popular bands can get away with this as they have lots of other albums that have sold well so they dont have to worry, no matter how sh!t the albums are

[Kegan]

strat0blaster wrote:

the_maestro wrote:

Oh thank gods - I thought by the headline that it meant they were gonna COVER radiohead or try that style. Whew. The last thing the world needs is MORE radiohead.


Yeah, I mean god forbid a band that wants to change its style from album to album and you know, not sell out.


Actually, your assumption as to what my comment meant couldn't have been more inaccurate. What I meant was that I can't stand Radiohead, and would be somewhat repulsed if a band like Metallica did music of that style. I happen to like all of Metallica's stuff (aside from St. Anger), including S&M and the Load/Re-Load era, which everyone seems to hate. My musical tastes are as broad as your failure to listen without assuming is apparent, and you know little or nothing about me. SO, in conclusion - you were wrong, you're still wrong, and you'll probably continue to be wrong.

Jesus. What would you do if you couldn't misconstrue what someone says, then blast them for it needlessly?

You do realize radiohead changes their style from album to album, no?
oh. And "My musical tastes are as broad as your failure to listen without assuming is apparent" makes absolutely no sense.

furthermore, you misconstrued everything he said and made a dozen assumptions yourself.

Oh. And the new Radiohead album is ****ing outstanding.

[GreekRockr9]

pmcg35 wrote:

i read an article where thom yorke said that the new radiohead album actually had more profit than all the others combined...lars must have read that article

That wouldn't surprise me in the least bit.
And I love how releasing an album online is now "Pulling a Radiohead". If this goes out for free, yeah, I'll probably get it. If not, I'll give it a listen and see if it's worth buying.

Ulrich=hypocrite

[Jesstaa]

cobain_is_king wrote:

Real thing > Downloads

+1

[AerialOverdrive]

DroptheBomb wrote:

what?? wrote:

godin_force wrote:

good for metallica, rewarding us fans for having to listen to st. anger, thank you!

P.S. For Whom The Bell Tolls will never be topped!

haha,
For Whom the Bell Tolls was already topped by Blackened and Eye of the Beholder :P



most definatly.

not to mention every other song off "and justice for all"

No way...Ride the Lightning PWNS!!!!!

[gus_metallica]

What a bunch of immature kids coming in, reading the article and then bashing Metallica. The funny part is, when u ask them what they like, they start to mention things like "Slipknot, BFMV, Trivium" and all of dat bullshit.

If u have a real understanding of heavy metal and music in general u will with no doubt in ur mind admit that METALLICA is the greatest musical act in the history of music! They are just simply unbelievable and nothing can compare to what they have done.

I like Kill Em All for its thrashyness and wildness, for it energy and lightning fast solos.
I enjoy Ride the lightning for its musical genius and transition between heavy riffs and melodies.
I love Master of puppets for simply being the best Metal album of all time!
I love AJFA because of its musical complexity and design.
I like the Black album for its musical meaning and self motivating lyrics.
I like Load because of its bluesy style along with song fullfilling melodies.
I like Reload because of its hard slow riffs n deeper meaning songs.
I like GARAGE cause they show us what influenced them into becoming the best band ever.
I love St. Anger because of its, "I dont give a f***" attitude.

I love em all! This is a true fan speaking, i even got the "Scary guy" on my right arm if u kno wat i mean! lol

METALLICA BEST BAND EVER!

[whitestrat279]

ironic much?

i think its more of selling the album direct from the band on the internet than name your price.

i know its been said but it will probably have a set price or at least a minimum. lars head would explode if it was given away for free.

[Cafas]

XD. Keep it coming gus, I'm laughing my ass off here.

[twistyzybe]

This is a great shift. Major labels have had the control on popular music for too long, this should hopefully bring back some great rock into the industry and shift away from the pompous spoilt brat queens ie britney spears and the like. Even if they make the music free like it should be, they will make heaps from merch sales and live concerts. For this I am hoping that prominant bands follow suit.
Alas it will still be sad to see the record shops go, but these are changing times, bands must adapt for the future.

[gallagher2006]

I don't understand why it's called "Do a Radiohead".

bands have been giving music away for free for YEARS, but Radiohead do it and all of a sudden it's the cool thing to do.

There's a band called Clinic, for example, and they almost always give their music away for free in some ways, telling their fans that it's all about the music.

Radiohead, and Metallica in this case, have demonstrated in the past that they are money grabbing pricks. If Metallica do this, it's because they are jumping on the bandwagon and want to try and make even more money.

For shame...

[sjaxemaster07]

gus_metallica you ****in kick arse !!! well said

[axis56]

emojojo wrote:

haha. if Metallica give the option of downloading their next album for free, im gonna laugh so hard.


+1

sweet sweet irony

therl be a $20 cap on it probably

[TheNERD250]

what?? wrote:

godin_force wrote:

good for metallica, rewarding us fans for having to listen to st. anger, thank you!

P.S. For Whom The Bell Tolls will never be topped!


haha,
For Whom the Bell Tolls was already topped by Blackened and Eye of the Beholder :P

which couldn't top ride the lightning or Creeping Death