Metallica To Play Berlin In September

According to Metallicapage.de, the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung BZ reported this past Wednesday (May 21) that Metallica will be the first band to perform at the new O2 World arena in Berlin on September 12. It should be noted, however, that Metallica has not yet officially announced any shows beyond its August 24 appearance at the Reading festival in Reading, UK.

As previously reported, Metallica has tapped Greg Fidelman — an engineer/producer who has worked with current Metallica producer Rick Rubin on albums for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, System Of A Down, Slipknot and Audioslave, among others — to mix its new CD, which is due out in September.

During a May 14 interview with The Pulse Of Radio, Ulrich said that the group hopes to wrap up work on the album in time for the Memorial Day weekend holiday. "It's pretty close," he said. "We've got four studio days next week to just patch up. If there's a last minute, you know, 'that needs this...' or — but pretty much done. Yeah, it's pretty much done. And then they start mixing the week after."

Lars also took part in a conference call on May 15 to promote this year's Bonnaroo festival, which Metallica will headline on June 13, Ulrich told reporters that Metallica recently met with a graphic designer to begin planning the new CD package, though there's no confirmed title for the album yet and the songs still have working names.

"We sort of promised ourselves that unlike all the records we made in the '90s, [which] were just completely stressed-out and just nutty, that we were gonna try and have a little more sane environment — and we've actually, surprising mostly to ourselves, been able to keep to that," Ulrich said, according to Billboard.com. "We've pretty much finished the music now, so all the next level stuff is just starting to go down."

The band next plays the Bonnaroo festival in mid-June, a series of European festivals, and the newly configured one-day Ozzfest this August in Dallas.

Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[Neurie]

Play a proper date in the UK and not just the rubbish festival that is reading.

It used to be good but now its the home of middle class England wantign to try to look like they arent middle class even though its mummy and daddy's money which is paying for the tickets they bought off of ebay :P

[tands]

metallic kinda sucks these days

[SuicidalFreak]

And also play a proper date in the US, please no more festival dates, and release the new album already!

[break-me-in]

Neurie wrote:

Play a proper date in the UK and not just the rubbish festival that is reading.

It used to be good but now its the home of middle class England wantign to try to look like they arent middle class even though its mummy and daddy's money which is paying for the tickets they bought off of ebay :P

Pfft, Reading has an awesome lineup this year, and I thought we were beyond such petty class divisions.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure they'll do a world tour after the album comes out.

[bollo]

Neurie wrote:

Play a proper date in the UK and not just the rubbish festival that is reading.

It used to be good but now its the home of middle class England wantign to try to look like they arent middle class even though its mummy and daddy's money which is paying for the tickets they bought off of ebay :P

erm....they played Wembley Stadium last year?
The fact that they're playing in England 2 yrs running is amazing in itself, bring on Leeds fest!

[TheThesTony]

Metallica has been in the news on here almost every day for the past week. That is just plain nutty!

[Crozmo]

This article is so nutty!

Infact im going to buy some nuts now, i'm so nutty gesh!

[godberry]

"We sort of promised ourselves that unlike all the records we made in the '90s, [which] were just completely stressed-out and just NUTTY."

I thought the new album had a NUTTY sound (whatever that is supposed to mean). That's what Lars has been saying for a long time. So in other words, this is going to sound like one of their 90s albums. That makes me a little nervous about this album.

[Mattallica1]

metallica should play at wembley again, best atmosphere

[studioworks700s]

they have to play some north american dates goddamnit

[sukeyscorer]

roll on reading!

[GuitarFreak211]

Just release the damn album already. Why september, if they're finishing it up now? I can't wait that long D:

[gooooog]

leeds reading is just full of rubbish indea bands tbh exept tenacious d and rage against the machine

[morphfrusciante]

**** the rest of the world and just play that berlin gig!! wohoo i guess i´m the first one whos happy about the headline^^

*checked*

[Robb89]

morphfrusciante wrote:

**** the rest of the world and just play that berlin gig!! wohoo i guess i´m the first one whos happy about the headline^^

Yeah you're happy because you're german?

[imdeth]

Most of this article is the same as the last one! I think i'm going nutty!

[Cheesepuff]

That's nutty

[thetoastinator]

Wow, Metallica need to come to the US East Coast. They haven't played one gig in New York or PA since 2004 I believe, where I was just getting into them, so I have yet to see my favorite band live. It sucks.

[AvengedThrice]

godberry wrote:

"We sort of promised ourselves that unlike all the records we made in the '90s, [which] were just completely stressed-out and just NUTTY."

I thought the new album had a NUTTY sound (whatever that is supposed to mean). That's what Lars has been saying for a long time. So in other words, this is going to sound like one of their 90s albums. That makes me a little nervous about this album.

Get a grip..

He means that in the 90's, the BAND was nutty and stressed.

In his other quote, he said the new MUSIC was nutty, meaning crazy.

[JRB Dog!!]

Metallica is my all time favorite band but they need to seriously play U.S. dates more often now, im startin to get kinda pissed

[MorgMetal_666]

On the fanclub website I heard a few clips of the new songs and they sound pretty good. They have a Justice/Black album feel. Definitely better than their last two or three records.

[Year Zero]

LMAO, he said nutty again.

[Your41Plague12]

MorgMetal_666 wrote:

On the fanclub website I heard a few clips of the new songs and they sound pretty good. They have a Justice/Black album feel. Definitely better than their last two or three records.

I hope to god it sounds somewhat like Justice but with audible bass. Rob needs to show his true potential, although I think Jason fit the personality that is "Metallica" better.

[metalderek]

SuicidalFreak wrote:

And also play a proper date in the US, please no more festival dates, and release the new album already!

+1

No more nutty festivals.

[HammettHead]

Neurie wrote:

Play a proper date in the UK and not just the rubbish festival that is reading.

It used to be good but now its the home of middle class England wantign to try to look like they arent middle class even though its mummy and daddy's money which is paying for the tickets they bought off of ebay :P

Yeah... So it is... When a month of my wages is going on it's Northern Counterpart (Leeds) and the beer and food expenses that come with it?

Grow up with your petty class division and stop acting like a douche.

[picatakr]

I wonder If they will play blitzkreig in berlin , that will get the place hoppin, nutty in fact

[samerika]

I really dont wanna hear anymore metallica news, they are starting to get on my nerves-seems like this is a fan page

[pucci6d6]

Everytime UG puts a new Metallica article up, it has the same quotes from Lars that it always did, and pretty much the same news as last time. Seriously UG, why? We get it, new Metallica album. And it's gonna be nutty. We get it.

[SuicidalFreak]

metalderek wrote:

SuicidalFreak wrote:

And also play a proper date in the US, please no more festival dates, and release the new album already!


+1

No more nutty festivals.

Right...

[Back in Red]

So f**kn' unfair, I WANT NORTH AMERICA DATES!!!!! Now I have to settle for bootlegs and youtube...:-(

[brentondig]

Again, we are sick of hearing from Lars, for crying out loud! And I don't want to hear another thing about Metallica until the album is out, or if they announce Canadian tour dates.

[Jackolas]

Neurie wrote:

Play a proper date in the UK and not just the rubbish festival that is reading.

It used to be good but now its the home of middle class England wantign to try to look like they arent middle class even though its mummy and daddy's money which is paying for the tickets they bought off of ebay :P

I live in Reading and have for 18 years. This is now completely true, so don't bash him.

LIKE IT OR NOT, ITS TRUE! and I'm going - just for the sunday, too expensive etc plus the posers get to me now.

[Jackolas]

Yes, I used the word poser.

[LedFloyd77]

theyve played long enough in europe... come to f**king united states

[Eddie's'Waitor]

Are Metallica coming to the UK soon ? If so are they coming to NEC at Birmingham ? If not just tell me where... I'll find a way

[metalifan]

Can't wait for the album!
I know this is going to be another Kill em All album or maybe (if lucky) another Master of Puppets

[.:Darkness:.]

Oh for ****s sake! Why must UG always have something about Metallica up in the new part? Who cares if their doing a gig?!

[UseYourBrain]

As previously reported, Metallica has tapped Greg Fidelman — an engineer/producer who has worked with current Metallica producer Rick Rubin on albums for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, System Of A Down, Slipknot and Audioslave, among others — to mix its new CD, which is due out in September.

Phail!
St. Anger II coming out next november!!!

[Tonnyiommisg24]

use your brain dum ass its gonna be like the black album

[Kadaj]

Tonnyiommisg24 wrote:

use your brain dum ass its gonna be like the black album

I'm rolling my eyes at you over the internets.

[recliner33]

Why is it always Lars that talks about the new album? Why not any of the other members? I'd rather hear Kirk Hammet talk about the album because I would actually believe most of the stuff coming out of his mouth, plus he wouldn't be saying stupid shit like "nutty". Kirk seems to be the most honest of the bunch and he doesn't make himself sound like a jackass like Lars does.

[genresrforposer]

I like how everywhewre near Dallas and city-like is Dallas.

Love that it's near me though :P

[slashedaxl103]

Get ready for the "nutty comments" folks

[JimPrenier_11]

wow metallica is on the news AGAIN!!! YEAAAAAH WOOOHOOO YIPEEE! I'm beign sarcastic!!!!
I really like Metallica but I really don't care about this...

[Oxendoobie]

That News was nutty.

[shredhuerta86]

Come on play somewhere cooler like Italy or Korea

[broken_leg]

Gee they play in all these crappy festivals but I still can't get them to perform at one of my Sunday afternoon barbeques. Losers.

[broken_leg]

Probably because Lars the cheap bastard still owes me a sixer of beer.

checked.

[skindred]

they were amazing at wembley stadium, bring on the new album.

[synthbeats]

gooooog wrote:

leeds reading is just full of rubbish indea bands tbh exept tenacious d and rage against the machine

what are you talking about you fool have you even seen the line up!! metallica,slipknot, avenged sevenfold, bullet for my valentine, serj tankian, gallows etc are all playing and none of them are indie but there's nothing wrong with indie either indie is great!

[musicfreak003]

am i the only one that metallica supposedly "tapped" Greg Fidelman? does anyone else see what just happened..

[axe_man]

I've seen the new O2 arena under construction and it looks blooming a huge its going to be an awsome venue for them. Right next to the Berlin wall aswell i wrote my name and my bands name on it XD

[adamjowens]

UseYourBrain wrote:

As previously reported, Metallica has tapped Greg Fidelman — an engineer/producer who has worked with current Metallica producer Rick Rubin on albums for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, System Of A Down, Slipknot and Audioslave, among others — to mix its new CD, which is due out in September.


Phail!
St. Anger II coming out next november!!!

the recordings and the mixing is 2 seperate thigns altogether. they might have the riffs of MoP but the production of SOAD which in my books is a winner

[penelope]

pretty sure metallica does not care about australia

[fts666]

i´m seeing them at reading! so all good
but these articles about metallica are really getting a bit repetitive

[Newagehippy,inc]

I agree that news about metallica is too frequent,especially lars doing interviews! But i cant wait to hear rick rubins touch on the album

[Death-Speak]

I'm not planning any trips until they announce a US tour.

[euan_soad]

sukeyscorer wrote:

roll on reading!

Roll on a full UK tour!

[BenRaah]

Maybe they'll of actually released the album by then...

[EpiSG1987]

adamjowens wrote:

UseYourBrain wrote:

As previously reported, Metallica has tapped Greg Fidelman — an engineer/producer who has worked with current Metallica producer Rick Rubin on albums for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, System Of A Down, Slipknot and Audioslave, among others — to mix its new CD, which is due out in September.


Phail!
St. Anger II coming out next november!!!


the recordings and the mixing is 2 seperate thigns altogether. they might have the riffs of MoP but the production of SOAD which in my books is a winner

correction: in my books its a weiner

[Metal_Rich]

Damn, if I lived there I'd be signing up, should be nutty.