And speaking of Metallica fever…
A nice chunk of Metal Hammer‘s recent interview with Lars has been excerpted by NewMetallicaAlbum.com. In it, the drummer talks about working with producer Rick Rubin, making honest music, and hopefully releasing the new album in early 2009. An excerpt of the excerpt:
Metal Hammer: Do you consider this new album to be a thrash metal record?
Lars: “Oh [hang on] let me get my dictionary out…check my terminology.”
Metal Hammer: Isn’t that the record that the fans what you to make?
Lars: “I know that some of them do. But it’s easier to tell you what it’s not. It’s not ‘St. Anger’ part two. This album has dynamics. It has slow bits; it has some very, very fast bits. It has melodic and very heavy bits. Rick is really focusing on James‘ vocals, but musically, it fucking rocks. So you might say that it falls into the category you just mentioned. But by the same token, anyone that follows this band will know, we always try to look forward and not back.”
