Metallica's most recent album, Death Magnetic, came out in September of 2008, but there's a possibility that we could get a new record from the metal quartet next year.
The band have been touring steadily since Death Magnetic's release, but drummer Lars Ulrich thinks the group will be focusing on new music once they do their last show of 2010 on November 21 in Australia. Speaking with The Pulse of Radio, Ulrich said, "There's a bunch of balls in the air for 2011, but I think the main one is we really want to get back to writing again. We haven't really written since, what, '06, '07, and we want to get back to kind of just being creative again. Right now we are going to just chill out and then probably start up again in, I'd say, March or April, and start probably putting the creative cap back on and start writing some songs."
Metallica fans have gotten used to long gaps between records, especially of late: In the last 14 years, the group have only put out four studio albums -- and one of those, 1997's ReLoad, was culled from sessions from the band's previous effort, Load. With Death Magnetic considered a creative rebirth for a band that had lost much credibility with those who felt they had lost their edge, Metallica are in a position to solidify their comeback with another strong effort.
But as Ulrich mentions, Metallica do have other commitments in the new year, including a proposed tour with Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer, the other members of the so-called "Big Four" of metal. There's even a chance the tour could come to the U.S., once thought an impossibility due to Metallica's refusal to go on the road with Megadeth in the States because of enduring tensions between Metallica and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. So 2011 could be a highlight year for Metallica's U.S. fans: a new album and a long-anticipated tour of four of the genre's most legendary bands.
More Rock Albums Coming in 2011:
- New U2 album expected by May
- R.E.M. plotting spring release
- Queens of the Stone Age shooting for 2011 release
- Red Hot Chili Peppers preparing new record for summer
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Cool read! Good to see one of my all time fav bands gettin back in the game! Love their newer stuff, but personally, you cant beats their classics (Master of Puppets comes to mind!), just sounds a bit more raw.
Dont get me wrong, their more tailored stuff is amazing too!
Finally managed to get one of their t-shirts the other day from a site called SugarBullets.
Might be worth a look for fellow rock fans!
Metallica and Slayer…saweet.
NEW CD in 2011? Wont happen. be lucky to get it for Xmas 2012. Metallica takes Eons to write….remember?
I’ve seeing the big 4 on dvd and it’s awesome, please guys come to COSTA RICA!!!! Metallica and Megadeth were here last year and you know we’re a f***ing good crowd!!!! What are you waiting for???
So good. I wish they put anothere unforgiven cuase I love it.
I think they should do a prequil to the unforgiven! now that would be cool, and they should remake unreleased songs from st. anger such as Shadows of the cross into an E.P then make a full studio album after that or even a double album like load/reload! make it soon please!
one of your many biggest fans, sam!!
metallica and all the big four are the worst band ever
espacialy mettalica pffff…
that pop disco rock
Im Iranian! in Iran people love metallica, we wish we could see them in our country and go to their wonderful concerts… but nowadays its impossible! we just try to download their songs and listen..listen…listen with wet eyes…!
Metallica is the greatest band ever! In all of rock and metal ,they are freakin metal gods. I love all there albums. Ecspecially st. Anger. My favorite was there old stuff like kill em’ all but the new stuff is great too. I loved the latest album it kicked so much @$$ . I wish they would make another album because they just keep gettin more metal into there music every time they make a new album. One of BIGGEST fans dalten smith of salina,oklahoma U.S.A
metallica is number 1 of thrash metal.