Author Topic: The Metallica Thread v. Reloaded (Read 381907 times)

fadetoblackdude7 · « **Reply #3080 on:** October 13, 2016, 06:46:40 PM »

If they're gonna release any more songs before the album is released, I hope it's only one more. I don't want to have the whole thing spoiled

MirrorMask · « **Reply #3081 on:** October 14, 2016, 01:01:54 AM »

Quote from: Adami on October 13, 2016, 05:05:22 PM

I think they should troll everyone and make a brand new video for Jump in the Fire.

Not a recording mind you, but the original 1983 recording, but a new video of them lipsyncing to it.

Now I actually want this to happen.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3082 on:** October 24, 2016, 09:31:11 AM »

Metallica to release "Atlas, Rise!" On October 31st.

Nice! Three songs to hold me over til the album.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3083 on:** October 27, 2016, 06:15:58 PM »

www.metallica.com/atlasrise

Short teaser of Atlas Rise.

TheCountOfNYC · « **Reply #3084 on:** October 27, 2016, 06:27:54 PM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on October 27, 2016, 06:15:58 PM

www.metallica.com/atlasrise

Short teaser of Atlas Rise.

Sounds pretty good to my ears!

Adami · « **Reply #3085 on:** October 27, 2016, 06:29:23 PM »

Eh that was the most DM sounding song yet (of the whole almost 3 we got). Didn't really dig it, and the production sounded way worse than the other two, but I'll just assume that's due to whatever they used to put in online and the album version will be fine.

Either way, meh.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #3086 on:** October 28, 2016, 07:03:49 AM »

Quote from: Adami on October 27, 2016, 06:29:23 PM

Eh that was the most DM sounding song yet (of the whole almost 3 we got). Didn't really dig it, and the production sounded way worse than the other two, but I'll just assume that's due to whatever they used to put in online and the album version will be fine.

Either way, meh.

I really, really liked Moth and thought Hardwired was pretty cool. But I feel like you do about this preview. Very DMish sound, and I agree the production doesn't sound as good, hopefully that won't be the case like you said.

Luoto · « **Reply #3087 on:** October 28, 2016, 09:24:56 AM »

I wouldn't say it sounds that DM-ish, just less metal than the others

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #3088 on:** October 28, 2016, 03:25:03 PM »

Totally random but this might be the best tribute band poster i've seen:

NoseofNicko · « **Reply #3089 on:** October 28, 2016, 06:49:07 PM »

Haha.

Azyiu · « **Reply #3090 on:** October 29, 2016, 08:17:35 PM »

Can't believe Metallica is coming to play a show here in Hong Kong next January for the first time EVER! Lucky me I got tickets for the show in the standing area already. The standing area sold out within 2 hours!

MetalJunkie · « **Reply #3091 on:** October 30, 2016, 11:40:00 PM »

I can't believe how good this sounds.

Hit the Lights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9hbzV2dYgc

Adami · « **Reply #3092 on:** October 30, 2016, 11:44:16 PM »

Quote from: MetalJunkie on October 30, 2016, 11:40:00 PM

I can't believe how good this sounds.

Hit the Lights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9hbzV2dYgc

James sounded good! Lars was mostly on too.

Did he say "Sitar!!" at one point?

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #3093 on:** October 31, 2016, 01:52:45 AM »

Damn, James was slaying it. Lars was trying too hard, but he kept it together and on tempo. Hammett wasn't bad either. That would have been such a cool show to see. I still never around to watching the entire thing.

And it definitely sounded like he said sitar.

Adami · « **Reply #3094 on:** October 31, 2016, 01:57:43 AM »

I think yelling out ethnic instruments should be a new thing for him.

"Didgeridoo!!!"

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3095 on:** October 31, 2016, 06:02:02 AM »

Lars is really solid at that gig. Kirk is really bad. Although he has improved a lot since then...maybe he switched to lighter strings.

p.s. this whole gig is on Disc 3 of Hardwired...To Self Destruct.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3096 on:** October 31, 2016, 06:38:48 AM »

Metallica are doing a music video for every track on the album for You Tube purposes.

https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/metallica-shakes-it-up

Makes sense to me. If you're the type of person that doesn't care about audio quality and listen to music primarily on YouTube - you may as well have a video to watch instead

of just streaming the new album. Plus more views = more revenue.

The videos for Hardwired and Moth Into Flame combined have got around 30 million views as it is.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #3097 on:** October 31, 2016, 07:06:22 AM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on October 31, 2016, 06:38:48 AM

Metallica are doing a music video for every track on the album for You Tube purposes.

https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/metallica-shakes-it-up

Makes sense to me. If you're the type of person that doesn't care about audio quality and listen to music primarily on YouTube - you may as well have a video to watch instead

of just streaming the new album. Plus more views = more revenue.

The videos for Hardwired and Moth Into Flame combined have got around 30 million views as it is.

Ah, so they finally confirmed it, that's cool. The first couple videos they released have been good, fairly simply performance videos, nice added bonus to the release of the singles themselves.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3098 on:** October 31, 2016, 07:08:34 AM »

And on top of that - there is " Behind The Scenes " for both the songwriting in the studio and the video shoot itself.

Lots of cool content

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #3099 on:** October 31, 2016, 07:09:21 AM »

Oh yeah for sure. I've been impressed with the amount of content they are generating to promote this album.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3100 on:** October 31, 2016, 07:11:26 AM »

I was hoping for a nice long Making Of like we got for Death Magnetic but this will do too.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #3101 on:** October 31, 2016, 07:12:29 AM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on October 31, 2016, 07:11:26 AM

I was hoping for a nice long Making Of like we got for Death Magnetic but this will do too.

Well, the making of Moth was almost like 10 minutes, right? So if they do that for every song, you've easily got 2 hours of footage.

cramx3 · « **Reply #3102 on:** October 31, 2016, 09:23:39 AM »

That's pretty cool to make a video for every song, I guess they think this album is going to be pretty solid all around.

MirrorMask · « **Reply #3103 on:** October 31, 2016, 10:23:37 AM »

I hope that will be the case! One may not like Hardwired and Moth to the Flame, but I'd hardly call these songs an embaressment and a travesty, they're solid metal songs. An album of consistent material without cringeworth or WTF moments would be very welcomed.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3104 on:** October 31, 2016, 10:42:24 AM »

Also - i dunno about anyone else but i find that a video for a slightly weaker song helps you enjoy it more.

Just me ?

Cruithne · « **Reply #3105 on:** October 31, 2016, 10:58:58 AM »

Doing a video for every song sounds pretty smart to me. Let's face it, they're going to end up on YouTube one way or another these days so why not take control of the YouTube content and have the videos on your own channel generating ad-revenue for you?

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3106 on:** October 31, 2016, 11:06:31 AM »

Quote from: Cruithne on October 31, 2016, 10:58:58 AM

Doing a video for every song sounds pretty smart to me. Let's face it, they're going to end up on YouTube one way or another these days so why not take control of the YouTube content and have the videos on your own channel generating ad-revenue for you?

This. Hardwired & Moth have clocked up nearly 30 million views already. At worst it'll probably end up paying what it cost to make 12 videos.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #3107 on:** October 31, 2016, 11:41:48 AM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on October 31, 2016, 11:06:31 AM

Quote from: Cruithne on October 31, 2016, 10:58:58 AM
Doing a video for every song sounds pretty smart to me. Let's face it, they're going to end up on YouTube one way or another these days so why not take control of the YouTube content and have the videos on your own channel generating ad-revenue for you?

This. Hardwired & Moth have clocked up nearly 30 million views already. At worst it'll probably end up paying what it cost to make 12 videos.

Yup, when you are a band as big as Metallica you can actually stand a chance to make profit on videos on YouTube like that.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3108 on:** October 31, 2016, 01:16:05 PM »

Atlas Rise is out now.

On first listen i'd put it just below Moth. Plays the intro riff a bit too often.

Nice production though. Thankfully.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #3109 on:** October 31, 2016, 01:21:01 PM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on October 31, 2016, 01:16:05 PM

Atlas Rise is out now.

On first listen i'd put it just below Moth. Plays the intro riff a bit too often.

Nice production though. Thankfully.

I just listened to it twice on Spotify. My initial reaction is that it's not as good as Moth but better than Hardwired. I like it. Production is good, cool riffs throughout, Het sounds freaking awesome. I'm really looking forward to this album, I feel like it might be their best studio album in a long while for me.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3110 on:** October 31, 2016, 01:22:42 PM »

Based on the three tracks so far I think it will absolutely be their finest album since METALLICA.

My favourite thing so far is that - the people who attended listening parties - have said that it contains sounds from throughout their career including some Reload weirdness.

Yes !!!!!!! Where The Wild Things Are, Carpe Diem baby..more of that !

And that the final track "Spit Out The Bone" is absolutely brutal and there are also some super-slow Sad But True style stompers.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #3111 on:** October 31, 2016, 01:30:32 PM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on October 31, 2016, 01:22:42 PM

Based on the three tracks so far I think it will absolutely be their finest album since METALLICA.

My favourite thing so far is that - the people who attended listening parties - have said that it contains sounds from throughout their career including some Reload weirdness.

Yes !!!!!!! Where The Wild Things Are, Carpe Diem baby..more of that !

And that the final track "Spit Out The Bone" is absolutely brutal and there are also some super-slow Sad But True style stompers.

That's all good to hear. And I'd agree, based on the three songs we've heard so far this might be their best studio album of original material since TBA.

Adami · « **Reply #3112 on:** October 31, 2016, 01:32:50 PM »

Dug the song a lot more than I thought I would based on the sample. Not super catchy, but really well made and actually the tightest they've sounded in like 20 years.

Of course, none of these songs are as good as the Load/ReLoad stuff to me, but for their just metal stuff, it's really good.

Zydar · « **Reply #3113 on:** October 31, 2016, 01:45:35 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFAcOnhcpGA

Not as immediate as the previous two songs released, but I'm liking it. It's shaping up to be their best album since the Load/Reload days IMHO if it continues like this.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #3114 on:** October 31, 2016, 01:48:54 PM »

This is what we needed after 8 years.

Not another album of cut and paste thrash by numbers with god awful sound quality.

Even though I do like Death Magnetic a lot. These 3 songs have much better arrangements overall.

News: The Gift of Music official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fae4FQ4McSY

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