The Metallica Thread v. Reloaded

[dparrott]

Maybe when the next album surfaces it could be a new classic like Master / Black.

That's not a when, that's an IF! 

[Architeuthis]

I feel this new album could shape up to be one of their classics. I like it as much as anything they've ever done. Very fun album to listen to!!!

[Cyclopssss]

It's a great album for a workout in the gym, I'll tell ya that!

[ReaperKK]

It's a very, very long interview, much of it focused on bees. For some reason I still listened to all of it.

Listening to it now, it's a shorter interview by rogan standards

Pretty good interview so far.

[mikeyd23]

It's a very, very long interview, much of it focused on bees. For some reason I still listened to all of it.

Listening to it now, it's a shorter interview by rogan standards

Pretty good interview so far.

Listening too! Joe is really good...

[wolfking]

Just finally got around to throwing my copy of disc 1 on today in the car.  Didn't have any expectations for this, but I really enjoyed it.  Atlas has some good melodies, Now That We're Dead, screams Load as does a lot here and the chorus is great.  Halo on Fire is killer too with the excellent Outlaw Torn style second half.  Solid, looking forward to the second disc.

[Kotowboy]

Just finally got around to throwing my copy of disc 1 on today in the car.  Didn't have any expectations for this, but I really enjoyed it.  Atlas has some good melodies, Now That We're Dead, screams Load as does a lot here and the chorus is great.  Halo on Fire is killer too with the excellent Outlaw Torn style second half.  Solid, looking forward to the second disc.

Disc 2 is overall a lot more Reload. Mid paced and kinda experimental. But Am I Savage has the best riff on the album. You'll know it when you hear it.

Spit Out The Bone is amazing.

Confusion has a very And Justice For All verse riff.

[mikeyd23]

Just finally got around to throwing my copy of disc 1 on today in the car.  Didn't have any expectations for this, but I really enjoyed it.  Atlas has some good melodies, Now That We're Dead, screams Load as does a lot here and the chorus is great.  Halo on Fire is killer too with the excellent Outlaw Torn style second half.  Solid, looking forward to the second disc.

Disc 2 is overall a lot more Reload. Mid paced and kinda experimental. But Am I Savage has the best riff on the album. You'll know it when you hear it.

Spit Out The Bone is amazing.

Confusion has a very And Justice For All verse riff.

Yeah pretty much that. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on the second disc wolf... Like Kotow said, it's very Load-Reloadish outside of Confusion (could have been on AJFA) and Spit Out the Bone (could have been on any of the first four albums).

[Zydar]

Hetfield's favourite track on the new album is 'Dream No More'.

[Kotowboy]

Top 3 Hardwired To Self Destruct tracks...

1. Spit Out The Bone
2. Dream No More
3. Halo On Fire

If I had to choose a least favourite i'd cheat and say Lords Of Summer but actual non-bonus track = Murder One. I do like it but I enjoy every other song more.

[PixelDream]

Here Comes Revenge is a favorite here at the moment. Love the build up from the end of the verse to the pre-chorus.

[Kotowboy]

According to Kirk - the weird intro to Here Comes Revenge is from a different song that they messed around with in Pro Tools and put on afterwards.

[pogoowner]

Here Comes Revenge is a favorite here at the moment. Love the build up from the end of the verse to the pre-chorus.

I'm working on learning Here Comes Revenge through Rocksmith today. Man, I really need to get back into shape for this style of music. I worked through the first half the song and my right arm is toast.

[Kotowboy]

ON a good day i can play Moth Into Flame's rhythm parts without stopping.

Atlas Rise! is fun but yeah my right shoulder hurts afterwards. Hitting the tarmac 18 months ago didn't help.

[pogoowner]

I haven't played guitar regularly for years, so jumping right into these kinds of parts right away is a stretch. Metallica always gets me back into guitar for some reason, though. When Death Magnetic came out, I was all over trying to learn those songs.

[Kotowboy]

I think Moth is the trickiest song on the new album. Lots of fiddly parts.

Hardwired is the hardest due to the speed of it.

I don't find Spit out The bone too hard.

[pogoowner]

Now That We're Dead was the first one I tried to play, because it sounded easy, and it was.

[NoseofNicko]

Top 3 Hardwired To Self Destruct tracks...

1. Spit Out The Bone
2. Dream No More
3. Halo On Fire

^This. Possibly in a different order though.

If every song on the album was as good as those 3, it would be an excellent album. As it is, it's just good imo.

[Azyiu]

As said by many, this is at least a good album.

My absolute favs are:
Spit Out The Bone
Moth Into Flame

[wolfking]

Just finally got around to throwing my copy of disc 1 on today in the car.  Didn't have any expectations for this, but I really enjoyed it.  Atlas has some good melodies, Now That We're Dead, screams Load as does a lot here and the chorus is great.  Halo on Fire is killer too with the excellent Outlaw Torn style second half.  Solid, looking forward to the second disc.

Disc 2 is overall a lot more Reload. Mid paced and kinda experimental. But Am I Savage has the best riff on the album. You'll know it when you hear it.

Spit Out The Bone is amazing.

Confusion has a very And Justice For All verse riff.

Yeah pretty much that. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on the second disc wolf... Like Kotow said, it's very Load-Reloadish outside of Confusion (could have been on AJFA) and Spit Out the Bone (could have been on any of the first four albums).

Cheers boys.  Still on disc 1, I think it's fantastic.  Will crack onto disc 2 tomorrow.  I shouldn't have a problem with the Reload references, I always found a lot of stuff on that disc to like.

[Kotowboy]

Cheers boys.  Still on disc 1, I think it's fantastic.  Will crack onto disc 2 tomorrow.  I shouldn't have a problem with the Reload references, I always found a lot of stuff on that disc to like.

Quick summary :

1. Confusion  - A lot of AJFA in the verse riff. Black Album chorus. A stomper. Should sound good live if they don't rush it.

2. ManUNkind - Swung rhythm. Cool bass intro. A funkier more upbeat version of 2x4 from Load.

3. Here Comes Revenge. More Black Album style goodness with Reload style weirdness in the intro. Wolf And Man type vibe.

4. Am I Savage. More swing ! Clean intro. Funky Wasting My Hate style main riff and *THAT* riff at 4:10.

5. Murder One. Most people's least favourite. not *bad* by any means. Just not a stand out.

6. Spit Out The Bone. It's as good as you've heard. Maybe not on first listen but it gets stuck in your head. Second fastest song on the album.

[mikeyd23]

I think Moth is the trickiest song on the new album. Lots of fiddly parts.

Yeah, I learned most of Atlas, but Moth has some tricky right hand stuff going on, it's hard to get perfectly tight.

[Moor]

Here Comes Revenge is a favorite here at the moment. Love the build up from the end of the verse to the pre-chorus.

Same here

[cramx3]

5. Murder One. Most people's least favourite. not *bad* by any means. Just not a stand out.

I was listening to disc 2 on my drive into work and I really thought to myself that this is the only bad song on the album.  Some great songs mostly solid songs and then this one bad song, just my opinion.

[Kotowboy]

I think Moth is the trickiest song on the new album. Lots of fiddly parts.

Yeah, I learned most of Atlas, but Moth has some tricky right hand stuff going on, it's hard to get perfectly tight.

It's that awkward verse rhythm with that fiddly turnaround going right back into that awkward rhythm. Hardest thing on the album.

[mikeyd23]

It's that awkward verse rhythm with that fiddly turnaround going right back into that awkward rhythm. Hardest thing on the album.

Yup. It's frustrating too, because in terms of actual notes being played, it's pretty simple. But trying to play it over and over up to tempo, it's tough to play clean.

[Kotowboy]

First time I heard Atlas it sounded hella complex but it really isn't.

It's easier than Moth for sure.

[wolfking]

So Disc 2 isn't quite up to the quality of Disc 1, but with more listens, it's not far off.

Confusion is a solid Load and Black era offering and I can definitely hear the Justive influence too.  ManUnkind is one of the weakest, but is saved but some groovy riffing.  The melodies are lacking a bit though.  Revenge is becoming one of my favs and is a real grower.  Love the chorus.  Am I Savage I think is top 3 at the moment.  Not much to it, but can't get it out of my head.  When I first heard the riff everyone is drooling over, I thought, 'it's cool, but nothing mindblowing,' but then it gets stuck in my head and I just randomly can't stop tapping it, it's quite clever and brutal at the same time.  Murder One is meh and placed appropriately.  Bone is incredible, nothing more to say, what a song.  Love the Maiden style harmony in there and James' vocal melodies over that part are fabulous.

Terrific album from start to finish.  The only downside is Kirk, he's just a shithouse guitarist and the songs could be so much more with some thought, imagignation and technique put into the solos. 

[bl5150]

Terrific album from start to finish.  The only downside is Kirk, he's just a shithouse guitarist and the songs could be so much more with some thought, imagignation and technique put into the solos.

I have been pleading with Jaymz to get Skolnick in since the 80's but he won't listen

[wolfking]

Terrific album from start to finish.  The only downside is Kirk, he's just a shithouse guitarist and the songs could be so much more with some thought, imagignation and technique put into the solos.

I have been pleading with Jaymz to get Skolnick in since the 80's but he won't listen

It's funny you mention that.  I actually thought a few times when listening to this album about how good it would be with someone like Skolnick behind the strings.

[IDontNotDoThings]

I was listening to the new album earlier today & this question popped into my mind: if this album had an instrumental, what track would you want it to be?

[Kotowboy]

I was listening to the new album earlier today & this question popped into my mind: if this album had an instrumental, what track would you want it to be?

The outro to Halo On Fire would be a pretty cool climax to an instrumental.

[TheCountOfNYC]

Hetfield's favourite track on the new album is 'Dream No More'.

Me too.

[fadetoblackdude7]

I'm waiting for tour dates. Can't wait to see these songs live, and to see what kinda visuals they come up with.

[Kotowboy]

I'm waiting for tour dates. Can't wait to see these songs live, and to see what kinda visuals they come up with.

https://metallica.com/tour