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Metallica Drummer Responds to Death Magnetic Complaints

Rajiv Ashrafi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:18:39 +0000

Responding to complaints made by users that the Guitar Hero version of Death Magnetic is of better quality than the CD on store shelves, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich complained that he can’t “keep up with this shit”, explaining why they did what they did.

Said Ulrich: "You gotta remember, when we put out ‘…And Justice for All,’ people were going, ‘What happened to these guys, this record? … It sounds like it was recorded in a fuckin’ garage on an eight-track.’ And now ‘…And Justice for All’ is sort of the seminal Metallica record that supposedly influenced a whole generation of death-metal bands."

As for the new album, Ulrich referred Rick Rubin’s decision to sacrifice sound quality for loudness, stating that he and James Hetfield (band frontman) had “made a deal that we would hang back a little and not get in the way of whatever Rick’s vision was.”

May I remind everyone that Metallica’s albums have always sounded low quality? It has to with their ‘signature’ sound I guess. There’s no point in making such a fuss over it.

Metallica Album Rocks Guitar Hero 3

Rajiv Ashrafi — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:19:36 +0000

Marking a series first, Activision today announced that they will release Metallica’s new album “Death Magnetic” for Guitar Hero 3 this Friday. It will be available on both PS3 and Xbox 360.

The album will be priced at 1440 Microsoft points ($18) and will pack two exclusive editions of “Suicide & Redemption”; it will not feature the album version of the song. Additionally, the album will be compatible with Guitar Hero World Tour which will be released this Fall.

Hit the jump for the track list.

That Was Just Your Life
The End of the Line
Broken, Beat & Scarred
The Day That Never Comes
All Nightmare Long
Cyanide
The Unforgiven III
The Judas Kiss
Suicide & Redemption (Extended Solo Ver. 1)
Suicide & Redemption (Extended Solo Ver. 2)
My Apocalypse

Lots of Albums Coming to Rock Band

Rajiv Ashrafi — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:01:00 +0000

With the release of Rock Band 2 looming, EW reveals that Harmonix has quite a few albums planned for release via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. In fact, the site notes that “Death Magnetic”, Metallica’s upcoming studio album, will be released for the game on September 14.

There is also the promise of 500 tracks by year’s end, with albums from Foo Fighters (The Color and the Shape), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik), Jane’s Addiction (Nothing’s Shocking), Megadeth (Peace Sells…) and Stevie Ray Vaughn (Texas Flood). A specially-compiled No Doubt collection is also promised.

It’s looking like a good time to be a Rock Band fan!