Challenged to choose songs that define the band, the drummer mentioned the classics, but highlighted how current albums surpass the first ones
In most cases, veteran rock bands have their first albums among the most praised by fans. It is no different in the case of metallica. Some admirers even say that the band didn’t release anything good from the 1990s onwards, although their most successful album, with the same name and also known as black albumcame out in 1991.
the drummer Lars Ulrichone of the great minds of the group alongside the vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield, couldn’t disagree more. In a 2020 interview with the journalist Eddie Trunktranscribed by blabbermouththe musician revealed that the group’s most recent albums, such as death magnetic (2008) and Hardwired… to Self-Destruct (2016), manage to overcome the former in specific aspects.
“On a lot of old records, we recorded it, then we went to listen to it six months or a year later and we were wary of the mix, some intro, some guitar part, some drum fill or something like that. For me, death magnetic It is Hardwired… to Self Destruct have a longer shelf life in terms of listening and questioning decisions. Both are still very high on my ‘review list’.”
Songs like “Moth into Flame” It is “Halo on Fire” (from Hardwired.. to Self-Destruct), in addition to “cyanide”, “Broken, Beat & Scarred” It is “All Nightmare Long” (in death magnetic), were cited by Lars as great examples of what he had described.
“It was ringing’cyanide‘ a few days ago, just like ‘Broken, Beat & Scarred‘ It is ‘All Nightmare Long’, and they still sound as fresh and relevant as they did over a decade ago.”
It remains to be seen whether 72 Seasons, the band’s next album, will please just as much. The work will be made public on the day April 14th.
The song that represents Metallica
Even so, Lars Ulrich it’s not silly. The drummer knows that old songs, especially from the 1980s, mean a lot to fans.
Therefore, when asked about the song that best represents his band, the choice fell on one of the greatest classics: “Master of Puppets”. The track even gained new popularity when it entered the soundtrack of the fourth season of the series. Stranger Things.
“’Master of Puppets‘. It’s longer, it’s like a journey, it’s light and dark, heavy and melodic. Also, it has amazing lyrics that fit whatever you want.”
Other highlights mentioned by him include “One”, also from the 1980s, and “Bleeding Me”, track from the contested album load (1996).
Source: Rollingstone
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