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Post by Overkill on Mar 21, 2023 14:16:38 GMT
New single March 31st
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Post by SicJes on Mar 21, 2023 14:18:29 GMT
If so, it better be the best one yet to hype the album. If the 4th one is on par with the last 3 I don't think it is necessary.
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Post by jayc on Mar 21, 2023 15:18:05 GMT
I'm sure they have their shipments unmarked and locked up tight, only to be labeled and shipped overnight before the release. Metallica are control freaks, and have the money to be control freaks to the max. There's no way to ship overnight before release: the quantity will be too large. The physical product will be in stores at least 2 days before the release. This is how HWTSD leaked... from a French store that sold copies early I believe. It'll only take one stolen pre-release copy to get ripped and away we go. |
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Post by SicJes on Mar 21, 2023 17:00:29 GMT
I'm sure they have their shipments unmarked and locked up tight, only to be labeled and shipped overnight before the release. Metallica are control freaks, and have the money to be control freaks to the max. There's no way to ship overnight before release: the quantity will be too large. The physical product will be in stores at least 2 days before the release. This is how HWTSD leaked... from a French store that sold copies early I believe. It'll only take one stolen pre-release copy to get ripped and away we go. You got our disclaimer ready to go? I can't believe that was already 7 years ago. |
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Post by Wolfish on Mar 21, 2023 23:38:28 GMT
The problem with those reviews was that most set ourselves for a big disappointment. Speaking of that album and reviews, do you guys remember that European journo (French?) who asked Lars straightaway if what he had just heard were the demos... Lol. Lars, kinda upset, was like "no, this is the real deal". LOL. Commercial suicide. I never heard this before. Really tragic but funny. If I remember correctly, it was on one of the Jump in the Studio videos; it showed some interviews with the press after previewing the album. |
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Post by BMus1 on Mar 22, 2023 4:37:38 GMT
I could, only because he worked on the album, potentially see a Greg Fidelman Remix as part of the DM box set in the year 203x
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Post by jayc on Mar 22, 2023 8:21:13 GMT
There's no way to ship overnight before release: the quantity will be too large. The physical product will be in stores at least 2 days before the release. This is how HWTSD leaked... from a French store that sold copies early I believe. It'll only take one stolen pre-release copy to get ripped and away we go. You got our disclaimer ready to go? I can't believe that was already 7 years ago. Oh yes  That was a fun day when we twigged that someone from QPrime created an account here to monitor. |
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Post by SicJes on Mar 22, 2023 10:42:30 GMT
I remember I caved and followed some link to spit out the Bone because everyone was jizzing about that one... I was not disappointed at all. The quality was shit, but I was grinning from ear to ear. Was just enough to satisfy the curiousity and hold me off until all the videos dropped one by one.
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Post by Prometheus426 on Mar 22, 2023 18:44:13 GMT
Only 3 weeks to go till it's released, not feeling as excited as previous releases, the 3 songs released so far are okish, nothing spectacular though.
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Post by Overkill on Mar 22, 2023 19:25:04 GMT
Only 3 weeks to go till it's released, not feeling as excited as previous releases, the 3 songs released so far are okish, nothing spectacular though. Metallica turning into AC/DC and Slayer: all songs sound same. |
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Post by BMus1 on Mar 22, 2023 20:14:58 GMT
Tbh I'm more optimistic for this than I was for Hardwired.
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Post by silentflames on Mar 23, 2023 0:07:25 GMT
Only 3 weeks to go till it's released, not feeling as excited as previous releases, the 3 songs released so far are okish, nothing spectacular though. Metallica turning into AC/DC and Slayer: all songs sound same. Still hasn't reached that level of unoriginality, but they're drifting on that path. The difference is that AC/DC and Slayer do it willingly out of fear of alienating their fanbase, but Metallica was always about sailing to uncharted territories, so their lack of originality probably stems from laziness and a lack of an objective third viewpoint. |
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Post by silentflames on Mar 23, 2023 0:13:04 GMT
Tbh I'm more optimistic for this than I was for Hardwired. I'm less optimistic because HTSD's singles were overall better than 72 Seasons' but I'm more optimistic because James has gone through a very rough time and should have spilt his heart out trying to cathartically write this album. However, not looking forward at all to my ears being constantly abused by Lars' endless, unnecessary snare rolls. |
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Post by BMus1 on Mar 23, 2023 2:25:08 GMT
I am already a little disappointed by the lack of ear candy from the singles, which seems to appear less and less every album. There were some cool drum fills, rhythm section moments, and guitar licks that were on Hardwired that the band didn't play live. The way the 72 Seasons singles sound so far, would be like if those simplified live versions were how the studio versions were. Overall though, a big part of less ear candy is not having Bob Rock there.
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Post by jayc on Mar 23, 2023 10:07:05 GMT
Only 3 weeks to go till it's released, not feeling as excited as previous releases, the 3 songs released so far are okish, nothing spectacular though. Fuck me. We agree. It's the endtimes.... |
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Post by Prometheus426 on Mar 23, 2023 15:38:06 GMT
Only 3 weeks to go till it's released, not feeling as excited as previous releases, the 3 songs released so far are okish, nothing spectacular though. Fuck me. We agree. It's the endtimes.... I felt the excitement for DM and HWTSD, not this though. |
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Post by Overkill on Mar 23, 2023 15:55:40 GMT
Not real fan
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Post by Kimbo on Mar 23, 2023 20:44:50 GMT
It’s also the lack of hype, there’s nothing happening from the band ? Are there even one interview or video promoting it ?
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Post by SicJes on Mar 23, 2023 21:02:19 GMT
It’s also the lack of hype, there’s nothing happening from the band ? Are there even one interview or video promoting it ? 3 videos 2 making of the videos. 1 theatrical trailer 1 live debut 1 Clip of James talking 72 Seasons 🤷🏻♂️ |
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Post by BMus1 on Mar 23, 2023 21:35:28 GMT
Hardwired was the same way to be fair. I think they’re going to hit everything hard at once in April, the internet moves so fast now that promo far enough in advance probably doesn’t do much for impressions anymore. I’m hoping the Metallica Sirius channel will be coming back.
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Post by Zalman on Mar 23, 2023 22:12:09 GMT
Getting a new Metallica album will always be exciting. I'm looking forward to the day I can sit down and listen to the whole thing from start to finish. But I'm definitely way less hyped than I expected to be. Outside of Lux Æterna the songs haven't really been hitting the mark for me. There are cool moments here and there but it's such a noticeable step down from at least half of Hardwired. I can only hope the best stuff is yet to come.
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Post by SicJes on Mar 23, 2023 22:51:07 GMT
I felt the same mediocre "excitement" when HWTSD was about to drop. I guess I'm just getting older. I'm happy we're almost there and looking forward to it, but some people are going insane with anticipation on the other forum. If all 3 singles were knock outs rivaling Battery or Until it Sleeps or something, I'd be way more hyped. Going in, I'm expecting Hardwired part 2, which I'm fine with, I'm sure there'll be some gems on it.
Same with the tour, until I'm actually there and the show starts, it's like whatever, been there done that kind of thing.
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Post by BMus1 on Mar 24, 2023 0:42:04 GMT
There's definitely a part of me "forcing" myself to not be as critical as I could be. I think I just really want to soak up the excitement even if the final product goes down as just being okay, just for the sake of fun. But don't get me wrong if it's weak enough I'll be in critical mode after a week lol
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Post by silentflames on Mar 24, 2023 2:58:16 GMT
The main thing holding me back is the anticipation of the lack of originality stemming from Kirk and Lars and knowing that most likely Rob will not be given a role that truly showcases his superb talent. So we're mainly stuck with relying on James, and he's not getting any younger.
The more you know that the album will contain unexpected, dazzling moments, the more excited you become. We could not have anticipated those moments in MoP and AJFA for example. But at this stage, we can pretty much figure out what Lars, Kirk, and Rob will do, which really damps the hype sadly.
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Post by jorn on Mar 24, 2023 6:44:13 GMT
Only 3 weeks to go till it's released, not feeling as excited as previous releases, the 3 songs released so far are okish, nothing spectacular though. Same here. It's kinda disappointing to no feel that much excitement...just yet at least. I felt that for DM and Hardwirded. In fact, I was going the extra mile to hear the snippets from fly on the wall videos because I was on holiday and had little access to proper internet connection. Most of those videos were a bit disappointing. People were furious and that was kinda hilarious.But then when they released something worthy to hear on those snippets, forums went crazy. Same excitement happened for the new song and the other new song too. Those were fun times. Bottomline is I am excited but not as much as I expected. But perhaps this has nothing to do with metallica. My country has been going through a lot of problems and disasters. None of us feel joyful to be honest. |
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Post by Prometheus426 on Mar 24, 2023 9:01:02 GMT
Only 3 weeks to go till it's released, not feeling as excited as previous releases, the 3 songs released so far are okish, nothing spectacular though. Same here. It's kinda disappointing to no feel that much excitement...just yet at least. I felt that for DM and Hardwirded. In fact, I was going the extra mile to hear the snippets from fly on the wall videos because I was on holiday and had little access to proper internet connection. Most of those videos were a bit disappointing. People were furious and that was kinda hilarious.But then when they released something worthy to hear on those snippets, forums went crazy. Same excitement happened for the new song and the other new song too. Those were fun times. Bottomline is I am excited but not as much as I expected. But perhaps this has nothing to do with metallica. My country has been going through a lot of problems and disasters. None of us feel joyful to be honest. The new songs are likeable but compared to some of their best stuff they sound kinda mediocre. I'll wait for the album to be released to pass judgment but 72 seasons might not be as good as their last 2 albums. That's the impression i'm getting. |
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Post by jorn on Mar 24, 2023 11:32:00 GMT
Same here. It's kinda disappointing to no feel that much excitement...just yet at least. I felt that for DM and Hardwirded. In fact, I was going the extra mile to hear the snippets from fly on the wall videos because I was on holiday and had little access to proper internet connection. Most of those videos were a bit disappointing. People were furious and that was kinda hilarious.But then when they released something worthy to hear on those snippets, forums went crazy. Same excitement happened for the new song and the other new song too. Those were fun times. Bottomline is I am excited but not as much as I expected. But perhaps this has nothing to do with metallica. My country has been going through a lot of problems and disasters. None of us feel joyful to be honest. The new songs are likeable but compared to some of their best stuff they sound kinda mediocre. I'll wait for the album to be released to pass judgment but 72 seasons might not be as good as their last 2 albums. That's the impression i'm getting. Agreed. You can't deny that like it or not, the last two albums both feel like they put a lot of effort into it. The songs and overall albums don't sound lazy. Maybe except Kirk's contribution but I'm fine with what he delivers most of the times. These three songs are exactly like that in comparison. |
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Post by silentflames on Mar 24, 2023 11:54:43 GMT
The hype for St. Anger was that Metallica came back after a hiatus with a new member and a return to the old school sound, falsely advertised as being a lot like And Justice For All, along with MTV Icon's Frantic increasing the hype.
DM was a return to their thrash roots, and it being sort of the true first album of rob and after their come back.
HTSD was the follow-up, the band is a well-oiled machine now and it's been many years since they got back to the studio.
But 72 Seasons, I'm not sure what this is. Hopefully I'm wrong but I think it'll be similar to the last 2 RHCP albums, it's good with great fleeting moments but I'm just glad John is back in the band. I think from now on, this is the ethos, we're just glad the 'Tallica boys are still rocking after 40 years. Hopefully, I'll be punched in the nuts and be proven wrong.
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Post by Wolfish on Mar 24, 2023 14:49:14 GMT
I always wonder if this "lack" of excitement/ moderate excitement could also be put down to the sign of times (how internet works now), us being older (late 30s/ over 40 for the most part), etc. I'm always excited for new Metallica stuff, but I gotta admit I go thru phases too. Compared to the anticipation of St. Anger and DM, I'd say my levels of hype are not that high.
We'll have to check the whole album, 1/4 is not enough to pass final judgement. Regardless of how good it may be, the boys should start looking to work with a different producer so as to keep things fresh. They've been working with Greg since 2006.
Brendan O'Brien, Steve Albini, Butch Vig, Brian Eno (?) might be good options.
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Post by ford71V8 on Mar 24, 2023 23:05:03 GMT
New production team would be a game changer.
Steven Wilson would be a good choice, someone who wouldnt be intimidated by the Metallica giant.
By the way there is a really good interview with Butch Vig on RickBeato's channel..... lots of great info and stories
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