Metallica Promotional Videos Available On iTunes

Metallica has posted the following message on its official web site:

"On Tuesday, February 27th all of the promotional videos will be available on the iTunes Music Store including the 'extras' that were on the DVD. That makes 21 videos in all (every one we have ever made — for better or worse!) as well as the 1989 release '2 of One' (previously only available on VHS), 'The Unforgiven' theatrical version, and the 'Some Kind Of Monster' film trailer. You can download the whole package or pick and choose your tracks ... your call.

"One more thing ... and this sucks ... we're still not happening with iTunes outside of North America due to the inability of our overseas record company to get this one together. We apologize to all of our friends in the rest of the world ... we are working on getting it sorted.

"You will be able to listen AND watch Metallica on your iPods ... click [here]."

Metallica producer Rick Rubin told MTV.com two weeks ago that he wants the band to make a "defining" album when they enter the studio next month. Rubin admitted he was "really nervous" about working with the group after seeing the candid 2005 documentary about their near-breakup, "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster", but said that the band is now the opposite of how they appeared in the film. Rubin said, "They're really productive, really communicative — it seems like they really like being in the room together. It's a great process. They say they're more excited than they have been in a long time about making music...I asked them not to reinvent themselves so much as to make a defining album, like the purest of what Metallica is."

Drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone magazine that Rubin wants to make the band sound like "the Metallica that made them Metallica without going backward."

Metallica hopes to release their ninth studio effort by the end of the year. Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[TheCrusade86]

I don't get why they don't want to sound like they used too? all the fans love it, so why don't they just do it? I'm still excited for the new record, but at the same time a bit concerned. hopefully it will be a great album, and make a phenominal come back for Metallica and Metal. Same goes for Megadeth

[amp_322]

Well..congrats. Exciting for people that haven't gotten them already, I guess.

[bozzyb]

Awesome I'm ready for the new album. I hope that it does do a lot better than St. Anger did.

[halffast]

I am so ****ing stoked now. I'm glad they had that quote from Rick Rubin.

[gibson4ver]

holy god james looks old

[Nacho2006]

yeah, he does look f***ing old. but thats what happens. and ass for them not going back to what they sounded like, in a way i'm glad, like cause its always good to see a band try and change and mature, instead of being stuck in the same old stuff they've always done...ie...godsmack. i trust metallica to do right for the band and the fans....and rick rubin...cause he's pretty ****in cool

[joshua029]

i have faith in METALLICA...

[metal@hart11]

rick rubin is going to save metallica i know it. ditching bob rock was the best thing metallica could have ever done.

[sowhat360]

metal@hart11 wrote:

rick rubin is going to save metallica i know it. ditching bob rock was the best thing metallica could have ever done.

exactly

[Soul on Ice]

already got the dvd :P

[_sam_]

metal@hart11 wrote:

rick rubin is going to save metallica i know it. ditching bob rock was the best thing metallica could have ever done.

i second that

[The Novice]

TheCrusade86 wrote:

I don't get why they don't want to sound like they used too? all the fans love it, so why don't they just do it? I'm still excited for the new record, but at the same time a bit concerned. hopefully it will be a great album, and make a phenominal come back for Metallica and Metal. Same goes for Megadeth

Well as for Metallica, they do what they wanna do, they don't do it for the fans. Which is exactly how it should be done, I think And as for Megadeth, dunno, never liked their sound..

[guitarist41]

Metallica > You

[Justice-For-All]

Shut up about the picture it's all ready been said 5 million damn times in another thread.

[Speedy13]

METALLICA owns!! can't wait for their new S***

[AGirlCalledIt]

"Rubin wants to make the band sound like "the Metallica that made them Metallica without going backward."

Well heres hopin they do just that! Seriously tho i think they've realised know how shit st. anger was, they've already hinted at it so maybe the new album will be, you know, good!

[ibanez666]

well, their in good hands, rubin will surly bring the old tallica back that we all love. but all the same, hopefully this record will kcik our ass when it gets here.

[axeslinger0u812]

well, i'm not getting my hopes to far up, like i did before st. anger. i really tried to listen to that cd when it came out, but i just couldn't get into it. i agree with kirk when he said not playing solo's would date the album to that period in time.

didn't they play the entire master of puppets cd on their last tour? i hope that is a sign of things to come. like they were getting in shape for this next cd.

[LordThon]

TheCrusade86 wrote:

I don't get why they don't want to sound like they used too? all the fans love it, so why don't they just do it? I'm still excited for the new record, but at the same time a bit concerned. hopefully it will be a great album, and make a phenominal come back for Metallica and Metal.

I think it's still the idea of coming up with something truly new, each time. I mean, it could be argued that they've been one of the forerunning band of a few genres, all along. From thrash to plain metal, to country-metal (that still gets a bit of an "ew" from me), etc. They've pushed the envelope of both their sound, and the sound around them, every time they put an album out.
So, returning to their original sound directly would be counterproductive for what they seem to have been doing all along.

[thrashing4god]

Freaking sweet about the music videos! I got the dvd a while ago, only bad thing is all the music videos on itunes are "edited"....

[rock-king]

As much as i love the Metallica of back when, this is gonna dent Rubin's rep as the best in the business.

No sane producer would touch this 'New Metallica'

[Rhyan_EG]

Thank you Rick Rubin, you are going to save Metallica. I like all the albums Bob Rock was involved with, but a whole lot less than the good years, 1983 - 1989. Hopefully Rick brings them back to the state of mind they were in when they recorded Master of Puppets or And Justice For All.

[Absent Mind]

I think the point is that they ARE sounding like they use to. Not going back wards I think was a reference to St Anger, e.g. not making a $hit album :P

"the Metallica that made them Metallica without going backward."

Make a DEFINING album of this age, with the power of their first couple of albums. I think is what they're trying to achieve.

I'm not getting my hopes up COMPLETLY (cos of St.Anger) but I look forward and it sounds promising

[DaveGilmour1189]

^no, you got it wrong. Ulrich means, make metallica sound like early metallica without re-making Master of Puppets.

That said, that is exactly what they need to do.

[SEALSniper1152]

TheCrusade86 wrote:

I don't get why they don't want to sound like they used too? all the fans love it, so why don't they just do it? I'm still excited for the new record, but at the same time a bit concerned. hopefully it will be a great album, and make a phenominal come back for Metallica and Metal. Same goes for Megadeth

Do you like bands that do everything to keep their fans? what is POP music? i think they should do their thing in the studio, what ever comes out, comes out. They kicked ass back in the 80's and early 90's, if they can write another Puppets, good for them, if not, oh well, their true fans will love them anyway

[TheCrusade86]

I agree with all of you who replied to comment. I was just mildly playing devils advocate. I do believe that bands should try something new, but see what it did with Metallica with Load/Reload. Don't get me wrong, those 2 albums are great, but for Metallica albums. I'm just stating that in my opinion I don't think Metallica has done well with experimentation in the past. Thank you all for replying though.

[XMetallicaX]

Man,
I hope this album is going to be good. Not another St. Anger. I know they got rid of Bob Rock and Rick Rubin is coming in to help out, but I dont realy know what a producer does. So I am not sure how much a producer can change a band someone tell me. But lets all hope that they start sounding like "Metallica" again. I want them to come out with some more Naster of Puppets or Ride the Lightning style without completely redoing the albums. So lets all hope for the best.

[KissingShadows]

"the Metallica that made them Metallica without going backward."

Well when they came out they were pushing the envelope...hope that doesn't mean they are gonna put out some kinda grind core album XD

[break-me-in]

rock-king wrote:

As much as i love the Metallica of back when, this is gonna dent Rubin's rep as the best in the business.

No sane producer would touch this 'New Metallica'

Er, bullshit.

If anything, Rubin's rep will be improved by how he has fixed what Bob Rock ruined. I never lost faith in Metallica's ability to make great music, but I think they did seem as though they had lost their way a bit. Still, the new album is going to rule.

[break-me-in]

I hope.

[break-me-in]

axeslinger0u812 wrote:

well, i'm not getting my hopes to far up, like i did before st. anger. i really tried to listen to that cd when it came out, but i just couldn't get into it. i agree with kirk when he said not playing solo's would date the album to that period in time.

didn't they play the entire master of puppets cd on their last tour? i hope that is a sign of things to come. like they were getting in shape for this next cd.

Well yeah, but they've always played a lot of old material on tour. That said, they've clearly attempted to gear themselves up for the new release, so I'm really hoping it will be a return to form.

[The Blacksmith]

TheCrusade86 wrote:

I don't get why they don't want to sound like they used too? all the fans love it, so why don't they just do it? I'm still excited for the new record, but at the same time a bit concerned. hopefully it will be a great album, and make a phenominal come back for Metallica and Metal. Same goes for Megadeth

because they realize it's better to make music for themselves and hope fans like it then it is to be fake and put somethin out only to please fans... the latter is what makes a lot of the true fans dub 'tallica as "sellouts..." regardless of the music's actual quality.

it would be great if that's what came out of metallica though, if it was pure soul driven and still sounded old school metal/thrash. i think it's gonna be more or less like that anyway, i get the vibe that they miss playin that stuff and jammin' to it... and even though i hope they have the music in mind more then the fans, i do hope they do take the fans somewhat into consideration, in that, they don't want the fans to be let down with what could be one of the last of 'tallica's albums.

i have faith though...

long live me-f*ckin'-tallica

[AnarchyGuitarst]

Metallica in their prime kicked so much ass. I really don't give a shit what they do, as long as it's good in the end. Please let it be good!

[EMT911]

I love these guys. I was a teenager back in the "Master of Puppets" days; these were some great times for Metallica. I really hope they produce something good this time around - they deserve it. But, the bottom line is that I still love them not for what they do, but for what they've done.

[g8erfan1]

Metallica is the BEST metal band ever!!!! Long live 'Tallica

[XMetallicaX]

Oh my god
LETS GO METALLICA
show us some kick a@@ metal
METAL UP YOUR A@#
everyone remembers that
so give us some old school METALLICA

[KingSquall802]

yes, Metallica, please promise to us that u will not do another st anger thing anymore.
rubin will be a great help.
prove the other metal bands that u were not lost in track. ur new song was really tight! hope the other was tighter.

and bout d picture, my god, james looks like a 60 year old rag. hahaahahaha.

[Nor'Easterbass]

TheCrusade86 wrote:

I don't get why they don't want to sound like they used too? all the fans love it, so why don't they just do it? I'm still excited for the new record, but at the same time a bit concerned. hopefully it will be a great album, and make a phenominal come back for Metallica and Metal. Same goes for Megadeth

They basically said that they ARE going back to older sounds. If they could pull out another "Justice" with better sounds, I would die.

[DaliLama]

C'mon Rick!!! Please!!!

[Vladimir H]

Welcome back Metallica. Not that you ever went anywhere. But they're sane again.

[Under_The_Oath]

TheCrusade86 wrote:

I don't get why they don't want to sound like they used too? all the fans love it, so why don't they just do it?

Bands labeled 'sell outs' seem to be the ones who make a record the way they want to, but the way their fan's don't.

Kudos to Metallica for making it the way they want to.

Even if it sucks like St. Anger.

[robbo_0013]

It's because they and pretty much every musician, make music for themselves..well thats what I'd like to think anyway

Checked

[Sanitarium91]

They should put an instrumental on their next record, I mean all of their 3 best records had one.

[Anarkyofadown]

COME ON METALLICA GIVE US SOME F*CKIN HEAVY METAL!!! actually this would be the best time to call the new album "Metal Up Your Ass", since it couldnt be done in '83

[not_dead_enough]

TheCrusade86 wrote:

I don't get why they don't want to sound like they used too? all the fans love it, so why don't they just do it? I'm still excited for the new record, but at the same time a bit concerned. hopefully it will be a great album, and make a phenominal come back for Metallica and Metal. Same goes for Megadeth

Because then people on this site would call them sellouts for 'succumbing' to what fans want and not doing what they want to do. They simply can't win.

As for me, I don't care what you all say METALLICA HAS NEVER MADE A BAD ALBUM!!! NOT BY THEIR STANDARDS OR ANYBODY ELSE'S!!! They can do no wrong and I know it will be good.

Sorry to have to bring this up, but on the megadeth news forum people were saying that UA might become the new 'Chinese Democracy'! Personally my intuition feels this album is more likely to be that, because since the time it was first announced the speculated release date by the band jumped forward by over a year quite quickly and now:

Metallica hopes to release their ninth studio effort by the end of the year.

[zAg1619]

break-me-in wrote:

rock-king wrote:

As much as i love the Metallica of back when, this is gonna dent Rubin's rep as the best in the business.

No sane producer would touch this 'New Metallica'


Er, bullshit.

If anything, Rubin's rep will be improved by how he has fixed what Bob Rock ruined. I never lost faith in Metallica's ability to make great music, but I think they did seem as though they had lost their way a bit. Still, the new album is going to rule.

Precisely. I feel as though that if anyone can do it, Rubin is the man that is going to save Metallica after Bob Rock completely flocked it all up. I just really hope they aren't blowing smoke up our asses, and they really do release an album that is "like the old stuff."