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Metallica Respond To The Blogosphere

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Remember when Metallica previewed their new album for some folks in London and then tried to clear the resulting reviews from the Internet? It was just last week. So you should remember. Well, Blinded By The Hype reached and let us know that Metallica has, of course, responded to the allegations. The soapbox is yours Metallica. (By the way, in light of the disappearing reviews, that live photo is somehow Big Brother creepy, Metallica.)

Via Metallica.com:

While we occasionally enjoy reading the various comments, rumors, speculation, reviews, gossip and all the good that the internet brings, rarely do we feel the desire/need to respond to the "blogosphere" ... hey, everyone is entitled to have their thoughts and opinions, right? However, once we re-surfaced on Tuesday after a few weeks on tour in Europe, we were informed that someone at Q Prime (our managers) had made the error of asking a few publications to take down reviews of the rough mixes from the new record that were posted on their sites. Our response was "WHY?!!! Why take down mostly positive reviews of the new material and prevent people from getting psyched about the next record ... that makes no sense to us!" So after a few rounds of managerial ear spank and sentencing everyone at Q Prime to 20 push-ups each, we figured why not take matters into our own hands and just post the links here on our site. Kerrang, Metal Hammer, The Quietus.

You see, we have maintained an "in the press" section here on Metallica.com for many years now, posting links to reviews of shows, album and DVD releases, and various other tidbits we've come across while surfing around. Some good, some not so good, but we put 'em all up ... sort of the same way we treat our message boards on this site ... welcoming all feedback.

So in the spirit of keeping this section current, we've put as many of the reviews of the rough mixes of the new record up here as we could find. If we missed any, let us know ... and in the meantime, we're always adding, so peruse at your leisure.

And since we never got a chance to mention it, there's also some curious artwork at Metallica's site, posted under the headline "???":

New album art? New Metallica skateboard logo? Remember, the band welcomes all feedback, so don't be shy.

[Photo of Metallica 6/5 in Lisbon, Portugal via their MySpace]

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Call me crazy, but is it possible that Metallica are gradually announcing that they're touring with Deicide? At least Glen Benton and crew still have their chops...and integrity.

Posted by: blindedbythehype at 06/12/08 11:06 AM | Reply
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I already know this album will be worse than "St. Anger" because it's being produced by Rick Rubin.

Posted by: kidacomputerok at 06/12/08 11:12 AM | Reply
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Yawn.
This endless shit is boring now. Shut up, Lars.
1.Make a good album
2.Regain your credibility,
&
3.THEN yap.

Don't look now but you're a nostalgia act without anything positive to add to the big picture.
PS- Let Kirk Hammett solo on the next record. He's the most genuine memer of the band.

Posted by: shockadow at 06/12/08 11:19 AM | Reply
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There are guitar solos on it which automatically makes it better than St. Anger

Posted by: Stephen B at 06/12/08 11:40 AM | Reply
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Metallica keeps taking a beating. I thought this was bad enough: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/metallica-will-doom-bonnaroo

Posted by: Cliffed 'em all at 06/12/08 11:42 AM | Reply
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SHUT UP Lars. Welcome to 2008 where people can have a voice about the music you make.

Posted by: Justin Smith at 06/12/08 2:22 PM | Reply
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it's clearly going to be the new album title logo. they're revealing it a little at a time.

http://dashboard.metallica.com/ivergence/image/unknown-3.jpg

Posted by: themis at 06/12/08 5:44 PM | Reply
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I believe the name of the album is deetic

Posted by: stereogumblows at 06/12/08 9:59 PM | Reply
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this band died with Cliff.

Posted by: steve at 06/13/08 10:02 AM | Reply
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dudes dont judge the ablum untill you hear it... wtf

Posted by: jon at 09/09/08 9:54 AM | Reply
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