Metallica Reveal Death Magnetic Cover, Claim We're All Gonna Die Someday
Earlier this week, we heard Metallica's new Rick Rubin-produced album will be available for Guitar Hero III the same day it hits stores. If you wanna know what it sounds like, try Google cache. The unpublishing of Death Magnetic buzz is suspect, but Dave and Chris will be first in line for it anyway. Blabbermouth gives us the first look at the album cover...
Here's James Hetfield talking to talking to VG TV about the album title.
"'Death Magnetic', at least the title, to me, it's... It had something to do with... It started out as kind of a tribute to people that have fallen in our business, like Layne Staley and a lot of the people that have died, basically -- rock and roll martyrs of sorts. And then it kind of grew from there. Thinking about death... some people are drawn towards it, and just like a magnet, some people are drawn towards it, [and] other people are afraid of it and push away. And the concept that we're all gonna die sometimes is over-talked about and then a lot of times never talked about -- no one wants to bring it up; it's the big white elephant in the living room. But we all have to deal with it at some point. So that's kind of the subject matter."
An special "coffin box" of the album will come with demos, a DVD, a t-shirt, guitar picks, a poster, and a flag. So screw you Internet.
Posted at 2:57 PM by Scott in Album Art
looks like a big hairy butthole to me. probably sounds like one too.
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And I am sure the album will sound like a massive fart being forced out of said big hairy butthole...
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Metallise.cx
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At other messageboards, they've already observed that the album art looks a little bit like a vag.
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Dear Stereogum,
Please ease up on the incessant Metallica and Coldplay posts.
Love,
Everybody
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this cover makes Evil Urges look like Van Gogh
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can't be worse than st.anger
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you online wits seem to think that st. anger is terrible, but tell me: have you ever been lost in an alleyway in a huge city, and suddenly you're attacked and knifed in the gut by a drooling, bloody leper?
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Here, I am doing an impersonation of a metal fan on a music posting board:
"Fag, Gay, Homo, White sucks, Slayer, everything sucks except for what I listen to, sellout, 1985, drop C, progressive, free music downloads, underground". That about sums up everything these tools have to say.
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Wow, I'll go ahead and jot that one down in the Stereotype Handbook. Wait 'a be, sweet "grouping everyone together" skills there.
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Its drop D, but yeah, metalheads are complete tools.
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Here, I am doing an impersonation of everybody on the Stereogum board....
'Douchebag, phony hipster, Brooklyn, Radiohead, Weezer, everything sucks except what I listen to, 1994, Sonic Youth sellout because they have a greatest hits at a Starbucks, sad sack acoustic crybaby bullshit rules, angular, music downloads, hype sucks, I think Thom Yorke would look good in a tanktop and shorts, if you don't like what the indie sheep like you suck..' That about sums up everything these tools have to say. (maybe not the Thom Yorke in shorts thing).
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Also - "I just threw up a little in my mouth; I just died a little bit inside; ironic; meta___ "
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"some people are drawn towards it, and just like a magnet, some people are drawn towards it, [and] other people are afraid of it and push away. And the concept that we're all gonna die sometimes is over-talked about and then a lot of times never talked about..."
lad sounds a wee bit confused about it himself, doesn't he?
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I am laughing out loud at the Evil Urges comment. Classic!
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catastrophic hydraulics failure at 30,000 ft.
asap.
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coffin butt-
rumor has it the album rocks-
Kirk- fix this cover- quick.
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"It started out as kind of a tribute to people that have fallen in our business, like Layne Staley..."
Or, y'know, maybe like.... Cliff Burton?
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Coffin box? that's really original. Misfits did that with their box set about 12 years ago.
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"An special "coffin box" of the album will come with demos..."
Shouldn't that be "A special coffin Box edition of the album..." instead of "An special coffin Box of the album"?
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"An special "coffin box" of the album will come with demos..."
Shouldn't that be "A special coffin Box edition of the album..." instead of "An special coffin Box of the album"?
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hay gaise wats going on heare?
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I hope Megatallica goes on tour with Metaldeth. \m/
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you people are all so jaded, cynical and self-righteous its pathetic. if you haven't heard the fucking album yet then get off your high horse and wait before damning it all to hell.
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ridiculous fucking album cover.
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you fuckers, the coffins supposed to be a magnet, do you fucking get it now? tell me why you assholes get on here and bad mouth bands, get a fucking life, dickwads!
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