As we already know, Metallica are currently recording their next full-length album, tentatively due in February 2008, with producer Rick Rubin.
Regarding the CD’s substance, drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed a bit regarding working songtitles and more:
“There’s one called “19“, “10“, “German Soup“, “Glass Cow“, and even “Black Squirrel“. Just names that relate to where the idea came from, like Glasgow, Scotland became “Glass Cow”. And when we don’t have anything clever to call it, we just call it a number. They’re just silly working titles…
“Most of the intros are four to five minutes. I don’t know – Metallica and short songs just don’t go that well together. But whereas “St. Anger” was an exercise in over-pummelling the listener, these new songs echo some of our stuff from the ’80s – long, epic journeys through different musical landscapes, heavier, but a lot more melodic.”