METALLICA Album Delayed Again, Until September

Metallica is one of those artists whom I have a genuine love for because aside from a few missteps in their career (i.e. Napster), they have remained a genuine band who more often than not have put their fans first. I must vent with the latest news however, their new album has been pushed from an April date to September. It’s January and cold as hell here in Chicago and you’re telling me that the album won’t be ready until AFTER the summer?

OK, I hear all of the emails coming to me about prep time to market the album and all that jazz, but by the time it arrives on store shelves, it will be over five-years since ‘St. Anger’ and forty-four months since the band completed their last US tour. Call me a whiner, call me selfish, but in my opinion to be a relevant and driving force in the music industry you need to continue to create and make albums on a regular basis and not once every five-years. To put things in perspective, Bruce Springsteen has released three albums and launched three separate tours in the same time frame. Metallica basically took all of 2005 off aside from a pair of Bay Area gigs where they opened for the Rolling Stones. 2006 found them writing and touring Europe and then 2007 for them writing, touring and recording again. It makes me wonder if the band had chosen to not do one of those European tours, or at least cut one short if they would have completed this album earlier.

I guess good things come to those who wait and I truly hope that their next album is a killer and when it is unleashed, that they focus on touring America…indoors.

xT

Full story is below courtesy of BWBK and Stereo Warning.
Music blog Stereo Warning reports:
"The release of METALLICA's new album has been delayed again, sources from the band's record label told Stereo Warning. The album is now expected to hit the stores in September. Originally Lars Ulrich said it would be out in February, then the release was delayed till April.

With the band still in the studio, it was clear that April was not gonna happen. Fans can take comfort in the fact that the last time the band spent this much time in the studio the year was 1991 and the result was the Black Album. One can only hope for similar results this time!

In the meantime, the boys have lined up a few dates for their upcoming European tour this summer. I guess that means they hope to be done recording by June..." Stay tuned for further updates.