METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke to Rolling Stone about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic".
He said that the group is "moving at a pace that allows us to live our
lives and not have our lifestyles change too much." He added that METALLICA
has come up with ideas for "a bunch of songs, more than enough songs"
but none are finished. "We're slogging away," he said. "But, you know,
it's metal. It's heavy."
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone
last year that the band has written close to 20 new songs for its
long-awaited tenth studio album, although he declined to offer a
possible release date for the new CD. Ulrich said: "In our world,
there's been a distinct difference between the creative phase and the
recording phase. With this project, we're trying to bridge the two a
little more organically and not have there be such a great divide
between the processes. We want to see if we can bring some of the
creative curiosity, the impulsive stuff that happens when you're first
playing a song into the studio."
