(antiMusic) Metallica have decided that some new blood was in order for their next studio album and have enlisted legendary producer Rick Rubin to helm the effort.
In an official post on their website, Metallica revealed the news along with new photos from the studio. "Since this Rick dude is new to all of this, we thought it would be a nice gesture to help break him into the music business by asking him to produce our next record. We're very happy he said yes! In other words, we are psyched to share with you that Rick Rubin is producing the next Metallica album! F**K YEAH!", reads the posting.
The news comes despite a September 2005 interview with Lars Ulrich where he stated, "I would say that Bob Rock will always be our producer. You know it's almost like default. It's not whether he should produce, it's more whether he shouldn't produce it. So I would expect Bob Rock to produce it unless he's not interested."
Rubin is a busy guy these days; he is also onboard to produce the new Linkin Park album. His past credits include albums with Slayer, System of a Down, and Slipknot. antiMusic was awaiting an official comment from the Rubin camp at press time. We will update if that comes.
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Posted by Jesus Schwartz:
...while I believe this to be good news, I'm wondering if it's too late to make a difference...Rick Rubin may make the sound itself better, but I doubt he'll affect the overall performance and song structures; if they made this decision back in 1991, or chose Terry Date, then there would have been a considerable difference in where they would be today...also, don't forget that they'll actually be recording with Robert Trujillo this time, as opposed to their producer filling in on bass...I'm only trying to convince myself that Metallica still has some life left, so sue me if I ramble a bit...
Posted by Hobo:
... right... maybe they'll grind? Bwhaha. This time around it's going to be R&B or rap metal. Keep dreaming guys.
Posted by SPACEMAKER24:
Great news!
The new disc is going to be huge in every way that is good.
Posted by Victim17:
I Love It!!!! The absolute BEST thing they could have done. Metallica fans are rejoicing around the world!!!!
Posted by Victim17:
I Love It!!!! The absolute BEST thing they could have done. Metallica fans are rejoicing around the world!!!!
Posted by teethteeth:
good. if you've ever seen either of their movies about recording, you'll see there's way too much lars + bob rock wanking all over everything. bob rock started eating away at metallica's nutsack 15 yrs ago and it's about time they do something about it..
