Metallica In The Studio: Working Hard, Air Drumming
 

The big news in Metallica land, according to a message on the band’s official Web site, is that “there is nothing new to report.â€� Oh, we disagree. Judging by the pictures posted yesterday on their Web page, the San Francisco metal gods are hard at work on their ninth album, the follow-up to 2003s St. Anger. The photos show Lars Ulrich air-drumming in the recording room, a shaven James Hetfield thrashing about, wearing a Motörhead shirt. The band assures fans: “Work is continuing and all is good in the Metallica hood.â€� Matt Sorum of Velvet Revolver, a friend of Ulrichs, recently heard prospective songs and told Rolling Stone that “It’s ridiculous. The demos were sick. Eight-minute songs, all these tempo changes, crazy fast.â€� There’s still no indication of when the Rick Rubin-produced album will finally be completed, but it’s nice to have proof of progress.
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