Metallica revives old sound for new album

Metallica’s progress on a new album has taken a turn back in time...to the '80s. NME reports that the band’s new album, which is due out in late-spring 2008, will feature the soaring, melodic sounds of the band’s heyday material, rather than the more loaded recent material.

"These new songs echo some of our stuff from the '80s - long, epic journeys through different musical landscapes, heavier, but a lot more melodic,” drummer Lars Ulrich told the British music publication.

A look back may be just what the band needs, after years of trouble adjusting to the Internet era both sonically and philosophically. Still, something tells us Metallica won’t be offering the album digitally the way Radiohead did.

The new record is currently untitled and being produced by Rick Rubin.

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