While we weren’t looking, Metallica launched and immediately took down the beta version of MissionMetallica.com, a place where Lars says “people can kind of tune in every day, watch clips, contests, get updates for what’s going on with the record and kind of watch the last couple of months of song titles, album titles, final mixes” (via Blabbermouth). The site’s still down, but the project’s trailer and teaser have been YouTubed. Said trailer is a little odd and (gasp) indulgent, featuring a let-it-be-written-let-it-be-done “Creeping Death” reference, followed by a few minutes of self-congratulatory highlights not far from the tomcruise.com site launch spotted on Videogum last week. Only this is somewhat cooler than the Tom Cruise thing, being that it actually has a point beyond sweet montage-masturbation. Also it features “Seek & Destroy” and “Battery” and not creepy Scientology music. So, double score.
But enough of why they once were awesome, and more of why they want you to believe they are awesome still: here’s some teaser footage for the behind-the-scenes site.
Yep, once again, Metallica is inviting you into their world, where people stop being polite and start being whiny multimillionaires with an increasingly out-of-touch world view. Some Kind Of Monster created some kind of monster, eh? It’s OK: Kill ‘Em All through …And Justice For All = we forgive you.
Metallica’s ninth album is expected to be out this September. Guess they’re done with those drum tracks, Dave.
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I’ve never been a big Metallica fan,but one should give credit when credit is due. this morning I noticed the band was giving a benefit concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles to sponsor Flea’s non-profit Silverlake Conservatory of Music to give scholarships to low-income students.
oh WOW. yawn.
Man, watching that montage video made me hate them so much, and then one of their good songs would come on and I’d realize how desperately important Metallica is to who I am as a person. I’ve been listening to them for 16 years! They’re the first metal band I ever heard.
I have little hope that I’ll like any of the new record, but hey….I’m willing to be surprised.
There’s such a thing as too much access. To echo Dave Grohl, just put out the album and make sure it’s good. I don’t need to know all this other sh*t.
This site contains a trojan horse that erases all illegally held music files (iincluding stuff you ripped from CD’s and downloaded on websites like this) and reports your personal information to the RIAA and Lars. Metal up your ass!
barf.
That shit better be good!
that shit won’t be good.
what sort of Metallica fans should i be expected to see at Bonnaroo? i cannot wrap my head around this one.