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Thursday, February 26, 2015

More Gigs equals More Delays

It seems as though Metallica really do enjoy playing live. They've just been booked to play at the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil in September.

More power to them. I would much rather see them play out, even if it isn't near me, because they owe me nothing. They are a band. How long it has taken to write the follow-up to "Death Magnetic" is irrelevant - whose schedule are they on?

Theirs.

Sure, I wanted them to tour the US and play in Moline, IL, or even Cedar Rapids, IA, or Des Moines, IA, but they're not. I don't believe whining about it will change their plans. As of this moment, when I'm initially posting this, these are the comments on the article above:


  • As usual, playing anywhere but the USA. They know where the true fans (and the $$$$$) are.
  • Metallica will play the US when their new album comes out.
  • They're playing at Rock In Rio in Las Vegas May 9th.
  • As usual, someone complaining about something that isn't true.
  • Number of Metallica shows on the USA in 2015 - 1
  • Number of Metallica shows anywhere in the world in 2015 - 11 and counting.
  • The amount of coin these guys rack in every show is unbelievable. Million dollars per show at minimum. Hence why a new album is not that important
  • Yep. So far they're a nostalgia act so there's no need for new material. These guys sell ou any place in the world where there is electricity xD
  • Says the band: "One Rock In Rio in a year is just not enough" What the band also says: "Taking 7 years to write new music/album is simply not enough"
  • https://www.change.org/p/national-football-league-ask-metallica-to-be-the-musical-act-for-the-halftime-of-super-bowl-50
  • vote for metallica super bowl 50. only need 300 more signatures.
  • What's the point? To play a song or two? They did the same for that Live Earth thing, no big deal.
  • Rock In Las Vegas? Umm...
  • So how's that new album coming along?
  • "We've got a boatload of riffs" -- and no time to record 'em!
  • "By now, we have at least 4000 riffs! And we're gonna take more time to string them all together and produce something that sounds wacky and all over the place. We're currently planning a show on the ISS, then the Moon! We're all about doing things no one's ever done before!"
    -End Lars babble
  • Bottom line: Metallica is not interested in writing new material. All they are interested now is selling out shows to play a watered-down version of enter sandman and master of puppets
  • how do they have time for that?? oh wait, that's their job.
  • The bigger question is, how do they have time to play gigs but not have any time at all to record new music?
  • SunglassicA
  • YEEAAAAH, YEAAAAH! HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE ALIVE, BABAAAAAAAY? SHOW MEEEAAAAAAAA!
  •  Anywhere but the Studio Tour

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