Metallica drummer: New songs are heavier yet more melodic

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told Examiner.com in a new interview that the band's upcoming album will be "heavier" yet more "melodic" than 2003's controversial St. Anger. Ulrich explained, "Whereas St. Anger was an exercise in over-pummeling the listener, these new songs echo some of our stuff from the '80s -- long, epic journeys through different musical landscapes, heavier, but a lot more melodic." When asked whether the new songs will be shorter, in the four-to-five minute range, Ulrich said, "Well, the most of the intros are four to five minutes. I don't know -- Metallica and short songs just don't go that well together."

Although none of the songs have official titles yet, Ulrich revealed that some of the "silly" working titles included "19," "10," "German Soup," "Glass Cow" and "Black Squirrel." Ulrich said the names "relate to where the idea came from, like Glasgow, Scotland became 'Glass Cow.' And when we don't have anything clever to call it, we just call it a number."

The new Metallica album is tentatively due out in February of 2008.

Metallica will perform this weekend (October 27th and 28th) at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, California, along with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and others.
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