Metallica\'s Lars Ulrich has exclusively revealed to Kerrang! magazine that the band\'s new material has an \"old-school\" Metallica flavor.\"The last album was an unusual Metallica album in that no one brought ideas into the studio. Everything you hear on that album was given birth to in the studio. This time around we\'ve each brought in ideas as we used to — as well as working on some jams we had from from two summers ago — and James [Hetfield] and I are sorting through our CDs of riffs to put together stuff as we did back in the day. The new stuff is much more organic, more old school. It certainly doesn\'t feel like St. Anger Part Two.\"
According to Ulrich it was really important for the band to make that record the way they did because of the chaotic internal vibe at that time. Adds the drummer:
\"St. Anger was a statement, 55 minutes of brutality packed onto a CD, proving to ourselves that we still had the spark. St. Anger was fun but we don\'t need to make that album again.\"
Ulrich says that the band have six or seven songs nearing completion, minus vocals. For their upcoming album Metallica have recruited producer Rick Rubin, famed for his work with Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System Of A Down, Johnny Cash, Slayer, and Shakira among others.
The collaboration marks the end of the quartet\'s 15-year relationship with producer Bob Rock, but Ulrich insists the split was drama free.
Metallica\'s as-yet-untitled album is expected in early 2007.
