Lars Ulrich had announced mixing
In an interview before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, when Metallica played the national anthem , James Hetfield spoke about the production stage of Metallica's new album:
“We’re mixing it now, so we hope that by the fall [September] it will be released and in people’s ears. It’s been coming for a while and you know, that’s what we do. We love playing, and the next album is exactly what it’s supposed to be, we’re excited about it.”.
