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In an interview with Citizens of Humanity, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about how Metallica's new album, scheduled for release later this year, is sounding:
“I don’t know if I have the perspective yet, but I can tell you it’s coming. I hope it comes out in the fall, and it’s sounding like Metallica. It’s probably a little less frenetic than our last album. On the last one, Rick Rubin encouraged us to draw inspiration from the past. It was the first time we looked in the rearview mirror. This time it’s different. We’re not working with Rick, we’re working with the sound engineer from the last album, who’s producing, Greg Fidelman. So there are some of the same elements, but we’re expanding the sound a bit. It’s probably a little more diverse than the last one. It’s exciting, but I still don’t have the perspective on how it will sound.”.
Earlier this week, vocalist James Hetfield confirmed that the album is being mixed .