It seems that many of you on this thread are looking forward to the new Metallica album, but I think the inconceivably ridiculous title speaks for itself. I've read somewhere on the net (I'd like to include the link here but can't remember it) that one of the members, probably Lars, claimed that St Anger will have a Meshuggah - like sound.
It is pretty hard to believe that after nearly a decade of selling out and corporate greed that they would now play stuff that is even heavier than the early music they put out.
Don't get me wrong - I love this band's early releases and a very few songs on the 'load' albums, but for the most part they just sucked big time.