Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has told England's Kerrang! magazine that the band's new music has a more "old school" sound than its controversial 2003 release, St. Anger. He told the magazine that the group has gone back to an earlier method of songwriting, explaining, "Everything you hear on (StAnger) 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 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."Ulrich said the new material is "much more organic, more old school. It certainly doesn't feel like St. Anger Part Two."
The drummer still defended the band's eighth studio album, which drew criticism for its underproduced sound: "StAnger was a statement, 55 minutes of brutality packed onto a CD, proving to ourselves that we still had the spark. StAnger was fun but we don't need to make that album again."
Ulrich said that the band has six or seven songs nearly completed for its next release, which is due out in early 2007. The band is working with producer Rick Rubin after 15 years with Bob Rock behind the board.
Metallica will play some European and Japanese festivals this summer.
Frontman James Hetfield will be honored at the second annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert on Friday, May 12th in Hollywood, California.
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