Everybody, us included, were excited to see that Metallica was back in the studio this week. We even heard a new riff. But, seeing as though we are very impatient… people are already asking when the dang thing will be out.
Guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke to 103.3 The Edge WEDG-FM and offered what the band's timeline is:
"Well, you know, we're moving forward. We're hoping that the album will be released next year. It's pretty much more along the same lines as Death Magnetic — kind of like that direction. And, you know, we'll see. We're into it. I don't wanna say that we're a third into it, or two-thirds into it, or an eighth into it, 'cause anything could happen that'll just change that number. But, eventually, you will see a new Metallica album, and it will most likely be in 2016, and at the very worst, at the beginning of 2017."
It's exciting that they have timetables, but I'll believe it when I see it.
