Kirk Hammett: New Metallica Album Has "Middle Eastern" Sound
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Monday, March 19, 2007 @ 4:02 PM
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From Launch Networks:
Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett said in the latest issue of So What!, the band's official fan club magazine, that many of the songs on the band's new album have a "Middle Eastern" or "Arabic" sound to them. Hammett explained, "There is a really unusual theme that's working its way into the music. I'm not really sure how to react to it... a lot of the music has an eastern harmonic flair to it, a harmonic minor flair to it, and when I say harmonic minor... those sounds are distinctly Arabic sounding or Middle Eastern sounding, and you hear them in all the songs."
Hammett added that he was unable to figure out how those influences crept into the band's music, saying, "I don't know if it's just the zeitgeist, a sign of the times, or maybe because like, you know, Middle Eastern culture is so prevalent, or maybe the negative things about Middle Eastern culture. Maybe artists are conscious, just want to shine light on the positive aspects of Middle Eastern culture, i.e. the music."
Metallica began laying down its ninth studio album last week in Los Angeles with producer Rick Rubin, the first time that the band has recorded outside the San Francisco area in 16 years.
The group plans to work in the studio until early June, take a break for a month-long European tour, then finish recording in August. The disc will be released in either late 2007 or early 2008.
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_ZBoy - 3/28/2007 10:32:01 PM CLONE UPDATE-to all ranters on KNAC.com,please ignore my clone who just removed the underscore from my username and is posting bullshit all over the website.he's been bitch slapped all over this website whenever he tries to discuss music/politics,and now he's left with nothing but to try drive his detractors away from this website.just an example,he claims to be a bassist but then says he"buries guitarists for fun".he says he jams with mexicans cos it"helps break down racial barriers and widens his musical horizons" but then goes on to post racist remarks about mexicans and muslims(again,he got bitch slapped on that page).lets refrain from acknowledging this very disturbed and confused lil boy(what a fitting nick)till he's sorted out his various problems,got back on his meds,and has managed to get a clue.thanks in advance guys
ZBoy - 3/28/2007 8:28:46 PM BLOBBER/CLONE UPDATE:to all ranters on the KNAC boards,please ignore Slobber and his many clones and refrain from acknowledging his existance,his many insecurities thrive on what little attention he does get here and encourage him to keep posting as a nuisance to the adults and music lovers on this site,lets help make the KNAC boards the fun place to discuss music and opinions it once was and ignore the mentally disturbed children like Slobber, we thank you in advance for your co-operation
Blobber - 3/28/2007 5:45:38 PM Who are the biggest homosexuals? Well, let's see...The UN? ZBoy? Scrapmetalfag? Nuclearhomo/Skullfag...yes, it would be these gismlickers. God bless America! Let's kill some evil towelheads...you with me, Zboy? Let's get Old Testament on them motherfuckers!
oldskool666 - 3/28/2007 5:14:37 PM hey looky here clone boy thinks he made a funny!why don`t you go jerk a tiger off with a cheese grater for me will ya?
ZBoy - 3/28/2007 1:33:52 PM ocilottist...it aint "classic" for no reason
ZBoy - 3/28/2007 1:07:30 PM please ignore my clone below,he was raised by a circus family and state institutions,he's harmless,but we keep him around for cheap entertainment cause its fun to watch the handicapped post stupid things and make fools of themselves...yeah i know its mean,but even helmet kids needs to express themselves,so we might as well get something for our taxdollars,so please dont make fun of him just because he has homosexual tendencies and isnt like normal people..thank you
ocillotist - 3/28/2007 6:59:30 AM ahh, the classic "move to another country" reply - if you are a US citizen then it is your right to speak out against the criminal actions and policies of your elected (or un-elected) officials
_ZBoy - 3/28/2007 5:22:29 AM great to see that the most jobless douchebag on knac,magor,is back here to enlighten us about the oriental origins of metal
magor - 3/27/2007 10:13:50 PM great to see you all still debating the guitar gods of metal, but what is your opinion on how Metallica should combine these scales with their writing? Should they do it in their thrash style or their later more commercialized one? Or maybe a little of both? These are the real questions pertaining to this article in my opinion anyway.
ZBoy - 3/27/2007 2:08:47 PM __ZBoy clone...you can always move to another country if you dont like it here...i'm sure the Mullahs in Iran will be more than happy to accomodate you...right before they kill you
