Metallica 'Keeping It Heavy' on 'Death Magnetic' Follow-Up, Robert Trujillo Says

"I really can't relate it to any album; I think every Metallica album is unique in its own way," Trujillo said when asked if the new LP was an extension of Death Magnetic. "What we're doing is special and unique in its own way, but still keeping it heavy."

"For me as a listener, part of the journey I'm on with Metallica, there's just a certain edge that needs to be there," he added. "Before I even joined Metallica, I used to train for tours, when I was in Suicidal Tendencies, to Ride the Lightning. There's nothing like jogging the trails to, like, 'Fight Fire With Fire.' I can tell you that what we're doing sounds heavy, but again each album is its own little experience. So we'll just have to wait and see."

Ulrich spoke to RS last month about the album, saying that there were no plans to do a surprise release.

Death Magnetic, the group's ninth studio album, hit number one on the Billboard 200 chart behind singles like "The Day That Never Comes," "Cyanide" and "All Nightmare Long." The band went on to back Lou Reed in 2011 for Lulu. The album didn't do as well on the charts or with the critics.

"The failure spawned in the elevator pitch and never took its leave until the orchestral drones of the final track had subsided," Consequence of Sound wrote. "It's a remarkable album in that Reed and Metallica just did whatever the hell they wanted to and put it out there, and it takes more risks than the majority of music that has come out this year. It's a shame it never even had a chance."

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