METALLICA To Begin Work on New Album Soon

Kirk Hammett recently told RollingStone.com that METALLICA plans on writing on a new album after they're done with the upcoming 3D movie that was recently shot in Canada.

"Right now, we're kind of preoccupied with dealing with this 3D movie that we shot up in Canada last month. So that's kind of taking our time right now – that's the priority, to deal with that," Kirk told Rollingstone.com."

"But once we're done with that, we're going to start hunkering down and putting riffs together. That's all going to happen soon."

Lars Ulrich has also talked about the new album over the summer, stating that:

"Every time James Hetfield picks up a guitar, there are some brilliant riffs that come out of it, and I try to make sure that they are all recorded and try to do my best to keep up with them and try to put some drums in behind them,"

"So there are, obviously, tons of ideas sitting around waiting to be had at in terms of turning ideas of James' into songs. Pretty much when we're done with the movie and with Outside Lands, which should all be wrapped up by early September, we're gonna basically just concentrate on new music and try to get another Metallica record."