Metallica begin recording

This message has been posted on the official Metallica website:

"METALLICA left the comfort of HQ this week to descend upon the greater Los Angeles area to begin recording their ninth original album. This is the first time they've recorded outside of the Bay Area since they spent an eternity at One On One Studios recording the 'Black' album in '90 and '91. The last couple days have been devoted to each band member working out the right sounds, including Lars [Ulrich, drums] who remembered to turn on the snare and Kirk [Hammett, guitar] who played a solo! The big, shiny red button was finally pushed today — and the wait begins."

Oh ha ha guys. I can see you're just having a laugh – and that’s good. I think that’s a true sign of success when you can laugh about how god awful "St.Anger" was. Oh man that album was a shocker.

March "St.Anger" quote:

"Saint Anger 'round my neck

Saint Anger 'round my neck"