Metallica have uploaded a “garage demo version” of their new song “Lords Of Summer,” the first taste of new material we’ve heard from the metal giants since 2008’s polarizing Death Magnetic album.
The song was unveiled onstage in Colombia on March 16, but the band preferred to offer fans more than a crowd-shot recording, opting to release a high quality version of the eight-minute song.
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The track grinds slowly to life, with frontman James Hetfield calling to the ominous power of domination: “Are you remembering the sound/ Recall the shaking of the ground/ Crawling, crawling all as one/ Lords of Summer bring the sun.” As lead guitarist Kirk Hammett rips through 80s-era riffage, one can’t help but wonder what kind of music these cats would be making if they weren’t constantly being inundated with demands to bring back the sound of their first four albums.
Drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone that the song is “fairly representative of where our creative headspace is at right now.” He said that the song is an offering to show fans that they are “writing and creating away.” Don’t get too attached to the track, however, as the band has been known to cannibalize its own music for the greater good of future finished works.
