Supposedly Metallica’s working on some “not really Metallica music” project for a couple of weeks. Hopefully it’s the 4th edition of the ‘Garage’ cover album series, because, misguided Bob Seger tributes aside, it’s the most loose-sounding and fun these guys get. ‘Death Magnetic’ was a welcome return to form, but still, there seems to be some heaviness and pompous-ity involved with their own music.
Whereas, when they just grab some of their favorite childhood songs and let rip: