METALLICA Producer FLEMMING RASMUSSEN Still Can’t Decide How He Feels About St. Anger

To say that Metallica achieved their most divisive album with St. Anger is to state the apparent. The uncooked and unpolished manufacturing model, the “tin can” snare sound of Ulrich’s drums, the longer and repetitive tune buildings, and the shortage of guitar solos, all had been merely the indicators of a band traversing by means of their most turbulent instances. For a lot of the album was jarring and ugly (the Web has loads of tales of followers throwing the CD out the window of their automobile after a primary hear), whereas others “linked” with the introspective and genuine honesty of the lyrics.

Now, in a latest YouTube interview, Flemming Rasmussen, the producer behind a few of Metallica‘s most iconic albums, shared his ideas on the band’s contentious document. Rasmussen, identified for his work on classics like Journey The Lightning and Grasp Of Puppets, revealed his conflicting emotions in regards to the album that divided followers and critics alike.

The producer admitted to having a love-hate relationship with St. Anger. His opinions have advanced, oscillating between admiration for the band’s boldness and frustration with the album’s uncooked manufacturing.

“Each second time I hear it, I’m going, ‘Fuck, that is so nice.’ They dare do one thing new, not simply doing what they’ve at all times finished. After which, the instances in between, I’m going, ‘It sounds just like the worst demo I’ve ever heard.’ So it is, it is type of like that,” he shared.

The album’s polarizing snare drum sound did not escape Rasmussen‘s critique: “Generally, I take it off after the primary ten seconds, and different instances, I hearken to it to the top. As a result of it’s fairly demanding to hearken to. That snare sound is fucking annoying as hell, proper?”

Regardless of his blended emotions about St. Anger, Rasmussen got here to the protection of Metallica‘s often-criticized drummer, Lars Ulrich. He praised Ulrich‘s evolution as a musician and his significance to the band, stating: “Individuals can hate as a lot as they like. It’s grow to be like a nationwide sport for some. Yeah, he was not the world’s greatest drummer, however for Metallica, he’s. And he advanced. He’s gotten higher and higher, shit occurred. From right here to right here, there was an enormous growth. Musically and technically, he’s actually, actually good.”