Metallica In 'Fourth Inning' Of Creating Its Next Studio Album

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that the band is "deep into the songwriting" of its next album. It has been almost six years since Metallica released its latest studio album, the return-to-form thrash gem "Death Magnetic." Yet while Metallica gear up for European summer festivals, the group is also coming up with new songs for its next full-length record, and heavily focused on the process.