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Metallica: 'Why Haven't Any Other Metal Bands Dethroned Us?'

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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich says he still can't understand why no other metal band has overtaken the group's popularity.

The group, who have been together for over twenty years, have sold over 100 million albums worldwide since they formed.

Speaking to the Guardian, Ulrich said: "I was thinking the other day about how everyone expects us to continue to release albums that define the genre, to 'save' metal. And that's a lot of fucking pressure, really.

“Why hasn't anyone dethroned us yet? We support all the great new metal bands, take them under our wing, but people still want us to carry the whole genre on our backs."

Talking during the band's appearance at last month's Reading and Leeds festivals, Ulrich also admitted that he found it hard to live up to the band's hedonistic past.

"I'm 44 years old, I've got three kids, I flew in a helicopter on Friday,” he said.

“It's a little difficult to revisit the vibe of 20 years ago when you're living in a two-bedroom suite at Claridge's. I live a very different life to how I lived then."

You can read Gigwise's review of 'Death Magnetic', the band's new album, HERE. Check out pictures from the band live at the Leeds Festival below.

Metallica at Leeds Festival 2008
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  • they have the melody, songwriting, attitude, image, and 4 classic metal albums to back up their status. 88-present they could release an nsync album. FACT is they still have 83-88. best metal ever.

    ~ by metalhed393 9/5/2008

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  • Well I must say this If Cliff was still alive He would have problem quite The bands yrs ago I mean fuck they were such a great band before Radio and MTV found the vibe the band was know for So yea there are many metal bands who stayed true to the formation of what was then and is now Hell look at Testament "s new cd It kicks every radiotallica cd they have made in the past 12 yrs

    ~ by Hellion 1/7/2009

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