Metallica working on new album

The members of Metallica have been hard at work on a new album via email and conferencing platform Zoom during the coronavirus lockdown. Drummer Lars Ulrich said they’ve been collaborating on new material with the hope of recording their first record since 2016’s Hardwired ... to Self Destruct. “So far, at least the sonic side of it and the practical elements are in surprisingly good shape, actually,” Ulrich told Swedish talkshow host Fredrik Skavlan. “So now we’ve just gotta figure out how much we can create without being in the same space.”