Escape from the Studio '06
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| Escape from the Studio '06 | ||
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| Image:EscapeStudio.jpg | ||
| Escape from the Studio '06's composite logo [1] | ||
| Tour by Metallica | ||
| Dates | June 3 - August 15, 2006 | |
| Legs | 1 | |
| Shows | 16 | |
| Metallica tour chronology | ||
| Madly in Anger with the World (2003-2004) | Escape From The Studio (2006) | Sick of the Studio '07 (2007) |
Escape from the Studio '06 was Metallica's 2006 summer festival mini-tour of Europe and Asia, named because the band was at the time in the process of working on their as-yet-untitled next album, the follow-up album to 2003's St. Anger.
Previously to the tour, drummer Lars Ulrich had hinted that they may play some material from their upcoming album, which the band also did on Escape From The Studio '95 (when they first used this tour name, under similar circumstances), where they played Load's "2 X 4" and ReLoad 's "Devil's Dance". Metallica kept this tradition going by debuting a new song informally dubbed "The New Song" by frontman James Hetfield, which runs for approximately 8 minutes. Due to the repetition of the words "Death is not the end" in the lyrics, many fans have chosen to believe this will be the name of the song, but no announcement regarding this has been made by the band. The lyrics seem to talk about reincarnation, or, as it could be interpreted, Hetfield's 'rebirth' after undergoing alcohol rehabilitation.
During their August 12 gig in Tokyo, the band debuted more new material, a song referred to as "The Other New Song". The song is much shorter, clocking in at just over 3 minutes. Fan reactions have been mixed, with several comparisons to work by punk pioneers The Misfits. [2]
After the tour's conclusion, the band reentered their San Francisco workspace/studio to continue the writing process for their new album, to be produced by Rick Rubin and roughly projected for a late 2007 release.
In addition to a little new material, Metallica also played the Master of Puppets album in its entirety at several of these shows, as it was the 20th anniversary of the record's release. And in particular, rarely played album song "Orion" was dedicated to its primary writer, the group's late bassist Cliff Burton.
[edit] Tour logo
The "Metallica" portion of the tour logo is made up of taking one letter from several of their albums in a cut-and-paste fashion. Some of the letters are as follows:
- The "M" is from Ride the Lightning
- The "E" is from Garage Inc.
- The "T" is from Load (darker grey then what was on ReLoad).
- The first "A" is from ...And Justice for All.
- The first "L" is from Live Shit: Binge & Purge
- The second "L" is from a logo circa One single/T-shirt "And Justice for All" era
- The "I" is from the Cunning Stunts live video/DVD
- The "C" is from Kill 'Em All
- The second "A" is from St. Anger
[edit] Tour dates
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Metallica tours | |
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| Tours | "Early Concerts" · "Kill 'Em All for One" · "Seven Dates of Hell" · "Bang That Head That Doesn't Bang" · "Ride The Lightning" · "Damage Inc." · "Monsters of Rock" · "Damaged Justice" · "Monsters of Rock" · "Wherever We May Roam (North America)" · "GN'R-Metallica Stadium Tour" · "Wherever We May Roam (Europe)" · "Nowhere Else To Roam" · "Shit Hits The Sheds" · "Escape From The Studio '95" · "1996 Special Shows" · "Lollapalooza" · "Poor Touring Me" · "Blitzkrieg 97" · "ReLoad Promo Tour" · "Poor Re-Touring Me" · "Garage Inc. Promo Tour" · "Poor Re-Touring Me (Continued)" · "Garage Remains The Same" · "M2K Mini Tour" · "Summer Sanitarium" · "2002-2003 Special Shows" · "European Festivals" · "Summer Sanitarium 2003" · "European Festivals (continued)" · "Madly in Anger with the World" · "Escape from the Studio '06" · Sick of the Studio '07 |
