De momento sabemos que van a entrar a grabar este otoño, en cuanto acaben la película en 3D que están preparando
Metal Hammer reports that Ulrich revealed the band have a host of material to officially lay down when they get to the studio. Ulrich said: "Every time James Hetfield picks up a guitar, there are some brilliant riffs that come out of it, and I try to make sure that they are all recorded and try to do my best to keep up with them and try to put some drums in behind them."
He continued: "So there are, obviously, tons of ideas sitting around waiting to be had at in terms of turning ideas of James' into songs. Pretty much when we're done with the movie and with Outside Lands, which should all be wrapped up by early September, we're gonna basically just concentrate on new music and try to get another Metallica record."