Metallica Album Leaked to BitTorrent – The Band Doesn't Complain
It seems that Metallica distances itself more and more from the band it was back in 2000 when it carried the flag against illegal file-sharing.
After we kept you posted with the band’s latest moves, today we take another look at how an old dog can still learn new tricks.
You remember the interview Ulrich gave a few months ago to Rolling Stone when he announced – "We've been observing Radiohead and Trent Reznor and in twenty-seven years or however long it takes for the next record, we'll be looking forward to everything in terms of possibilities with the Internet."
As the quoted musicians let fans download a recent album for free we took that statement to mean that Metallica was beginning to change its view and approach to file sharing.
Here’s the latest news about the band – yesterday, in an interview with San Francisco-based radio station Live 105 focused on promoting Metallica's upcoming "Death Magnetic" album, Lars (who else?) suggested again a comfortable attitude towards P2P and file-sharing from the rockers.
"Listen, we're ten days from release," Ulrich said."I mean, from here, we're golden," he continued. "If this thing leaks all over the world today or tomorrow, happy days. Happy days. Trust me. Ten days out and it hasn't quote-unquote fallen off the truck yet? Everybody's happy. It's 2008 and it's part of how it is these days, so it's fine. We're happy."
The album found its way to BitTorrent a few days ago when it leaked allegedly after a French record store put it for sale by accident and the buyer then hurried on torrents to share what so many people have been so eagerly waiting. Still, there are some out there who are patiently waiting for September 12 when “Death Magnetic” will be officially released, which of course, does not mean (as the record labels want us to think so often) that those who have already downloaded the material are not likely to buy it as well. However, sometimes waiting adds a good vibe to the emotion.
