Metallica is looking at the possibility of releasing their new record through the Internet. This information was given to a Rolling Stone magazine by Lars Ulrich (drummer). This is quite amazing, especially after the scandal which surrounded Metallica after their legal battle with Napster. Many people began to see this band as greedy as no one else in the music industry. Such an interesing move sounds extremely promising and cool. “We’re free of our record contract. We have that element of complete freedom with the next record, so we can do whatever we want. We could do an Internet thing or even put it on Andy Greene’s record label.” Could they free themselves ten years ago? Probably not… Besides that, Metallica is not planning to return to a studio right now because they’re still very tired from the previous recording process (“Death Magnetic”). Currently the band is touring in around the US in support of it.
Isn’t it amazing that Metallica wants to spread it’s next album through the Internet? Nevertheless, “Death Magnetic” (2008) saw the first light exclusively online just ten days before it’s official release. It sounds like Ulrich began to believe in progress and the irreversibility of it’s influence on music.
A Source: ThatsJustMusic.com
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