Slave To The Internet

Possibly one of the most influential bands to exist, Metallica are back with their 9th studio album, Death Magnetic. Word on the net is that this album was leaked to the internet by the band before it’s official release. This really surprises me, especially after the Metallica / Napster controversy several years ago. If you don’t remember, Metallica basically had Napster shut down. Some of you younger ones may not even know Napster back when it was the king of file sharing. Napster was what started it all. Metallica didn’t like it and they came after Napster and everyone who used Napster. It got pretty ugly.

However, this is all in the past now and Metallica have decided that the internet is something that is going to work for them rather than against them. The new album is produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin and is an excellent album. It’s almost old school Metallica with a bit of a new flavor. Old fans will love it and new fans will enjoy it.