Metallica Considering Radiohead-Style Release


	Metallica Considering Radiohead-Style Release

axgrndr

4-28-2008 3:17 PM

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axgrndr says:

Do you think Metallica would ever let people download their music for free? That would be a change of heart from the Napster days.

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4-29-2008 4:09 PM

funnybitch2013G

true so true

4-29-2008 5:28 PM

skwirlinator

They started the ruin of Napster. They started the craze of persecution. Don't reward them. Boycott them.

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