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Lars Ulrich: “I downloaded Death Magnetic illegally”

Thankfully Metallica take a more relaxed approach towards file-sharing than they did in the days of Napster – otherwise drummer Lars Ulrich might be staring down a lawsuit from his own band.

He’s admitted downloading their last album Death Magnetic illegally. “I sat there myself and downloaded Death Magnetic from the internet just to try it,” he tells VH1. “This was like two or three days after it leaked… I figured if there is anybody that has a right to download Death Magnetic for free, it’s me.”

Quite so.

Tags: BitTorrent, Death Magnetic, lars ulrich, Metallica

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2 Responses to “Lars Ulrich: “I downloaded Death Magnetic illegally””

chuck Says:
March 10th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
So, was it just too much trouble for him to ask the label for a copy? “Excuse me, can I have a free personal copy of my own album?” “NO! WE OWN IT!”
Rovel Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Yeah, nice try Lars…….. to convince fans you are just a human being and you can download a song. Is it sort of an excuse for your previous fans accusation? You are on the other side, so stay there.