Uh yeah, then they hired a private company to track all their songs on Napster, record the user names of over 300,000 people, and deliver those names directly to Napster; demanding they be banned. Ulrich also whined in front of a Senate committee.
They are money-grubbing whores with no real regard for their fans, and people (like me) have long memories. Thats the story.
Banned. But not one lawsuit files against their fans in regards to money.....doesn't sound like money grubbing whores to me.
Quite frankly no musician has to have any regards to their fans. They are like everything else in life. They offer product. Either you like and buy or don't. You aren't entitled to anything.
From countless fans and musicians around the world these guys are grade A class acts. From how they treat bands touring with them to how the treat their fans in the meet and greets.
In the end it's about music. Either you like it or don't. But if you have such a vagina that you care so much about a file sharing base you have interest that is not in regards to music.
I respect people who say there music sucks. Everyone has there preferred taste......but to cry years after the Napster incident......what's even funnier is many artist came out years after the fact with one foot in the water and one out. They realized what Metallica did was beneficial to up and coming small artist but sided with the fans because apparantly metallica has enough money in their pockets.