When I saw
Some Kind Of Monster, I was shocked to find Lars Ulrich the most sympathetic member of Metallica. With James Hetfield busy trying not to turn into The Hulk and Kirk Hammett fulfilling the "luke-warm water" role a little too well, Lars was the only member aggressively invested in making a frikkin' Metallica record. Sure,
St. Anger sucked, but it wasn't for a lack of effort on his part. His recent Rolling Stone interview, however, reminds us that when taken out of a real-life Spinal Tap context, Ulrich's enthusiasm can be a bit more annoying. Seems Dave Mustaine's little Danish friend has come around on downloading. After all, if new Metallica songs were free, maybe people would be excited about them.
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Nine Inch Nails has postponed tonight's show in Worcester, Mass., because Trent Reznor has been suffering from a "recurrent throat ailment," the second time in a week that said illness has resulted in a last-minute rescheduling. (Saturday's show at the Target Center in Minneapolis was rescheduled to late November; the band's US tour opened on July 26.) "Just want to personally say how sorry I am to have to do this. I never take postponing a show lightly and if there were any possible way I could pull this off I would. This is a very frustrating and maddening situation for me and I appreciate your understanding. I'll make it up to you," Reznor said on his official site. Here's hoping he isn't going the "pay what you like" route for his health insurance... [nin.com]
The 2,500-copy limited-edition run of Nine Inch Nails' Ghosts I-IV—priced at $300, and packaged with a four-LP set and two Giclée prints—has sold out. (It probably would have moved a little bit quicker had the servers charged with selling the album in all its guises not completely crapped out in the hours immediately following its release, but hey, what are a few hours' difference when you're looking at a $750,000 payday?) [
