As we know, the launch of the new work of Metallica was planned for this next September 12 but yesterday, a fan posted images and material of it on the internet claiming to have bought it in a French store.
Despite this news, the drummer Lars Ulrich You said you are not too concerned if sales slow down a bit:
"Look ... we are ten days away from its launch. If our album gets to sneak on the internet and reaches the whole world, good for them ... good for them. Trust me, ten days after its completion we will not take action ... everyone is happy. We are in 2008 and these things are normal, so that's fine with me. We are calm".
It is expected that in the next few hours the songs of the album will also be 'shared', as was done with their appearance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuUp98TuRnQ
Via | blabbermouth