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This just in: the dumbest band in history is being dragged, kicking and screaming, into 5 years ago.

Lars Ulrich, the combustible (oh, if only! - ed.) drummer of heavy-metal band Metallica and long-time critic of file sharing, has apparently changed some of his views towards the Internet and digital music.

In an interview with Rolling Stone last week, Ulrich said he and his bandmates have only one more album to make under the Warner Music Group’s label.

What are their plans for the future?

“We want to be as free (as) players as possible,” Ulrich told Rolling Stone during the band’s Northern California appearance for Record Store Day. “We’ve been observing Radiohead and Trent Reznor and in 27 years or however long it takes for the next record, we’ll be looking forward to everything in terms of possibilities with the Internet.”

Lars, here’s a piece of advice from your new best friend Internet: call your next album Chinese Democracy and take as long as you want.

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PS: Yes, I spent a lot of time thinking up the headline for this post and thanks, I think it’s hilarious and mordant too.