Well, it seems Metallica really is playing a different tune these days. According to the BBC:
Speaking on San Francisco radio station Live 105, Lars Ulrich said: “If this thing leaks all over the world today or tomorrow, happy days.”
“It’s 2008 and it’s part of how it is these days,” the musician added
Interesting. Lovely. So a quick check of Xtorrent and–yep, there it is. I wonder if it really is the oh-so-awaited return to form that’s worth buying?
[EDIT: Well, it's good on first listen! Back to form. Yes indeed.]