“Heavy metal band Metallica was one of the last holdouts against the digital age of music. Not any longer. Now that there is big money to be made selling music through online download channels, the rock band has joined the iTunes stable,” Stan Beer writes for iTWire.
“The decision is in some ways a landmark for the recorded music industry because Metallica was one of the most vocal opponents of music downloads pioneer Napster. Of course in those days music downloads was all about illegal file sharing and the recordng artists never received any royalties,” Beer writes.
Beer writes, “The acceptance of bands like Metallica of the digital download model spells the beginning of the end of the old recording industry retail model and completes the transition to the new digital music age.”
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All we need now is the Beatles to join the iTMS.
Creeping Death?
yay!!!!!
now the Beatles……
BAHAHAHAHAH
More Bay City Rollers! And of course, more cowbell.
These guys still around?
gotta love the cowbell!!
Who are the Beatles?
Just kidding, but if these two guys (and the other two’s estates) don’t follow the Metallica lead soon, their catalog won’t be worth a plug nickel.
I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.
“Metallica joining Apple’s iTunes Store spells beginning of end of old recording industry model”
Why? Why, as these guys slip closer to complete
obsolescence, are they an industry indicator?
Creeping Death LOL
Master of puppets I’m pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can’t see a thing
Just call my name, ’cause I’ll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, ’cause I’ll hear you scream
Master
Master
-Apple Puppet Master
Already ‘downloaded’ all there stuff anyways… heheh money grabing hollywood ass metalers. Remember when Napster was free…
“And iTunes For All”.
A Dust In The Wind duet…with more cowbell….
Stan Beer……ughhhhh…….
Word has it that Zune has bagged an exclusive Beatles deal to launch their service.
All we need is love…da, da-da-da-da
“Metallica joining Apple’s iTunes Store …”
Now my life is complete.
“Word has it that Zune has bagged an exclusive Beatles deal to launch their service.”
I hope so. They can get screwed over just like Rob Glazer.
Now that is funny if it were true — Zune and the Beatles. The Beatles were over 30 years ago. Nothing like Microsoft to try to sell the future by relying on a tired, old band way past its heyday. To folks born after oh, the late 60’s, how many of them relate to the Beatles anyways?
Welcome Metallica!
As for the Beatles – I think its just raw, naked pride that keeps them from being Apple friendly. In the first place they made a ridiculously big deal out of nothing, and then, they keep kicking, what is essentially a gift horse, in the mouth.
Oh well, what are you going to do?
Radiohead…Beatles…Radiohead…Beatles
Anybody know if Yoko owns an iPod?
or Sean Lennon?
I still wont listen to them on principle, no forgiveness here. You suck Lars.
They could have made a lot more money had they done this while they were still relevant.
If you are a Beatles fan, you already own the CD’s anyway.
Metallica is a washed up band trying to capitalize on iTunes since nobody buys their cd’s anymore.