Et Tu Metallica?

Napster busters Metallica may be having a change of heart. A report in The Age cites a Rolling Stone interview (I know, I know) which suggests that they may be happy exploring the ways of Radiohead and NIN:

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Ulrich said Metallica's contract with Warner Music expired after their next album.

"We want to be as free a player as possible," he said.

"We've been observing Radiohead and [Nine Inch Nails frontman] 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."

We'll see..