After making my last post, I poked around Andrew‘s blog some more and ended up at Two Notes Ahead. I found this there:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

In a swift and genius move, Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield have embarked on a journey to “set things right.”

“I woke up the other morning and just, you know, knew it was time to set things straight,” said Ulrich in an interview early this morning. I called up James [Hetfield] and we spent a couple of hours trying to find the list, knowing that it’s about time we apologized to our fans.”

Citing enlightenment as the cause of the project, Ulrich and Hetfield have realized that they were wrong to fight the technological revolution 8 years ago, when they printed out the names of every Napster user sharing their songs and sued the file-sharing software’s makers.

The duo are preparing to board their private airplane — sponsored by Myspace — this Thursday. The plane will be taking them around the world, allowing them to give a personal, heartfelt apology to each of the Napster-using Metallica fans… and maybe share a pint with their fans along the way.

“I really appreciate what they’re doing,” said James McWilliamson, an Irish fan of theirs who remembers the torment their actions put him through. “It was hard for me to listen to their music after the incident. I mean, knowing that they were condemning my decision to allow others to share in my love of their music really confused me. I’m glad they’ve seen the light that technology brings, and I can’t wait to see them on my porch. I think I might even hug them, but it will be the manliest hug known to man.”

Whether you love or hate their “music,” one thing is certain: Metallica’s leaders are finally embracing the power that new technologies are bringing to the table, and no longer resent their fans for wanting to spread the Metalli-camaraderie.

Good night, party people.