Metallica "ear spanks" management, reinstates online reviews
arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/06/metallica-to-bloggers-dont-review-our-music
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Metallica demands that early reviews of six tracks from its new album be removed... after the band invites journalists to come listen to them. Update: the band "ear spanks" its management over the issue.