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Metallica drummer downloaded his own album illegally!

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"I figured if there is anybody that has a right to download Death Magnetic for free, it's me. I sat there one night at my house with about six of my friends and a bottle of wine. We found it - this was like two or three days after Death Magnetic leaked. I was like, 'You know what? I've gotta try this.' So we sat there, and thirty minutes later, I had Death Magnetic in my computer. It was kind of bizarre."

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has admitted to downloading the bands latest album 'Death Magnetic' off the internet. Ulrich recently sat down with VH1's The Metal Show and revealed his darkest secret...

"I figured if there is anybody that has a right to download Death Magnetic for free, it's me. I sat there one night at my house with about six of my friends and a bottle of wine. We found it - this was like two or three days after Death Magnetic leaked. I was like, 'You know what? I've gotta try this.' So we sat there, and thirty minutes later, I had Death Magnetic in my computer. It was kind of bizarre."

Ok, two things I need to address:

1). The man is a liar. There is no way he has 6 friends. He has 0 friends in his band. So that's just a lie.

2). Arrest him. Arrest him now. He admitted to a crime and should have to pay the price. HYPOCRACY BE HIS CRIME!