They're angered by journalist...

Metallica cancelled an interview with a Swedish publication after one of their journalist's admitted to illegally downloading the band's new album.



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In a review of 'Death Magnetic', which is currently number one in the UK, Jonn Jeppsson confessed to downloading a different version of the record – and said he preferred it to the official one.It's understood that the songs had been edited by a Metallica fan, who then uploaded them onto the internet.In a statement Per Sundin, president of Universal Music Sweden, called Jepssonn's review for Sydsvenskan “totally unacceptable”."The reviewer is referring to a BitTorrent where someone has altered the original songs. The reviewer explains exactly where one should go in order to download the file that totally infringes on a copyright,” he told Blabbermouth."It's not only an illegal file, but an altered file. The reviewer also writes that this is how the album should have sounded."File-sharing of music is illegal. Period. There's nothing to discuss. That fact - that Sydsvenskan has a writer that has downloaded this music illegally and then makes mention of an illegal site in his review.” As previously reported on Gigwise , Metallica will perform their new album at the O2 Arena in London tonight.