Metallica (No order, and i found it damn hard to pick only 10)

The Unforgiven II
Ride The Lightning
Fuel
Of Wolf and Man
Hit The Lights
Frantic
Dyer's Eve
No Leaf Clover
The Day That Never Comes
Disposable Heroes

Bullet For My Valentine (No order)

The Poison
4 Words (To Choke Upon)
Waking The Demon
Hand Of Blood
Eye Of The Storm
Hit The Floor
All These Things I Hate (Revolver Around Me)
Cries In Vain
Ashes Of The Innocent
Curses

thats what i meant when i said about how i felt they treated him badly, its unbeleivable that they did that over a 9 song leak, its so pathetic

i can see where youre coming from with that, it does make sense. getting hold of the medias attention after like 13 years of nothing wouldnt have been easy even if CD had been the greatest album ever written. it would take something big, like a preview of the songs, something to make people remember that GnR still exist.

im guessing though, if the leaks were deliberate, then they didnt work quite how they were intended. im guessing the idea was to leak the songs, get em on radio a few times so people heard them, then start the C&D orders, then that should leave people wanting to hear the songs again, which would then have been the perfect time to release the album. however, something went wrong, maybe they werent counting on the leaks spreading so far online, maybe someone didnt cooperate to get the cd out, i dont know. either way, nothing happened.

then again with the skwerl leaks, after a disappointing time, suddenly the "finished versions" of the songs were there, ready for people to listen to. again they spread, again there was action in the form of skwerls arrest. and then again, something must have gone wrong, cos no cd.

then maybe in 08, they learned from the last two failed attempts at leak->action->release, and so went to the media instead, got the best buy deal, basically forced everyone to cooperate, and finally got the cd out there.

im glad skwerl got off as lightly as he did, i think he was treated really badly, but i must admit i am surprised he got off that lightly, unless theres a factor we dont know about that explains it.

if we do see any more leaks, i would be surprised if its new stuff, or if they come from an inside source, its more likely gonna be some hoarder or someone whos had stuff for years and decided to trade for some reason, it wont be anything new. itll be new to us, but recorded years ago.

axlin08 makes a really good point there, a lot of the time, a persons actions are the best judge of their character. if you look at someones decisions, you can see how good or bad they might be for you. and also, its good to talk to people about how you feel. sometimes people around you can see things you miss.

its like that story about the guy whos trying to get rid of his old sofa. he puts it outside his house with a sign saying "free sofa" on it. noone takes it after a few days, so he gives up, takes the sign away, and leaves the sofa to be picked up with the rubbish. the next day, someone steals the sofa. it just shows, sometimes people miss the obvious thing to do, and will maybe do the wrong thing in your eyes, but one way or another, things will work out.