Metallica may be the next act to leave a major label. In fact, Lars plans to consult with Trent Reznor and pick his brain about new models.

When asked the question “Are labels still important?” Lars responds with:

“Without offending any of the good people from the record company,no,” said Lars. When you’re fortunate enough to be successful, you don’t need to rely on record companies as the banks.”

“We’re doing a bunch of shows with Trent this summer in Europe. I look forward to sitting down and talking to him about what’s on his radar.” (video interview)

Trent Reznor chose to leave the major label system and embrace online distribution and file sharing.