Huh? Really? Metallica Sucks?

I went drinking with a couple friends last night, and one of them said he lost respect for Metallica due to a recent interview. He said Metallica now agrees that downloading music is not so bad after all, and they are thinking about following Radiohead's lead on allowing fans to download their music for free. And then he started saying Metallica is finally facing the reality, and they finally gave up the battle against downloading music (remember Metallica filed a lawsuit against Napster in 2000?). He went on saying at the end of the day Metallica is all about money and shit. So I asked him where did he hear about it and he said he forgot, so I went home and looked it up online. Here are the information that I found online:

-1) Radiohead never allows fans to download their music for free. Radiohead allows customers to order their latest album online for whatever price that customers think it's worth.

-2) Metallica never agrees to let people to download their music for free. They let fans to download their music for a price, and they did not say they will follow Radiohead's lead. Here's the interview.

So it all got me thinking WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH MY FRIEND? How dumb is that to jump into conclusion without looking further and understanding the matter itself? If I did not look it up online and simply digested what my friend told me, I would have thought Metallica sucks dicks too. So lesson learned - Huh? Really? Metallica Sucks?