6-12-08: NEW COVER? UNKNOWN IMAGES EXPLAINED?

The strange, unknown image that was posted on Metallica's website on June 9th has gotten stranger over the last few days.

On June 11th, it changed to this:

And on the 12th it changed to this...

So what's the deal? Speculation ran rampant almost immediately that the image was somehow connected to the new album cover. Another thought was that the "D" and "C" that the "magnets" seemed to make in the original, June 9th image in fact stood for "Dot Com" and this would be the primary new logo for Metallica's website.

Now a new rumor has surfaced - and we emphasize that this is just a rumor: The image supposedly relates to the first single from the album which is called "Dieelectric", or perhaps "Die Electric". The thought is that the image will continue to change until Metallica plays Bonnaroo, at which they'll play the single live for the first time. To coincide with that, there's some info that points to the idea that metclubbers will get a chance to download the single (and possibly more) when the band plays Bonnaroo on June 13th.

This, of course, is all speculation and hearsay, and should be taken with a grain of salt.