By this time, Metallica had been with the label for more than a decade and had racked up sales of over 40 million records, but they were still operating under the terms of their original 1984 contract, which provided a relatively low 14% royalty rate.
Nese tempo Metallica levaba co selo máis dunha década e vendera máis de 40 millóns de discos, pero aínda traballaba baixo os termos do seu contrato orixinal de 1984, que lle proporcionaba uns relativamente baixos royaltis dun 14%.