![MᴇᴛᴀʟʟɪᴄA on X: "May 21st, 1996: #Metallica released the single "Until it Sleeps" from the album "Load"! Fun fact: The song became the first "officially" pirated MP3 when it was released via an IRC network on August 10, 1996. https://t.co/Vbhc7KHQyr" MᴇᴛᴀʟʟɪᴄA on X: "May 21st, 1996: #Metallica released the single "Until it Sleeps" from the album "Load"! Fun fact: The song became the first "officially" pirated MP3 when it was released via an IRC network on August 10, 1996. https://t.co/Vbhc7KHQyr"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTRQ8Q3XEAExWTL.jpg)
MᴇᴛᴀʟʟɪᴄA on X: "May 21st, 1996: #Metallica released the single "Until it Sleeps" from the album "Load"! Fun fact: The song became the first "officially" pirated MP3 when it was released via an IRC network on August 10, 1996. https://t.co/Vbhc7KHQyr"
Museum of Portable Sound - #NewAcquisition: Our Permanent Collection now includes The First Pirated MP3 File: Metallica's 'Until It Sleeps', pirated by 'NetFrack' as a 128kbps/Constant Bitrate MP3 in 1996. It's now
![mikko on X: "On this date 20 years ago: The first known MP3 rip of a song (' Until it sleeps' by Metallica) is released. https://t.co/dsnmEDnp3Q" / X mikko on X: "On this date 20 years ago: The first known MP3 rip of a song (' Until it sleeps' by Metallica) is released. https://t.co/dsnmEDnp3Q" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpgK-bBXgAAa8p1.jpg)