Look at the link at the botom where it says 'Metallicas official website has the statement from the band'
Click that link and it is the same websites address just with the copied look of the Metallica site!
Im no Internet whiz so i maybe wrong but when i went to the Metallica site there was nothing there and the website address was metallica.com or something not the address of the site with the supposed news.
I reckon its fake (or i really hope it is fake!)