In January the group and Elektra jointly announced that they had settled the suit , and although a non-disclosure agreement kept the terms secret , media sources claimed that `` a significant increase in royalty payments to the band as well as a renegotiation of the group 's recording contract were key factors in Metallica and Elektra coming to terms . ''
In January , Metallica and Elektra announced that they settled their suit , and even though a non-disclosure agreement had kept the terms secret , media sources claimed that `` a significant increase in royalty payments to the band as well as a renegotiation of the group 's recording contract were key factors in Metallica and Elektra coming to terms . ''