Reasons why I hate Metallica. Reasons why Metallica sucks. Metallica sold out. Am I missing any catch phrases? Here are the reasons for the previous three statments of anti-Metallicism. Yup.
1) Metallica is suing independant Canadian rockers Unfaith over what they call "unsanctioned usage of two chords [Metallica] have been using since 1982 : E and F." News flash: Chromatic scale has only 12 notes, and if you don't want to compose noise the odds of having E and F (even as chords) are not small.
2) Lars Ulrich, is confident that nobody sees things through their band's eyes. His continious quotes show an elitism. When record sales started to drop, his solution is to sue his fans.
3) Metallica lead the anti-napster crusade, resulting from their drop in music sales. Because of this, thousands of their fans ended up with lawsuits instead of autographs. Five years after the initial lawsuits, their record sales continue to drop.
4) The elitist feelings that Metallica conveys gives the world a notion that they feel as though they have a right to be on top, and if record sales drop, it has nothing to do with the fact that they're a twenty year old band who thinks nothing should be able to stop them. Not even ever-crappier music. Guess what guys, your best music was done before the 90's was. Stop blaming your fans. Maybe the repetitive chords, inane lyrics, and everything I've listed has something to do with the fact that you are not on top anymore.
5) There is nothing original about their music any more. There hasn't been for ten years. Their genre is dying, yet they still try to corner the contemporary market. There's little room for the good bands without the over-inflated commercial Metallica machine trying to throw their weight around.
6) Band members are in their late 40's now. In itself this isn't bad, as things need to change to attain perfection. However, they are still trying to do the same old heavy metal thing. One or the other has to happen, but you can't be a nostalgic late-80's metal band after you cut your hair and mellow out, all at the same time.
7) Bassist Jason Newsted left.
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