I noticed d-man's sig whilst browsing this forum and a dormant hatred awoke in me. That's right, I fucking hate Metallica. Fuck those arrogant, greedy pricks. They sue their fans for downloading their music. Since their sales dropped around the time that napster came into existence, they figured that must be the reason. It's not. The real reason is that, ever since about '98, with the release of their Garbage, Inc., they have sucked massive balls. They passed their prime about ten years ago and have since begun suing their fans to draw attention away from that fact. But if anyone actually downloaded their newer garbage and listened to it, they might realize that. They've made billions of dollars over the past 20 years and they think that's just not quite enough. I remember in an interview earlier this year, James Hetfield said, "We have to be able to feed our children." Well, excuse me, Mr. Hetfield, but unless you are feeding your kids a daily diet of Porsche 911s and solid gold dildos, I'm sure you will have no problem getting by. And I hardly think supporting Lars' fine art addiction qualifies as feeding his children. Besides, record labels only pay the artist about 1% of record sales and run off with the rest of it. Most of the artists' income comes from merchandising and concert sales, and Metallica's concerts start at about $125 a pop (at least that's how much it was last time they were here) and they usually sell out. So where the fuck does their trouble feeding their children come in? My way of thinking is, if I wasn't even considering buying their piece of shit album anyway, how does downloading it take away any money? But then again, I wouldn't even bother downloading their piece of shit album, because it would be a waste of time, and as they say, time is money, so I'd be wasting about the same amount of money as I would if I bought the fucking thing.
Also, this site has some interesting insight that connects James Hetfield's hair to Metallica's goodness: http://www.tarsierjungle.net/hetfield/
Also, this site has some interesting insight that connects James Hetfield's hair to Metallica's goodness: http://www.tarsierjungle.net/hetfield/