As Antonio Gramsci argued, ruling groups maintain power partly by making their ideas seem like common sense. This helps explain the political significance of Metallica’s call for disengagement at a time when Israel’s genocide in Palestine demands urgent international attention. Hetfield’s vague agenda of “love, energy and heavy music” ultimately amounts to a refusal to stand for anything meaningful. And that refusal is itself deeply political.

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[–] SplitTheUSInFour@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Metallica only serves rich people. No one with a regular job can afford those concerts. These guys used their fans so bad. They're a stained paragraph to the long story of humans and music. They shouldn't even be mentioned anymore.

If the fans had any balls, they'd let Metallica disappear forever with their money. It feels like it's happening anyways which is why they only play for rich people now.