Why are metallica sellouts

Maybe it's just over exposure, but I'm fucking sick of them. Dagger Dias One Winged Admin. Joined: Sep 22, Messages: 8, Likes Received: 4, Metallica did in fact sell out because they got rid of the sound that made them famous and then went from the amazing metal albums to trash that made a lot of fans angry with them. They were amazing up until The Black Album which was their last good album.

Everything after that sucked. Load and Re-Load were mere shadows of what they could have been. St Anger is not even worth talking about. Death Magnetic, I wanted to like it However, after 3 terrible albums then a decent one will sound a little mediocre. As for Megadeth, they took more risks and thus fans expected it more from them.

Metallica's change after The Black Album just set off too many fans and they will never get back to where they once were. Kenny Powers Bulletproof Tiger. Joined: Jul 15, Messages: 1, Likes Received: Metallica was the one metal band that broke up and made metal cool to the mainstream audience. They even got a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nod. I know, there are lots of other artists in there that shouldn't be and some that should.

As a metal fan, you have to give them credit for making metal relevant. I enjoyed all of their records, except St. I couldn't get into that one. I understand how some say they lost their edge because they cut their hair or changed their music. Honestly, as long as they are selling albums and Kirk is kicking out the same old school jams as always, who gives a shit?

I would rather go to a Metallica concert, even in this day and age then go to any other concert considering today's music scene. Post Formerly drewpost, Human Pop Can.

Joined: Feb 2, Messages: Likes Received: I don't feel that Metallica has sold out. I think evolved is a better description. In the late 70's and the 's, true metal was a bit taboo. As time went by, metal became more acceptable and popular to the mainstream audience. The band and the style both changed. More people became exposed the the band and the genre. Smooth Sexual Chocolate Grapefruits of Wrath. Joined: Feb 16, Messages: Likes Received: 1, Hardcore fans will always feel Metallica sold out, people always seem to equate success with selling out, even though that is hardly the case.

The term "selling out" is a bit ridiculous to begin with, as it usually pigeonholes any artists who's worked their way from bottom to top into the category of "sell out", and that's simply not the case. One of my favorite music related quotes, and I'm paraphrasing here cause I was stoned when I read it and can't seem to find the actual quote There fame couldn't just be contained to the underground audience that they had been catering to.

Post likes this. Twiztid Rodimus Pre-Show Stalwart. Joined: Mar 29, Messages: Likes Received: DethMetal and Dagger Dias like this. Hollywood Naitch The current reigning and defending. Joined: May 27, Messages: 5, Likes Received: 3, Kenny Powers likes this. Joined: May 22, Messages: Likes Received: I'm pretty confident that the next album will also still be in their own signature sound.

Joined: Apr 6, Messages: Likes Received: Nah, they didn't sell out. They experimented musically, I guess would be the right term. Now from Load-St Anger it didn't really work that well, in fact when compared to their first albums it was complete shit bar the odd song Fuel being a notable exception.

They still had the right to do it though they were obviously sick of playing 8 minute thrash songs with intricate riffs and solos and they wanted to evolve more into the hard rock field minute songs with the odd ballad, it may not have worked for them all that well but they still had a right to do it without being called sell outs.

DethMetal likes this. Slyfox Excellence of Execution. Joined: May 23, Messages: 2, Likes Received: 2, Of course they sold out. They sold out big arenas around the world, they sold out every one of their albums, they sold out TV specials, etc.

It amazes me how people who are fans of a band turn on them the moment everyone else appreciates how good they were. It's like some people can only be a fan if no one else is, in order to make themselves feel good about themselves. The "Underground Bandwagon Theory" is what I call it.

The fact is Metallica didn't sell out, they simply tried different things. Nickelback can keep playing the same 4 songs over and over, but people who love music want variety and wants different challenges. If they had put out "Death Magnetic" right after the Black album, would they have been sellouts then as well?

So, if the album was so controversial upon its release, why is there such a strong consensus now? Death Magnetic is almost the worst of the bunch because they were actively trying to go back to their glory days. The Black Album was the last where they were contemporary in their own way. All of these songs are familiar to millions, and the majority of them sound pretty good.

So, is the Black Album a sellout move, or an all-time metal classic? The most likely answer is both. On one hand, the album introduced Metallica to a wider audience, and in the process, softened a bit of their thrash edge. November 11, by: Wongo Okon. November 9, by: Zac Gelfand Twitter. November 9, by: Wongo Okon.