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I’ve heard about them. Are they any good? Probably just the early stuff like usual, right?
Obligatory fuck Metallica. Fuck them in their greedy asses. I know that they weren’t the only musicians involved in Napster, but they were the most outspoken.
I was a Metallica fan for most of my childhood. If you have to listen to Metallica that’s one of the good ones, but still, fuck Metallica.
Why do you think piracy didn’t negatively affect them? I am a pirate as well, but they had all the right to retaliate. I wouldn’t consider it “obligatory”
I typed out a long convoluted explanation. Then deleted it all because it can be simple. Most artists on record labels don’t get paid very much for cds. Live performances was where it was at. Of course mega stars like Metallica probably got paid more for their cd sales than most.
This is the third or fourth time I’ve typed out an answer to your question. It is really almost impossible to answer your question without getting really convoluted with the explanation. There were so many facets to the problem. Like at the time and really still today. The RIAA is/was against digital downloads of music period. So what Metallica did not only helped to fuck up piracy. It’s also te reason that ITunes is basically the only online music store, and the RIAA is still fucking with them.
Meanwhile Metallica has become this.
https://www.velvetunderground.com/how-much-does-metallica-get-paid-per-show/
Anyway, this answer is the one I’m going with. There is a whole lot I didn’t cover, because I just woke up and don’t feel like googling and listing my sources. But that whole fiasco shaped our world more than people realize.
Also sorry it’s that most artists don’t make much off of cds and digital downloads. They make their money touring. They could have used piracy as promotion, but can’t now.
