Metal often gets a bad rap. The music is incredibly intense, and it’s built on its often horror-inspired imagery. The music is loud, abrasive, and sometimes violent, with mosh pits being one of the most common ways fans enjoy concerts. Because of this, metal has a reputation as a negative, or evil genre. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Despite their popularity, Metallica is not a band exempt from this reputation, as they have had plenty of heavy or scary themes throughout their music. At a recent show, Metallica lead singer James Hetfield took a moment during the concert to speak directly to the fans in attendance, and his words might be surprising to those not familiar with the people behind metal music.
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“We are grateful after 140-something years to still be here playing music for you guys, and you come here, and you show yourselves, and you sing along! We are so blessed, and we couldn’t take it for granted.”
Fans were delighted by the kind words from the rock star, leaving their reactions in the comments.
“It was a great show!! Loved it.”
“I loved the concert with James.”
“So sad I had to miss this, hope they do another tour in the next 4 years.”
It’s nice to see the humanity of our favorite artists, and see that they appreciate the fans as much as we appreciate them.
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