It's not even that they WANT them to express any kind of political opinion. I mean, I'm sure some do, but that's not why everyone is up in arms.
Metallica could have just played their music.
The way they contrasted themselves against people who have spoken out recently, they pitted themselves against the stance of other performers. "Influence you with their bullshit."
That's the problem, by pretending they were NOT here to be political, they took a firm political stance. Which, frankly, looks like they're trying to pander to the right (understandable, I'd wager most people who actually like Metallica these days are) instead of just shutting up and playing which would have gotten the result they CLAIM to want.
I'm not condemning them to pandering to one side, I'm just saying, let's not pretend like they aren't.
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u/taylordevin69 13h ago
Why is anyone desperate for metallicas political opinion do you need them to tell you how to think