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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll crosspost it

Edit: I realized I don't know how to do it in the app so I just posted the picture again

[–] AtomicPopsicle@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

Watch out, he’s discharging his hot and sticky payload 🥵

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Honestly, megadeth is just annoying. Anthrax and Judas Priest are so much better.

Most political bands just want to complain and offer zero solutions. No, burn it all down is not a solution.

[–] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 7 points 1 year ago

But burn it all down makes for great lyrics.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

None of those bands are political though.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Considering Dave Mustaine is a right-wing Christian, I'd also be very concerned about who and what he wants to burn down, exactly

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Ya know, I never looked into his politics. I had no idea he was right wing.

Still hate political songs.

[–] iByteABit@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If music was about good politics, Pantera would be nothing more than a Nazi anthem

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] iByteABit@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm saying that Pantera is mostly successful thanks to amazing musicianship and great songs, but the political message of some of their songs is very controversial and definitely not a solution to a problem.

[–] designatedhacker@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What message? Revolution to give the power back to the people? Yeah that's not great, but it has happened a few times with positive results. That's what the history book writers tell me.

Which songs are you talking about?

The problematic thing with Pantera is that the lead singer said some ignorant racist shit in 2016 "Metal musicians have condemned Pantera frontman Philip Anselmo after he was filmed last week giving a Nazi salute and shouting 'white power'." https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/01/metal-community-condemns-racism-phil-anselmo-nazi-salute-white-power

He tried to pass it off as a stupid joke about white wine. He's since apologized https://loudwire.com/philip-anselmo-video-apology-offensive-gesture-exclamation/. People vouched for him.

But it's kind of a pattern at this point https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Anselmo

So yeah the lead singer is probably a racist. Nobody that listened to them in the 90s knew that. None of their songs are racist AFAIK.

But yeah the lead singer is probably a shithead offstage. It's like Rodger Waters. Pink Floyd was amazing. He's dead wrong on a few things and a complete asshole about it. Two goundbreaking (in totally different ways) bands. Two shithead lead singers.

I know "separate the art from the artist" is a cop out, but people change. Maybe they are worse people than the ones that made the songs you love 30-60 years ago. Maybe they were secret assholes the whole time. I like the music.