METALLICA: DENY ASKING MILITARY TO NOT USE BANDS MUSIC FOR INTERROGATIONS

Bay Area California metal legends METALLICA have sent this statement denying the band has ever asked the military to NOT use the bands music for interrogations.

METALLICA's music was used by Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to torture prisoners during interrogations.

METALLICA vocalist/guitarist JAMES HETFIELD spoke to German Television 3SAT (2008) stating:
"It's strong; it's music that's powerful. It represents something that they don't like — maybe freedom, aggression… I don't know… freedom of speech. And then part of me is kind of bummed about it that people worry about us being attached to some political statement because of that. We've got nothing to do with this and we're trying to be as apolitical as possible, 'cause I think politics and music, at least for us, don't mix. It separates people, [and] we wanna bring people together. So, so be it. I can't say 'Stop.' I can't say 'Do it.' It is just a thing — it's not good or bad."

METALLICA:

There has been a lot of talk recently about us asking the military not to use our music to "soften people up before interrogation". We NEVER commented to the military either way on this matter. Any statements that have been made otherwise are not correct.

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                                                                                                                                                                   METALLICA  unleashed "QUEBEC MAGNETIC", 12/10/2012 (DVD/BLUE RAY) on METALLICA's very own label Blackened Recordings.



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