The moment was enough for viewers to be hysterical, the incident trending on Twitter on Saturday morning. The event, dubbed “BlizzConline”, was broadcast this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid the laughter, fans pointed out that Metallica was one of the most outspoken artists when it came to creating music streaming laws, suing Napster in 2000.
Last year, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett said the band’s battle against streaming was, in retrospect, a lost cause.
“We didn’t make a difference – we didn’t make a difference,” Hammett told Dean Delray on Let’s talk podcast. “It happened and we couldn’t stop – because it was just bigger than any of us, that trend that happened that sank the fucking music industry. There was no stopping us. .. What happened was suddenly, it was just more convenient to get music and it was less convenient to pay for it, and there you go. “
Watch Metallica’s censored performance at BlizzCon 2021 here.