Here's her TikTok video in all its glory - the part with Kerry King cracked me up hahaha
WTF: TikToker Tries to 'Cancel' Metallica Following 'Stranger Things' Success, Fans React
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/ge ... react.htmlAs reported by Loudwire, TikTok user Serena Trueblood made the metal group the target of the latest installment of her "Is Your Fav Problematic" series, where she looks at several musical artists' past in search of possibly controversial situations.
In her video, Trueblood calls out Metallica over several issues from the band's past caught on photos or film, such as bassist Jason Newsted allegedly performing Nazi salutes onstage, or James Hetfield keeping Body Count off a tour due to frontman Ice-T's race. Here are a few quotes from the video (via Killer Guitar Rigs):
"This band is ancient so let's just jump straight in because it's going to be very, very long. [The video is 3-minutes-long]"
She also adds:
"And starting off with a bang, there is their anti-Semitism. First, there's this picture of Hetfield and Ulrich doing a nazi salute. More recently, Hetfield plays on this guitar that contains Iron Crosses. And if you don't know, Iron Crosses are neo-nazi dog-whistle symbols."
"Then there's also the fact that he hung out with Kerry King, this Aryan Brotherhood-looking motherfucker right here, who is obviously very proud to be wearing a confederate flag."
There's actually a few very interesting posts from a thread back in 2011 on VNN which highlights one fan's encounters with James and Newsted and his gifting of KKK memorabilia which they loved and got him backstage access several times - if anyone wants to read that just let me know and I'll post the text