Metallica is sad they have to put effort into getting money; no one is surprised.

the-face-of-broe:

Since its release, Metallica’s Black Album has gone on to sell more than 16 million copies worldwide. But that was in 1991, and apparently it’s been just long enough that the once-legendary thrash quartet can’t afford to live off the royalties of an album that’s about to be old enough to drink in the United States. It’s sad, we know. But that’s the reality the band talked about with Rolling Stone, where they outlined the harsh living conditions imposed by the modern music industry. Among them, that it’s an actual job.

“The cycles of taking two years off don’t exist anymore. We were able to do that because we had record royalties coming in consistently,” said Guitarist Kirk Hammett. “Now you put out an album, and you have a windfall maybe once or twice but not the way it used to be — a check every three months.”

Yes, you read that right. Metallica, a band who merchandises everything from boardgames to lunch boxes, is upset that they can’t take two years off whenever they want. A band whose tours can rake up as much as $90 million dollars (thanks for the tip, MetalSucks) is upset that they can’t live off of the albums that made people like them two decades ago. It’s a travesty, and a real condemnation on the greed of… Metallica, actually.

Yeah I wish I could do something and make money off of it for 20 years.

I feel like the digital age is just a big karma fuck you to their entitled asses over the whole Napster thing.