Metallica Music used for torturing Iraqi prisoners

MIKE BURN

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Ulrich Blasts Military For Blasting Metallica At Prisoners

Metallica are particularly unhappy about certain actions the U.S. military has taken in Iraq.

Not the ones that resulted in the collapse of Saddam Hussein's empire — the ones in which the band's music was played to extract information from terrified Iraqi prisoners who'd never been exposed to heavy metal.

Speaking to the press in Europe, drummer Lars Ulrich told the World Entertainment News Network that he strongly objects to the use of "Enter Sandman" as a device of coercion. "I feel horrible about this," he said. "No one in Iraq has ever done anything to hurt me, and I don't understand why we have to be implicated in that bullsh--."

Ulrich added that if the Army is intent on using loud music to break Saddam's supporters, they should find something really grating on the ears. "What about firing up some Venom or some of those Norwegian death metal bands?" he proposed. "The problem with that is then it wouldn't be a soundbite. Sometimes Metallica become the token heavy metal band that you can talk about."

Despite his unhappiness, Ulrich said there's nothing he can do about the current situation. "What am I supposed to do about it," he asked, "get George Bush on the phone and tell him to get his generals to play some Venom?"

The band's label had no comment.

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I think they should use Cantonese Opera - that stuff is LETHAL to the ears....

Here's a short clip of an opera I took on Lamma 3 months ago....

Rev9Volts · Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 1327

some fun old news. italian or german opera would do the same, janis joplin megadeath and many others could be used. i suspect it was just that that is what soldiers had with them. i doubt it was the state department psychologists who decided... perhaps a soldier told another "let's use metalica becuase my mother hates it the most of my collection". :auto

filet mignon · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 9

if they really were serious about torture, they'd make them listen to rap, or hip hop, or....gastp...eminim.

NRKofOver · Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Posts: 505

I just find the whole situation hilarious!!!!!

As a music lover, I can't imagine that if I ended up in a situation of torture that any music would torture me. At first it might not be aurally pleasing, but eventually I could find interesting things in any music and learn to appreciate it for what it is,

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Rev9Volts · Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 1327

if they really were serious about torture, they'd make them listen to rap, or hip hop, or....gastp...eminim.

that's the truth mr. steak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LarreeMP3 · Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 1935

And if Lars is unhappy, it's a good thing.

DreamTone7 · Joined: 20 Sep 2002 Posts: 2571

Interesting. Cantonese is pretty when spoken softly. But when spoken loudly (like in an opera), it isn't! (LOL)

Too many consanents, not enough vowels. I think Italian opera is pretty......lots of vowels. It's like the difference between a lead and rythm guitar tone. Cantonese opera is like trying to play lead with a rythm tone.....it just doesn't work! (Is that an epiphany?)