I’m glad you’re still here to tell your story! In the hyper-puritanical world of my early 90s high school, Megadeth never stood a chance. Didn’t matter how talented they were as a band; Metallica was on a pedestal amongst the metal heads, and there was no room for a castoff.
I think all of Metallica’s contemporaries thought there would be increased popularity for every metal band after the Black album. There was, but over time the gulf in sales etc only increased instead of getting closer.
I’m glad you’re still here to tell your story! In the hyper-puritanical world of my early 90s high school, Megadeth never stood a chance. Didn’t matter how talented they were as a band; Metallica was on a pedestal amongst the metal heads, and there was no room for a castoff.
I think all of Metallica’s contemporaries thought there would be increased popularity for every metal band after the Black album. There was, but over time the gulf in sales etc only increased instead of getting closer.
That Onion piece is the best possible accolade an artist can hope for. Clickhole once did a similar bit about Neutral Milk Hotel: https://clickhole.com/disgusting-isis-just-released-a-2-star-review-of-in-t-1825123183/