XPGoD Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Ok, just when u all thought the whole STUPID Metallica stuff was over, they come back. OK ready, They are suin for the use of E and F chords....HAHA. I can't stop laughin bout this and will not explain, go to the mtv new link and read this S**T. http://www1.scoopthis.com/411/met_uf/stc_m..._met_uf_mtv.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morkuma Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 it is fake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 ;) That's a big fake-o, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceminess Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 fake You might have heard about this on CNN, MSNBC, Ananova, or on one of the thousands of radio stations across America since Wednesday.International rock superstars Metallica is suing an independant Canadian band over unsanctioned usage of the E and F chords ; that band being Unfaith ; us. Let's make this clear : This story is SATIRE. But as with most parodies, it is also a statement in sheep's clothing ; one that inadvertantly ended up making a point FOR the band, as much as anything else. We all know about the Napster issue, the perfume company, the lipstick company, the tire makers... Metallica has sued them all. Rightly or wrongly, no one is judging that. However, the idea behind this parody was to gauge, after all that litigation, just how willing America was to buy a story as extraordinay -- as outlandish -- as them claiming ownership of a 2-chord progression. If this week was any indication, America is all too willing to believe it. The story was originally planted on 411mania.com, who were in on it. Within minutes, literally hundreds of message boards lit up, including those of legitimate music news sources. Then, Fark.com jumped on board and promoted the 411 link. With the help of these two websites, the story got rebroadcasted from one news source to the next. Jimmy Kimmel treated the story as fact on his ABC talk show, his researchers never bothering to contact any of the parties involved. MSNBC's Jeannette Walls printed the story as fact in yesterday morning's "The Scoop" column... and retracted it minutes later with no explanation. Dotmusic.com did the same, as did Ananova.com in the UK. Radio stations across America have been broadcasting the news as fact for days, going so far as organizing boycott petitions against Metallica on the stations they work for... and even playing our MP3 samples on the air simply to spite them. What is wrong with this picture? If you want to play us because you enjoy our music, that's one thing. But playing us just to spite another band..? Rolling Stone was the first publication to contact the parties involved. Then came Court TV / CNN, and MuchMusic. They took the time, and got the real story. As for the hoax itself, it generated over 200,000 hits in just two days, and crashed our servers repeatedly. Beyond the numbers, however, I think it was TANSTAAFL ? one of the thousands of internet message board posters discussing this story this week ? who said it best : "I'm not sure what's worse, that the story is a fake, or that it was actually conceivable that Metallica would do that." In truth, none of us ever expected the parody to reach as far and wide as it did. What originally began as something of a psychology study on Metallica's reputation instead turned into an expos? on how dangerous the internet ? and its media ? can be. this sample is the response from the official unFaith website. you can find more HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nookadum Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 It's a fake. These anti-Metallica people gotta give up. They're trying to break down a once good band. Hell, St. Anger (the whole album) sounds pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring0 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 this was floating around back before... *thinks* i can't even remember, exactly. i remember reading this same thing back before garage inc. was released, or shortly thereafter. the scary thing is that it's almost believeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted July 21, 2003 Veteran Share Posted July 21, 2003 heh, i'd believe it :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart3ll Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Look at the copyright at the bottom people. ? and ? ScoopThis.com "Because if it's on the net, it's got to be true" (ie, this is a parody.)b> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 heh, i'd believe it :p lol yeah. It certainly would not surprise me. Damn Metalligreed, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceminess Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Look at the copyright at the bottom people.? and ? ScoopThis.com "Because if it's on the net, it's got to be true" (ie, this is a parody.)b> lol talk about obvious i didn't even notice that:rofl:l: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring0 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Look at the copyright at the bottom people.? and ? ScoopThis.com "Because if it's on the net, it's got to be true" (ie, this is a parody.)b> if you bothered to read people's responses, you'd have noticed that most already realized it was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autodefe Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Not only is it fake, but it was deemed fake last week :p And for the record, Metallica needs to disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 heh thats quite amusing, you've gotta be a total chimp to believe it though ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unit01 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Well someone obviously fell for it :D otherwise this thread wouldn't exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted July 22, 2003 Veteran Share Posted July 22, 2003 lol yeah. It certainly would not surprise me. Damn Metalligreed, indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted July 22, 2003 Veteran Share Posted July 22, 2003 Moved to The Media forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishX Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I have no doubt in my mind that Metallica would sue for using E and F chords if they thought they had so much as a snowball's chance in hell of winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj300 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 metallica rules, i do admire them for standing up to napster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nookadum Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Yeah, I still like Metallica even if they did sue Napster. Like I always say, I like the band for their music, not their social/economic involvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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