When METALLICA Trolled MTV Awards in 1996 (And Got Banned For Years)

MTV EUROPE Awards in 1996. Scroll down for full lyrics (Easily offended? Don’t!)
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Metallica at MTV Awards: ”MTV executives notified the band Metallica that expletives were prohibited during their live TV performance and they were not allowed to use pyro. The band was upset by this so the band disregarded performing their scheduled single "King Nothing" and played the non-TV friendly songs "Last Caress" and "So What?", songs that contain numerous expletives, and reference rape, murder and bestiality, respectively.
The result was the performance and any references to Metallica during the ceremony have been removed from future broadcasts of the ceremony. Metallica was banned from MTV (Europe Awards) for years following this act of rebellion.”
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MISFITS - Last Caress Lyrics:
”I got something to say
I killed a baby today
And it doesn't matter much to me
As long as it's dead
Well, I got something to say
I raped your mother today
And it doesn't matter much to me
As long as she's spread
Sweet lovely death
I am waiting for your breath
Oh, sweet death, one last caress”
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ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE - So What? Lyrics:
”So fucking what?
Well I've been to Hastings
And I've been to Brighton
I've been to Eastbourne too
So what, so what?
Well I've been here
And I've been there
And I've been every fucking where
So what, so what!?
So what, so what you boring little fuck!
Well who cares, who cares what you do
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you
Well I've fucked the queen
And I've smocked Bach
And I've even sucked an old man's cock
So what, so what?
And I've fucked a sheep
And I've fucked a goat
I've rammed my cock right down its throat
So what, so what?
So what, so what, you boring little cunt
Well who cares, who cares what you do
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you, you
Well I've fucked this
And I've fucked that
And I've even fucked a schoolgirl's twat
So what, so what!?
So what, so what you boring little fuck!
Who cares, who cares about you
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you, you....
Haha! SO FUCKING WHAT!”
Missing lyrics:
”Well I've drunk that
And I've drunk this
And I've spewed up on a pint of piss
So what, so what?
And I've had scanc
I've had speed
I've jacked up until I bleed
So what, so what!?
So what, so what you boring little cunt
Well who cares, who cares what you do
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you, you
Well I've had crabs
And I've had lice
And I've had the pox and that ain't nice
So what, so what? So fucking what?”
00:00 Intro
00:08 Last Caress (Misfits)
00:38 So What? (Anti-Nowhere League)
02:11 Mic Drop

[@JohnnyRockG]

00:08 Last Caress (Misfits) 00:37 So What? (Anti-Nowhere League) 02:11 MIC DROP 02:25 Failed Stagedive Check out the full lyrics in the description. (Easily offended? Don’t!)

[@BBTVunofficial]

So why is the audio so crusty? Also mate, there's another copy of this recording that doesn't run at like 10fps.

[@JohnnyRockG]

@@BBTVunofficial Because its more punk😎 Or because the quality was basicly like this where I found a longer version. At least I havnt found this with really ”great” TV quality, but maybe some is little better.

[@JohnnyRockG]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHqxdYd3qLR1ldEsi=8UkdOrkf1lH41GOM Its taken from this and it sound a little better, but not ”great”. I remember now why this has even lower quality: At first I uploaded this on TikTok. When I upload there they usually destroy the audio even more if I use ”HQ settings”… I really didnt think this would get that much views partly because of the quality. Instead It got more views in a day compared to any Metallica upload ever on this channel 😂 (100+ Metallica uploads)

[@BBTVunofficial]

@@JohnnyRockG your upload is completely useless, dude.

[@JohnnyRockG]

@@BBTVunofficial​​⁠Ok! Useless works on KZbin then👍 98,8 % stil give it a thumbs up, belive it or not… Some numbers is just crazy for me… 1700 ”watch hours” in a week. Thats like the last month for the whole channel. Low quality videos is the shit!😉

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

1996: Metallica banned from MTV 2003: Metallica honored by MTV

[@Alexandria87]

Right 🤣🤣🤣 Like make up your mind, MTV

[@bradennichols3154]

MTV kinda won though, I mean they made avril lavigne do fuel and snoop dogg do sad but true😂😂😂

[@jesseoreilly1792]

😄😄😄 Most of those performances sounded like a low key insult. Sum 41 and Korn were the only bands who had half decent sounding covers...

[@bradennichols3154]

@@jesseoreilly1792 I liked limp biscuits sanitarium. Korns one fell kinda flat to me

[@joe5516]

They were purposely banned to get the attention they need.. like a junkie needs a fix..a poser needs recognition

[@epicproportionsmediaproduc6697]

Little did they know, MTV needed Metallica more than Metallica needed MTV.

[@whitedevil2]

too bad there wasn't a camera on the producer to get his reactions

[@JohnnyRockG]

I have at least seen some kind of documentary where the MTV producers talked about the panic😂 (But I can’t find it again)

[@vict4451]

Shitting bricks form the start of Last Caress

[@TheLetterW100]

That would have been awesome!

[@rosiewhitfield123]

Absolutely 😅

[@jasonrustmann7535]

You know he must have been yelling "oh come on!" With every F bomb he dropped lol

[@leesgrl72]

The crowd LOVED it

[@goober8798]

As Europeans, this is *exactly* what they wanted from an American hard rock/metal band.

[@micksilva6028]

the crowd? THE WORLD loved it

[@eld208]

Anyone who plays So What on live tv has got some balls 😅

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

ABSOLUFUKINLUTLY!!!💀🤘💀

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Yeah but I always think that and sham69 is like the symbol of lame try hard 2nd wave British punk while the decent bands evolved

[@briancasteel1193]

Proofread your comments

[@yafmaverick]

Had*

[@chazflyz]

So FUCKING what!

[@ColorsBright]

Butthead: we can't say sucks????? Beavis: No way!! That sucks!

[@beavisbunghole]

That's pretty cool heheh

[@ScarFace5566]

Uhhh it doesn’t Suck Rabid Ron 😅

[@adambowers496]

I miss the anger and the intensity of the old Metallica that was great !

[@gstar7686]

Ah I miss the angry, rebellious Metallica!

[@BKH74.]

I miss Jason as well

[@PeterVenkman_666]

​@@BKH74.we all do

[@mareker]

It's perfectly normal to become calm and settled when you become grandparent ;)

[@dymbag1]

I miss this Metallica

[@jompahyeah7635]

You know that people change

[@amasterofbation]

I bet after watching their performance, this was the only time Danzig has ever smiled

[@A_Final_Hit]

I think Glenn smiles every time he gets his royalty checks in the mail, because Metallica has made him a whole lot of money by covering his tunes.

[@0verload]

Motherrrr Tell your children not to punch my face...

[@ExcuseMePhoney]

No, when the robot from the future got the elf blood to run up the walls, he was gleeful and giddy.

[@amasterofbation]

@@ExcuseMePhoneyvery good point and reference

[@primeweeds]

I heard danzig was pissed because the fucking robot came with a fucking house..​@@ExcuseMePhoney

[@Elezium]

When i saw Metallica play at Milton Keynes Bowl in the UK in '93, the gig was being broadcast live on BBC Radio, on the provision Metallica didn't swear during the performance. The 1st 3 words out of James' mouth - "Fuck yeah Motherfuckers!" :D

[@Nghilifa]

I've got that show on soundboard bootleg, it's glorious! There's also a clip here on youtube where they interview Megadeth (they were one of the openers as you know) after their set, just as Metallica started with Creeping Death in the background. Dave Mustaine's facial expression is priceless 🤣

[@the318pop]

I was there too, I had my A level Biology exam the following Monday. That worked out well....

[@alangemmell5398]

I was there too, sunshine all day and the fires when it got dark,brilliant gig.

[@Elezium]

@@Nghilifa I got a mate that wasn't going to record it from the radio, still got the cassette, the gig is also on YT taken from the camera's that were filming for the screens on each side of the stage :)

[@Elezium]

@@alangemmell5398 I remember as Fade To Black was starting looking round behind me and seeing the bonfires all round the hill of the bowl...set the atmosphere perfectly!

[@kylereece1979]

I was 17 when this aired. I had the VCR all set, ready to record what I thought was going to be a performance of "King Nothing" to add to my "MetallicA" video tape, which was footage from Headbangers Ball, etc. This performance was amazing! It was right in the midst and mist of Load polarizing opinion and judgement of the band. They had begun each night of their tour with So What, but it was the last thing you'd expect to see on live telly like this! This was MTV Europe aswell, which really was a different vibe from its US counterpart. The award show here featured Simply Red, The Fugees, Bryan Adams, etc. I was giddy and gobsmacked when Metallica then blasted and fucked their way thru Last Caress/So What. Nxt day in school , my mates and I were buzzing about it, rewatching the performance again and again after school. Love the memories.🤘

[@user-tz9ku2ce1o]

Мне тоже было 17 когда я ждал это выступление в прямом эфире. Ждал с тревогой:"неужели теперь,после Load,не будет прежней Metallica?". И тут они выдали то,что было для меня важно в тот момент. Я до сих пор с Metallica,и это навсегда!!!

[@supernothing77]

Did they bleep it out?

[@kylereece1979]

@@supernothing77 No, it was live. 🤘🤘 And with MTV obviously not ready for what was about to go down, all the filth and the fury flowed outta Hetfield as it happened. It was absolutley fantastic. I remember as Robbie Williams (hosting the show) introduced Metallica, I hit "Record" on the VCR player. Back then, having clips, recorded footage like this was Gold. But, when Last Caress lashed out, I was surprised. Then So What swore itself into view, and I was utterly gobsmacked! I dont know if this ever got shown, covered on MTV in America, because this was from the Europe MTV. Id just seen them for the very first time a month before in Dublin. I was still on a High from it, so seeing this rowdy performance only continued the buzz.😁🤘👍

[@jwells6904]

The performance only aired on the live feed. Afterwards MTV cut all of footage from replay awards show. You only got one shot to see it. Welcome to KZbin because someone recorded it and uploaded it

[@kylereece1979]

@@jwells6904 Yeah, thats right.👍 Times like that, you had to be there right infront of the Telly to catch it, and record it onto Video tape to keep it. In my house that night, my parents were watchin' something else on the main TV in the sitting room, where the VCR was aswell. I was upstairs in my room looking at MTV, and when Robbie Williams begun to announce Metallica's imminant performance, I hurried downstairs to record it as it was all set up on the VCR to do so! I ran back upstairs and was over the moon with what Metallica were doing. It was incredible!! 😁 When they finished, downstairs I went, stopped the tape. My parents looked comically confused at the happy state of me whilst they were still watching their own programme.😁 A couple of my mates missed watching it, meaning Id lend them the videotape for them to see it!!!

[@lafrips2253]

The good old days when James used the F bomb as ponctuation 🤣

[@stalfithrildi5366]

He actually Bowlderised "So What" as the original line is "so what you boring little cunt" so this was actually James being polite and sensitive to the cameras

[@FiveFive6ers]

Ponc music

[@ColinSpencer-eg2ez]

Now that’s how you get banned from playing on TV…you do it in style 😎

[@kaczok1985]

With two classic punk songs 😂

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

Producer: "Hey guys, no swearing mmkay?" James and Lars: "FUCK YOUUUUU"

[@Westcoastrocksduh]

Kinda of a sick move on Metallica’s part. It’s mtv’s platform and they could get their broadcasting licensed removed because of the dumb fcc rules

[@DMSLYRB]

ROFLMFAO!!!!

[@randywissler9923]

Well, if it was Lars, it would've been foooook you. 😂😂 IYKYK

[@LungMing23]

Yeah but F them. MTV didn't do it cuz they can make more money by keeping Metallica vids playing on their channel. Metallica had the leverage and punched MTV in the mouth and MTV said "thank you guyyyz"

[@victorherrero4790]

That mic drop was priceless

[@ferna2294]

THIS was MTV. A place for music and controversial media. I loved it.

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

The good old days

[@Kaido_928]

Now you got teen mom and stuff like that and worse😢

[@juanv5375]

James's voice was fucking epic back in the days

[@Sentienthermostat]

Yeah, he sounds really good here, which is strange because he didn't sing with that kind of aggression much after 1992.

[@sicariusflamus3033]

@@Sentienthermostathis voice was destroyed by the black album tour

[@toddpadgett4692]

Then few years later they were in MTV Icons

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

THERES NO NEED TO FUCKING SWEAR JAMES 😂

[@wickedgrafix]

No fucking shit! That was fucking ridiculous. All the fucking swearing was uncalled for. What the fuck!

[@crankfastle8138]

"the fuck are you talking about?" The Dude.

[@rapidtechhelp4508]

​@@crankfastle8138they peed on his fucking rug

[@jobrakai9395]

Yes there FUCKING is commie

[@kaczok1985]

"So f*ckin' what!?"

[@sunsetsuperman74]

He told MTV what he thought of them😂

[@snakerman2612]

Singing “so what” after they tell you not to swear is on a whole nother level of dont give a fuck 😂

[@mikecrete7983]

That's the energy that made them who they are. Just pure aggression.

[@adam2178]

Not anymore

[@Jimboishere11]

Once upon a time yeah. Now?? Nah....

[@mootkickee]

@@adam2178they’re in their 60’s lol are you the same person you were 40 years ago? 😂

[@adam2178]

@@mootkickee No shit. My point is they should have retired instead of putting out mediocre albums for the last 20 years. You should quit while your ahead.

[@oldfart6938]

Thats why no one will remember YOUR name

[@metaleeca2483]

When I met James this is one of the things we talked about, it came about as it was the time just after Live Earth at Wembley stadium, he asked if I was,there, I was like no, I only went to the Metallica Wembley show, so I watched Live Earth on tv, but they cut you off mid song on the live BBC broadcast in U.K. He laughed and said, well we were going to play So What! I laughed and said, really, that would have been brilliant, he goes, we have done it before on MTV, I said yeah, I watched that live it was fucking hilarious! Anyway that night they played So What! I like to think our chat inspired him to play it that night, as they rarely play it. 5th June 2008 was the date.

[@fadetounforgiven]

Nice story but sorry to disappoint you. I was at the Electric Weekend on May 31st and they play them both as part of their encore.

[@metaleeca2483]

​@@fadetounforgivenyeah thinking back they played it at Pinkpop when saw them there week before! I actually just looked it up how many times they played it. They played it a lot on that 2008 run but then have only ever played it once since!! At Anniversary show on 2011 with Animal and have never played it again!!

[@fadetounforgiven]

@@metaleeca2483 that's curious, I think (haven't checked) it was one of their usual songs back in the nineties but now that I've just seen it, they didn't play it in '99 when I saw them. It's curious they haven't almost played it at all in a decade and a half.

[@samo9648]

Kirk looks like Wal-Mart Dave Navarro here 😂

[@moonandantarctica2]

Haha brilliant, that was totally his look in the load/reload era 😂

[@Cornholio1981]

I love Green Day's "2 minutes"... That was funny, and the Nirvana incident where they had to play teen spirit, but played Grape Me instead lol😂

[@metalrockgaming]

I remember this, I laughed my butt off when they played that on air.

[@Louis275]

I would have loved to see the look on that producer's face!! James Hetfield is a fucking beast!!!!🤘

[@rosiewhitfield123]

Like the life drained out of it for sure 😆😄

[@christianhardwick6530]

They were touring for the Load album and I saw them two yrs later in ‘98 at the Alamo dome in San Antonio. Told my dad I won the tickets on he radio so he was compelled to let me go. I bought the tickets at Ticket Master back when they where in the CD stores

[@bluewaterboof82]

If it wasn’t for MTV I probably wouldn’t have gotten into Metallica. I was around 13 when I stumbled across the Until It Sleeps video one morning as I was getting ready for school. I was like “huh, so this is Metallica? Pretty interesting.” A couple weeks later my mom and I were at a music store (remember those???) and she said I could pick out a CD. I saw Load there sitting in the shelf and figured I’d give it a shot. I wasn’t even sure my mom would agree to buy it because she was always so reserved and proper. She listened to stuff like Journey, Michael Jackson, Boys to Men, John Secada…stuff like that. When she saw my choice she kind of seemed surprised and asked if I was sure because it was nothing like any of the music we listened to at home. I told her I heard a song from it on TV and liked it so she agreed and we went home. I played it on my little CD player and she stopped by my room to listen to it. Honestly, I wasn’t really vibing with it but I didn’t want her to know because she had spent money on it for me. The only song I cared for was Until It Sleeps, the rest were just not really appealing to me. After she listened to it a bit she made some kind of remark about how it was interesting but she didn’t seem too impressed. A short while after that she came back into my room with a box full of a bunch of old cassette tapes that I had never seen before. She rummaged around in it for a few seconds and then pulled out a tape. She read the tracks listed in small print on the side of the cassette and then held it out. “Listen to the track called ‘One,’” she said as I took the tape from her. My CD player also played cassette tapes and had a nifty seek feature so I was quickly able to fast forward to the track. As the sounds of quiet gunfire slowly faded out and an clean guitar started playing she nodded her head, confirmed that was the song she was thinking of, and then left my room, emphasizing that I needed to listen to the entire song. I was a fan almost overnight. There was a dude named Matt in my English class that was like the only rocker in my school, and he was always wearing Metallica shirts. Through him I learned about the band and their albums. I was totally a Lightning and Puppets fanatic back then and taught myself guitar so that I could jam along with my CDs. I did eventually come to appreciate the Load/Reload albums over the years as I got older and although they aren’t my favorites I still look back at this era with fondness because it reminds me of how my lifelong love for the band started 😊

[@stormykeep9213]

Mic drop! James Hetfield style! 2:11

[@georgelanders4271]

Still had some metal left in them in 96

[@MusickopatH]

😂

[@bobbywhiles6252]

This was considered bad.....but now MTV glorifies WAP as the theme song for strong, black women. What a joke.

[@1ssjesus]

Banned from MTV or the MTV awards show? They were on MTV a lot the next few years.

[@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd]

I’m pretty sure banned from live MTV shows.

[@ash80510]

So legendary

[@billyc6678]

And that’s how ya do that, kids. 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@cordaxg6261]

I miss the 90z Metallica ❤🎉

[@laurenfazenbaker9777]

I miss the 80s Metallica

[@adamludlow1977]

@@laurenfazenbaker9777 90s Metallica sucked compared to 80s Metallica.

[@gothard5]

@@adamludlow1977 Metallica does not suck, has never sucked, and never will suck. They are, always have been, and always will be awesome.

[@satanlaffing]

I remember watching this live as it went down. To this very day i'm so proud of them for doing that.

[@_ayoung]

Oh man, I remember this! It was legendary at the time.

[@NJTllrd]

This was around the Cunning Stunts dvd era, the first live performance I saw from them. They actually started that show with So What 🙂

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

ABSOLUFUKINLUTLY AMAZING TIMES!!!💀🤘💀 MISSED THE REBELLION OF METALLICA!!!🎸🥁🎼

[@JMGarcia0303]

We're Metallica, you don't get to tell us what to say on stage.

[@impheris]

kicking ass like always

[@JetBizzle]

This is gold 🤘🏼🔥

[@mikebarrett3982]

I cant believe im just seeing this now, thank you 😂

[@jkpiipickard]

the close up on James' face when he says "f a schoolgirls twat" on MTV is wild... ahhhh the '90s

[@citizenbrain8065]

I remember this, lol. Did not expect "Last Caress" but REALLY didn't expect them to play "So What".

[@werdna1690]

I remember seeing them back in ‘96 at The Barrowlands in Glasgow - no intro music walked on stage with house lights still on and burst straight into So What, it was pure class happy memories 🤘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kylereece1979]

👍I saw them in Dublin the same time, the Load tour, October '96. Without social media or mass internet use in general, the crowd as y'know yerself were gobsmacked that the band strutted up onto the stage with the lights still on. It was utterly surreal. No intro to get ready. Just there at the moment. So What was a fantastic opener! A terrific Fuck Off to the abuse flung at them for cutting their hair, changing too much, or whatever else people disagreed with. That tour won everyone over! The Finale: Nobody saw it comin'. The magazines didnt mention it, keeping things secret. So when the place "fell down" with flaming roadies and the band legging it offstage, the arena fell silent thinking something shit had happened!! They really put on a fantastic tour that time. Everything from So What's bullish defiance to staging the accident onstage to the cover set at the end with the small lights dangling, asthough its back in the Garage.

[@AmazingFrenchman]

Producer: "You can't swear." Metallica: "So what!?"

[@kaczok1985]

Metallica "... one last caress!" Producer: "Thank God, they're done with that. Point proven, now they will surely sing something normal..." Metallica: "SO FUCKIN' WHAT!?" Producet: "Oh dear God, no..."

[@RonnieStanley-tc6vi]

Back then, MTV rules were supposed to be broken. That was back when it was expected of bands to do crazy shit. Now, they just do what they're told, like good plebes.

[@JCDwyer]

It’s awesome that they did this and EmpTV came crawling back to them anyway. Pure Power. Vive Metallica!!!!

[@johnsonbat77]

This is awesome🤟

[@TheVoltage38]

Metallica always gives me a feelgood vibe whereever i am

[@Pstaines439]

The best song compilations they ever played

[@NightmareSnake]

And they just kept on airing it, with the changing camera angles and everything They didn't puss out like some shows would do and cut the live feed They at least get some respect for that, and it turned into an iconic moment

[@user-if6bx1gq5w]

This was frankly brilliant. I remember it well

[@DANIELRONCA716]

What's funnier is on spring break 1998, mtv gave them their own special.

[@michaeldean7220]

Have to love So What as it name checks my home town of Eastbourne!

[@greenlionaudio]

Hehe, and mine of Brighton! Small world. Also so f*ing what??????

[@michaeldean7220]

@@greenlionaudio both nicer than Hastings! :)

[@crankfastle8138]

​@@greenlionaudiohow did you censor "fucking"? Especially on this video.

[@greenlionaudio]

By using the "*" matey, it's just above the 8. @@crankfastle8138 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheGuitarModder]

I remembered watching this live on TV. Thinking wtf just happened, that was way cooler then watching until it sleeps

[@TransDrummer1312]

I love that the only reason James toned down these antics was because he wanted to set a good example for his kids. Good dad moment.

[@AdoreYouInAshXI]

Not the only reason. He also grew up.

[@bradennichols3154]

Not the only reason buttttttt sorry I just wanted to be a not the only reason comment

[@mztweety1374]

He had too. The wife booted him out of the house and he didn’t want to end up like his dad. Poor dude. He’s been through some shit.

[@timg2727]

​@@mztweety1374most of that shit was his own fault.

[@mztweety1374]

@@timg2727 we know.

[@foberdud7576]

@0:39 I think Lars had a stroke right there lmao

[@newtownmitch]

At 1:26 too

[@andrewlaw]

I saw Skid Row at Wembley, the local Brent Council banned them from singing Get The Fuck Out, Seb wiped his ass with the letter from the council and they sang it twice! 😂

[@Cerberusx32]

Rage Against the Machine playing Killing in the Name on BBC radio was pretty awesome too. Especially the idea of trying to convince a band with their name to do that.

[@niteshades_promise]

Ahh this is why i used to love metallica🤘🍻

[@alangemmell5398]

Watched this live and lmfao.

[@Quazi-moto]

They've never needed, nor respected, the establishment.

[@joshfrankem4372]

James’ voice in this is pristine..

[@ckhoshkhou]

You can almost hear the complete and utter panic and chaos backstage with the mtv executives! 😅

[@ROOKTABULA]

The last song I sang at the last gig before I broke up my band was "So What". We only played it that one time, in front of a packed club, not even one rehearsal. It's posted on my channel if you want to hear people groan at the lyrics. 😆 (Though I changed the "school girl" lyric to "old nun").😂

[@luckylutz347]

Was this the moment MTV stopped playing music? I can‘t remember 🙁

[@midnight347]

They still played music well into the 2000s but it was already on its way downhill by this point and there were alot of those MTV shows that had nothing to do with music popping up by this point.

[@apt7prod]

They killed it

[@rcfbeto]

Priceless...

[@CBRHurricane6]

They also said “shit” live on the abc network live during the Grammys playing “one” which was a big no no as well

[@jeffroland1364]

greatest moment in music history. period

[@brutallyhonest123]

Were they banned from the VMAs? They were still given specials on MTV in 1997, like the Mtv Metallica Bootleg show

[@JamesFromTexas]

I can see the pyro being an issue in those close quarters. But yeah, f MTV, Metallica told em

[@TheeOxygene]

I saw this live, it was a bit awkward. I also a couple of years later accompanied Animal to a radio interview to interpret for him 😊

[@JasonVanderwyk-91Bravo]

Oh i love it when Metallica does punk songs. Thats why Garage inc is one of my favorite Tallica records

[@red3994]

This whole set is both so badass and so Metallica of them to do

[@rockingbrian1]

I still love this cover❤

[@hdervish2497]

I stole my copy of Garage Inc from Walmart and had a fun time figuring out the beeped out words from So What

[@sickoboy]

recuerdo haber visto esto en su primera transmisión en directo llegando del colegio. El censurador de audio estaba en su peor pesadilla

[@xsanos2586]

So what!!!

[@arthurrobinson7286]

CBS had MTV host 2004 Superbowl halftime show with a Janet Jackson nipple slip.

[@vawinthislifetime7853]

dans le jargon , on appelle ça " avoir une paire de couilles "!!! 🤘😝🤘

[@rocketpigrecords3719]

More punk rock than any punk even tried to be. Offspring would've just agreed & cashed the check.

[@EYE69MYSELF]

Never heard of GG Allin, huh?

[@crankfastle8138]

​@@EYE69MYSELFGG allin was a lunatic and an asshole.

[@josephwhite8118]

Big difference between punk and psychopath lowlife

[@roy813]

So you definitely weren’t alive in the late 70’s early 80’s,my boy. Who do you think taught that attitude to these dudes anyway?

[@rocketpigrecords3719]

@@roy813 none of em would've gotten the opportunity, & if they had, they'd have just shut up & cashed the check. Do you ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

[@Hamharmon]

Classic "Hold My Beer" moment

[@wessleycoleman3014]

And they're still popular!

[@hardrocknguy]

And just five/six years later, MTV would brand them ICONS.

[@Jmart8624]

Ahh yes, back when they were still making good music. I miss those days. They still put on a damn good show though.

[@wyattfortune5494]

James definitely enjoyed doing it too cause they played well 😂

[@jeremycampbell1035]

I saw this live. It was airing in America at like 2am, from Europe. I was watching Metallica. Most of the set was a long bleep sound. I was confused, thinking I couldn't believe they let Metallica play that. Then I found out they didn't.

[@ROB_LAW98K]

Back when MTV played music

[@moderusprime]

They were banned from MTV Europe, not MTV USA.

[@NeCoruption]

1:18 lmaooo

[@PaulyV56]

When they were great.

[@randybearded]

That's 'Fuck-You Money' in action

[@ExcuseMePhoney]

MetallicA and Andrew Dice Clay are actually doing a collaboration album.

[@mikek0135]

When MTV was trying to portray an image, and it blew up in their faces. I LOVE when that shit happens! They banned Metallica? So fuckin what!

[@tun-tunninc.6492]

Icing on the cake would've been Kirk sliding his tongue down Newsteds throat. 🤣🤣

[@icaanul]

yeah, i'm sure the metal crowd sure would've dug that. TF is wrong with this guy? o.O

[@tun-tunninc.6492]

@@icaanul 😊😊

[@marioburku-drummer]

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