Metallica Is Canceled

Metallica Is Canceledrefers to an attemptedcancel culturepush on social media made in August 2022 by some critics of the band discussing various moments or iconography from its past that were perceived as controversial. After aviral videoon Tik Tokcited Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose (who's notoriously feuded with Metallica in the past) as a source for the accusations of supposed antisemitism and racism against the band, many Metallica fans and other opponents to the push defended the thrashmetalband as aviral debatespread online that month. Many longtime fans also expressed that backlash against the band was purportedly coming from newer listeners or Zoomersafter the band was repopularized on the Netflix TV show Stranger Thingsin July 2022.