Metallica must play Super Bowl 50

by Steve Newton on February 3rd, 2015 at 3:00 PM

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Okay, by now we should all be over the disappointment (yeah, right) of the Seahawks handing the Super Bowl over to the "Boston" Patriots at the last minute and proving once and for all that Nirvana is not in the same league as Aerosmith.

Now it's time to ponder which musical act would be best suited to perform at half time during next year's roundup of amazing TV commercials that you can't see if you're in Canada.

I've got nothing against Katy Perry—whose wild ride aboard that weird golden lion in that wacky outfit was something I'd never seen before—but I don't think I'm alone in thinkin' that bubblegum pop might not be the only soundtrack to consider for a gig supporting the most violent sport next to hockey.

How about something with a tad more aggression to it? A little more bite? An extra boost of "Beast Mode", if you will.

How about some HEAVY FREAKIN' METAL!!!

Next year's Super Bowl takes place near San Francisco, so what better band to bring the noize than local Bay Area earbusters Metallica? They create the type of raunchy racket that's perfectly suited to the sight of a player getting cruelly clotheslined or fiendishly face-masked. Metallica songs like "Battery", "Seek and Destroy", "Blitzkreig", and "Broken, Beat and Scarred" lend themselves perfectly to the brutal gridiron vibe. As does "Harvester of Sorrow", in Pete Carroll's case.

Here's four more reasons why Metallica should play Super Bowl 50:

I saw them at the Pacific Coliseum back in 1989 and they KICKED ASS!

I saw them at the Coliseum again in '92 and they KICKED ASS then too!

I saw them at Thunderbird Stadium in 1994 and, different venue, same ASS-KICKING!

I saw them at Rogers Arena three years ago and, believe it or not, they were still KICKING ASS like never before!

Football and kicking ass go hand in hand, and so does the Super Bowl and Metallica.

LET'S DO THIS THING!

P.S. If the NFL doesn't abolish its current pay-to-play policy—where artists compensate the league in return for the immense exposure of appearing at the Super Bowl—the deal's off. I'm sure I speak for Metallica's management when I say that the band ain't payin' for shit!

UPDATE, FEBRUARY 5: sign this petition to help make it happen.

Comments

19 Comments

Brandon Mendivil

Feb 3, 2015 at 9:47pm

Yes!

rob

Feb 3, 2015 at 10:50pm

I agree,let's get a band that kicks ass!Metallica does that in an awesome way.

Ted

Feb 4, 2015 at 1:09am

Metallica is a great choice, but I guess by the time I got to the mention of Canada only two sentences into this article...my mind was...um...RUSH-ing off to other ideas for bands that might kick butt at a Super Bowl halftime.

metalheadry

Feb 4, 2015 at 1:29am

...i was talking with someone on Twitter and this shows up on my news feed... PLEASE LET THIS BE A THING

J

Feb 4, 2015 at 1:41am

Fuck yer man

Phil

Feb 4, 2015 at 2:28am

I was always against this current trend of using pop stars for the half-time show; then again, I've always been against the entire pop genre in general since the days of Britney Spears and N'Sync. I'd rather have the half-time show go with the tradition of getting a bunch of marching bands on the field. At least I would be watching and listening to legitimate talent with real instruments that takes lessons and dedication to learn, instead I get to despise computerized music and auto-tuned voices that absolutely everyone else can do right now with very little preparation. All you need to do to be a pop star is have model looks, and a willingness to sell your soul for fame and fortune, all the songs are written for you, the music was created in 10 minutes on a computer, and the computer fixes your voice instantly too. Why else would a pop star be able to create 2-3 albums within the same time-frame a real band would take to make 1,(that's excluding Metallica, they take awhile to make albums now)? Let's remove the whole pop genre in general, it's been getting worse and worse since the popularity of Michael Jackson, it's fake, despicable, manipulative, absolutely filled with drug and sex-appeal, and treats their artists with little respect. As soon as your popularity drops a little bit, you are kicked out with the next assembly line "artist" in place immediately. How many pop stars from 5 years ago are still in place today? How many Rock Bands from 20-30 years or even older are still in place today? I'd love to see Metallica play this show, unfortunately it's just not going to happen, the only band I like that has a shot to play the half-time show is Linkin Park, that's probably not going to happen either since that would be considered selling-out, and they've been politically rebellious in their recent albums. That's not exactly the act the NFL and US Gov't want to put on blast to the public, they want to force-feed us bubble-gum pop to keep us pacified against removing the powers that be.

steven

Feb 4, 2015 at 5:25am

Metallica would be fitting that's for sure and for them not to play at the super bowl,since its near their hometown would b a slap in their face from the NFL... Metal up your azz. \m/

J.M.T.

Feb 4, 2015 at 8:45am

As much as I would like to see someone of substance, play the 'half-time show' at a Super Bowl. You have to bear in mind, no matter who plays there, it will be a watered down version of themselves to keep everything 'family friendly'. The Metallica of '94 it will not be. Be careful what you wish for.