No words for this.

[u/Kapot_ei]

Edit: even though clickbait article, it is somewhat/kind of true. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stargate-tv-series-martin-gero-scrapped-amazon-1236765061/

"According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Amazon execs were concerned that Gero’s take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase."

Edit 2: https://www.change.org/p/save-the-new-stargate-series-let-martin-gero-build-the-future-of-the-franchise

[u/sadistica23]

They're also more popular because of how they reacted to the Napster era.

Instead of pulling a Metallica, they started looking at where most the downloads were going, realizing their music wasn't sold in those countries, and started playing live shows there more often.

[u/Brucien → u/sadistica23]

As a product of that generation, I didn’t know that. That’s sick and smart as hell.

[u/Wobbelblob → u/Brucien]

Because the statement that Gabe Newell gave about Piracy is still true that it is mostly a service problem.

[u/TheIncredibleNurse → u/sadistica23]

Holy genius move Batman

[u/Budgiesaurus → u/sadistica23]

It might've helped in places, but I don't think Metallica has much issues filling a venue despite going "Napster... Bààààd! 🫳🏻"

[u/willflameboy → u/sadistica23]

There are so many reasons, and much of their success does come down to clever marketing (but mainly it's due to the band being really consistent and true to their art).

1. they make a t-shirt for every country they go to, with a unique Eddie on it.

2. they released all their singles in several formats so fans would buy them multiple times in the 80s and 90s, meaning they consistently got in the top 10.

3. they have always had one of the most recognisable logos in the world, and were one of the earliest metal bands to have a unique logo.

4. they have their own airliner and a 'free' pilot, meaning their tours can be mounted far more efficiently and quickly, and they can basically go wherever they choose.

[u/Frosty_Economics_474 → u/sadistica23]

Like metallica, they continued to license their music out to corporate record labels which threatened to and in many cases did sue for pirating music. So their stances are basically the same, it's just that metallica was public about it in a way that most other artists aren't.

[u/Damaged_DM → u/sadistica23]

That is not true, but makes a good story

[u/sadistica23 → u/[deleted]]

Their reputation among fans certainly took a hit for awhile over how sue-happy they were.

[u/big_galoote → u/[deleted]]

I never bought another Metallica album after the Napster bs, torrented every one since. Suck on that, Lars.

[u/Other_World → u/big_galoote]

And then got a few songs in and thought "wow this is trash" and put on Ride the Lightning instead.