Metallica Inspired Murder

Blabbermouth reports, a New Jersey man who killed his mother and then stabbed an 11-year-old boy to death claimed that he was influenced by a Metallica song about a boy who "lost my way this bloody day" when he committed the crime, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ronald Pituch, 29, pleaded guilty two months ago to striking his mother, Josephine, in the head with a 20-pound barbell inside the Huntington Circle home they shared on October 17, 2002, according to The Courier-Post.

Pituch told the court during his sentencing Tuesday (January 4) that he thought the Metallica song "Ronnie" had been directed at him. The song tells of a boy who "never laughed, never smiled, talked alone for miles and miles and miles."

Comments

[metal_maiden1]

more idiots doing stupid stuff because of the media. censorship idiots are going to use this one in every case they have against someone "corrupting the youth"...

[Paroxysm]

A 29 years still living with his mother? ... Nuff said. Now wait for the uproaring of the society about how bad metal is again

[bassplayer_16]

that is complete and utter bullshit..how can u possibly blame metallica..or just music alone for murders? ppl r ***ed i tellya

[Xerothunder]

For ***s sake... he's obviously nuts.

[Kirkomelette]

reminds me of the suicide solution case. Which was utter bullshit, and so is this

[seafooodpistone]

yet another faggot making lame excuses.why do these faggots keep on blaming music?at 29 he should be adult unuff to realize wat is rite n wrong.jackass.neway,metallica rocks.

[Kirkomelette]

and ive never heard of a metallica song called ronnie..?

[bassplayer_16]

hey adamjoneswanabe u stupid ***er metallica rocks..always have and always will no matter wut!!!!so grab a brain!!!..

[TheUnForgiven]

Kirkomelette:
and ive never heard of a metallica song called ronnie..?

its on load

[TheMutts]

nice load of shit! so that blink 182 song tells me to *** a dog so im gonna go do it??!??!

[leetsauceb1tch]

hahaha he was 29 and lived with his mom

[urthunderstruck]

obviously that guy didnt really like metallica because he tried to take them down with him. how to u think blaming a band for singing "directed at you" songs? it doesnt make any sense, and i hope the future censorship people figure that out.

[Arucard]

^obviously he DID like metallica if he listened to their music

[mackay]

this guy is obviously mentally unstable anythin with the name ronnie cud av sent him over the edge its not the musics fault that he is a complete ***in psycho and the censorship people shud recognise this, if they tried 2 censor metallica then cudnt u say that u shud ban stuff like boxing because it incites violence?

[Scourge441]

This is bull. The media isn't responsible for anything wrong with society, whether it be TV, music, or video games.

[Cameo]

psycopaths think songs are written about them all the time. It's part of the self-absorption...

And he must have bad taste if he actually listen to Load.

[metOLIca]

what the ***... what a ***ing retard.. bands dont make songs to aim at people they write about them selfs and there childhood and shit.. why do you think korns music is so ***ing up... johnathon davis had such a fucing shit childhood... and so what if it a song sounds the same as you or something you dont go and ***ign kill a baby... if im listening to duality i dont go and ***ign "push my fingers into my eyes" do i *** sake, people like that really piss me off... wankers

RIP Dimebag

[mackay]

this guy is a complete pschycho if stuff like music can inspire u 2 murder then wot does stuff like boxing make u do.....nuffin u have 2 b screwed to kill because of music

[CKYmark83]

when are these people going to take responsibility. I don't like Metallica but don't blame thier expressions(music) for your mistakes. "I smoke weed b/c Bob Marley said i should", complete and utter bullshit!

[Godsmackcrzyman]

Retard, kills his mom and a boy and then blames Metallica. Stupid F*ck.

[rich_sg]

Obviously this guy is a nut-case. Hes evidently just using the song as a weak excuse to try and lower his sentance.

[acrocks]

oh look another piece of media that blames it all on metal how freakin anoying.
this is like when they tried to blame the columbine murders on marilyn manson but not as bad

[irbrent]

dd he think that if he sed that then the courts would be like "oh, its not his fault, its all metallicas fault, blame them". didt work there buddy... your FUCKED

[monkeyspks]

LOL haha.... ok that man.... must have been high.

[rich_sg]

^ Fucked like a ***ed thing on a ***ed day in *** land

[pyropig]

Excuses are like assholes, everyone has them, and they all stink

[Desk Jocky]

Something you guys are forgetting is that the article does not blame ANYONE it just reports what the one guy thought while he killed someone. There was no value judgement so acrocks... relax. No one is blaming metal. Now just turn it up and ignore this article.

[Stonerpmp]

okay, first, music is music and is only "propaganda" like when crazy people take it too seriously

[mrdeetag]

whats there to say??
Other then idiot!

[unknownalone]

wankers

i salute u on your use of the word wanker...its a kick ass word...but anyways yea that dude obviously had mental problems, and if he wouldnt have listened to metallica, then he would have came up with another reason to kill his family...good lord, thats a crazy person for ya

[iron maiden rox]

is UG totally against metallica?
the last 3 stories about metallica are about people using their inspiration to do bad things,
give us good news plz.

[metOLIca]

^ thank you, its a personal favourite of mine

[arsonite]

that guys' a retard . Blaming a band for his crazy mind. load of shit.

[MetalUpTheAss]

Fuckikng fool. he was gonna explode on somone some day, don't blame metallica.

[bop]

*** this, don't blame music for such ridiculous actions!

[AndyGray]

how on earth can people use that, he has mental problems, and he thinks that the lyrics in that song are directed at him persoanlly, yeah right! as if a band would write lyrics about a looser who lives with him mammy

[CoachJager]

At least he wasn't listening to ICP.

[Munje]

I wish Metallica would just sue this fool. i bet he would feel pretty owned.

[stanger5154]

shit... better a song off of Load than anything earlier... just think what would have happened if he listened to Seek and Destroy.

[bassey]

WHAT THE FCUK is it with people blaming the fcuking shit they do on songs? i wonder what pleasure they get outta it!?!?!

[The Oceanborn]

stanger5154:
shit... better a song off of Load than anything earlier... just think what would have happened if he listened to Seek and Destroy.

Damn right, or how about No Remorse, Creeping Death, The Four Horsemen... But here is something to think about for him: RIDE THE LIGHTNING haha

[wanna_lick_me?]

lmao so it happens again. that goes to show why people should listen to more 60s shit...all they tell you to do is either get stoned or hold hands with ur girlfriend...lol

[erling]

hahaa..great job metallica

[Kappa]

NOT AGAIN. If someone kills a person, he is mentally ***ed up. Music can help a person to murder someone in this case, but you can't prove it, cuz it might be the underwear he's been wearing on this day.

[RIPdime]

Like kappa said, music could've helped him murder but music like Metallica helped me live. If i didnt have my heavy metal i probably would've done something stupid. but this has happened so many times.
p.s. i think loads a great album for mellow songs
Mama said
Hero of the day
Outlaw Torn
Bleeding me

[slash_620]

another day,another ***ed up phsyco trying to escape prison by blaming it on a song lryic.

[megaderrick]

what a nutcase.

[metOLIca]

why the *** is america full of physco's... first nathen gale... now this tit...

[Phoenixblade]

People who claim this stuff should be put to death immedietly. If they're so ***ed up as to belive something like that then they should be locked away automatically; they're straight up a menace to everyone's well being if they're that vulnerable.

[xchris78]

THIS IS BULLS*IT!!!! METALLICA WOULD NEVER HAVE THAT BE THAT WAY! THE MEDIA SUCKS!

[foster_mustaine]

Just another tragic story that the media is going to use to flame the metal community. People need to start taking responsibility for their actions instead of always trying to blame it on everyone else.

[charlesshai]

this guy has nothing better to do but blame music for his actions. look at the manson case, the boy who killed someone wsa said to listen to marilyn manson's music, then look at this idiot, blames his actions on one of the best songs ever. i hope this ***ing idiot gets the chair soon.

[robert_smith]

people need to give it a rest from blaming rock/metal music on murders. if the guy who murdered the kid was a fan of, say, britney spears,no one would think anything of it, but oh! because it's a metal band everyone jumps at the chance to degrade and blame the genre. people need to wake the *** up

[jcwear]

there really are odd people in this world

[Amon]

Self centered idiot.

[Kozuka]

that shit sucks.
by the way, who listens to Load anyway?

[NUBIENLOC76]

I listened to a R.Kelly song and pissed on a girl but HE influenced me

[traptunderice9]

I'm sick of all this murder and metallica stuff, just murder and rock music in general. Anyone else agree?
\m/ MetallicA for ever!

TAKE RESPONSABILITY FOR YOUR OWN MISTAKES YOU ASSJOCKIES!

[Valhalla]

I hope music doesnt influence your thought pattern... I mean, I have been feeling Japanese lately, I think. I think Im turning Japanese.

[metallicacdc]

1st of all he's F***ing 29 years old and living with his mom....2nd of all he probably never had a girlfriend(obviously when he lives with his mom)..3rd of all, metallica is a great metal band and would not direct a song to a 29 year old living with his mom even though that is pretty damn sad..

[basket_baller00]

He's and adult. He takes lyrics like too seriously, trys blaming a popular band, and thinks it'll work? Instant exacution. Hell, even a non Metallica fan, or a Metallica hater would agree with me that he's just pulling excuses out of his ass.

[Sultan_of_Swing]

robert_smith:
people need to give it a rest from blaming rock/metal music on murders. if the guy who murdered the kid was a fan of, say, britney spears,no one would think anything of it, but oh! because it's a metal band everyone jumps at the chance to degrade and blame the genre. people need to wake the *** up

You know metal bands influence to do that kind of things . . Im not saying that that guy isnt insane, but if he need a little push to do this, I think that listening to that kind of music do the rest . .

[drew-182]

about three months or something ago there was a killing over here in england, this kid played the game manhunt, he was about 14 bearing in mind, and went out and killed his friend in some woods, whos fault is that, obviuosly everyone turns to the game just as now alot of people who show no interest to music will blame metalica, when this bloke is clearly a ***ing nutcase

[xxxbizzyfunkxxx]

well its different then it was with preist so many years ago.people are scared, and the look for a scapegoat whenever they can.unfortunatly it was metallica,but maybe they deserve it for making so many horrible albums.ahhha just kidding.good times.this guy was a crazy retard,and is responsible for his own actions.but in a day where people are so ignorant, they might actually rule that this song was metallica's fault....lets hope they dont.for music's sake.

[afirocker00]

Oh Christ,
when will this bullshxt end.

[atc228]

^ bloke- oscillating dude....

i feel bad for that 11 year old, who was he? just a random kid? i dont get it... some one please explain

[atc228]

my "^" was to drew-182

[NothanksVicar1]

someone never got hugged as a kid...

[Bilzzard_of_Ozz]

A 29 years still living with his mother? ... Nuff said.

Now am I the only one who's disturbed by the fact that in the middle of this article there is an ad with four giant grining faces?

[ndat]

ok... whatever the voices told you to do it, metalica told you to do it... The fact is you did it and your responsible.

[mrNobody]

lets just have ourselves a moment of silense for the dumbass's of the world....long enough

[battleofla]

Listening to load is enough to make anyone want to murder....so in a way....

[gary666]

Bollox.
No music is responsible for anything like that.

I always hear about people killing each other and blaming music. Stupid Bas***ds.
Its a load of bollox. Kill the tw*t.

[Bilzzard_of_Ozz]

Listening to load is enough to make anyone want to murder....so in a way....

Nah, I just want to shoot myself. And the band.

[gary666]

I was Just playing GTA so im gonna go rob my neighbours car and kill him..... i wont get away with it... it a stupid excuse... just like his one.

[Fenix-54]

i don't listen to heavy metal, but that guy's just ***ed up

[eamo]

MORE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULDN'T LISTEN TO METALICCA

[BigCq8713]

didnt somethign like get put up like a week ago where a guy killed somone as well???

[thejester]

this is so stupid. just people trying to get off easy by pushing the blame somewhere else. same thing with marilyn manson and columbine, ac/dc and the nightstalker (richard ramierez)

[Rocker_16]

idiots blame everythin on music. i listen to metallica more than anyone i no, and im a totally chilled guy. blame metallica.... idiot!

[Shane S.]

All i have to say is WHAT THE FUCK!!!..How ***in stupid can people be "I thought the song was directed to me" What the *** this guy is ***in nuts...And living at home when your 29...Pathetic.

[Shane S.]

eamo:
MORE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULDN'T LISTEN TO METALICCA


Dude *** you.

[PJMcMillion14]

This is one of Metallica's better songs... but still i think its crap that he blames his problems on music.. and not his sorry ***

[CSguitarvocal]

Bilzzard_of_Ozz:
Listening to load is enough to make anyone want to murder....so in a way....


Nah, I just want to shoot myself. And the band.

Whatever! Load rocked... all Metallica albums rocked.. including St. Anger... yes I said it I LOVED ST. ANGER!... bitches.

Anyway, this dudes an idiot... another retard taking the things people say too far...

[spikedemon!]

lol at this whole incident...
I gotta find some good songs to blame for the next time i get plastered and do some stupid shit.

[FleshnBlood]

I just think his another ***ing retard...as if it aint enough allready...

[airguitarist]

29 years old and he kills his mom how stupid

[Needled_24/7]

ya, i know. just wait for the media to start going nuts about this one. they always say that these kind of things are about the violence in songs, but what about the dumbasses who take it seriously?

[RGsteve570]

dudes if I killed my mom cuz she didn't let me have desert I'd blame it on metallica no problem.

[Mad Marius]

yeah, sure, some mentally unstable loser sais that music influenced him and then everyone blames the music

Why do people like to listen to retards?

[adamk991100]

Oh boy that's sad, how many times have people killed themselves or other people over a Metallica song? Way too many...some ppl take the lyrics wayyy.. to seriously.

[killer_mop]

Wow, metallica needs to stop if its gonna get people murdered, wait, they need to stop anyways METALLICA SUCKS NOW KILL RM ALL RIDE THE LIGHTNING AND MASTER OF PUPPETS ALL THE WAY !!!

[playonforever]

thats so low i could have tripped over it. To his mom, man thats twisted.

[kenny_77]

metallica did nothing but make great songs not force some freak 2 kill his family because he thought the song was aimed at him

[primusfan]

That song has a cool guitar lick.

[skwerl666]

its just an excuse

[celluloid_dream]

thats retarded

[call_of_puppetz]

man thats so ***ing retarted they just need an excuse for something to blame it on, slipknot, marilyn manson and now metallica, who they gonna blame next

[ducttape83]

I think this bastard simply noticed that his name was the title of a metallica song, took a liking to it solely from that reason, and then decided to slaughter his family. What a twat. He's gotta be f'in psycho (That's the correct spelling for you non-spellers out there... phsyco is wrong) to believe that this song was dedicated to him. everybody wants to do everything, but nobody wants to take any responsibility. That's too bad, you'll take plenty of things in prison, you c*ntrag

[SRX700]

It's amazing what can happen when you are depressed and/or on drugs.

[Mad_Gouki]

always the american way to pass the blame, it wasnt me your honor, i twas metallica, they made me do it...
sure they made a shitty cd, its no reason to blame them for killing your ***ing mom, what a dipshit, hope they give him life and he gets a good part of it with a metallica fan

[numbfinger]

man the pro-cencorship people are gonna have a field day with this bullshit. i hate people like that it ***ing pisses me off. to all the future bitches that take music this serious...F U C K Y O U

[JustRock'n'Roll]

First, I have heard no outrage from the "censorship" people as you call them. So all your "F*** censorship" comments don't make much sense.
Second, I'm not trying to excuse what the guy did, but chances are, the guy had some kind of mental deficiency (I mean he actually had problems, not just he was a dumbass). That being the case, to him it would make a lot of sense that Metallica writes songs to him, because most likely he was crazy.

always the american way to pass the blame

why the *** is america full of physco's

Now, I'm not the kind of guy to always defend America, but I'm glad some people have decided to take this as a sign of Americans as a whole having poor character. You're absolutely right, because there are no such things as serial killers outside the USA. As a matter of fact, America invented murder, rape and incest. Jingoistic anti-american bastards.

[metalhead8976]

im so tired of people trying to pass the blame off of their selves by blaming music and video games

[ArtOFGuitar?]

Who would trust the philadelphia inquirer?

[Vinura]

this is jus like the 'NO REMORSE' thing

pathetic

Metallica Rock but shit liek this just pisses me off

its just a fagot who cant be responsible for his own actions...so he blames someone else

[MetallicFallout]

That song has been around since 1996, this 'kid' finally heard it?

Well, if its going to make metal the "bad" thing again and get people listening to it, I honestly don't care. Going to say I am heartless, go ahead, I'll give you 20 more examples for Eminem alone.

[VIPER_400]

Music does not make someone want to go out and kill someone. The guy was probely on drugs. The Metallica song "Fade to Black" is all about suicide but im not going to kill myself after I herd the song. It's total BullShit!!!

[ChurchPunk]

Yeah, man. This is stupid. The media just likes to point fingers cause thay cant find anything good to talk about. That guy should sit in prison forever...you have to be stupid to believe that this guy was really influenced by an song. He is probly saying that to plead insanity or something. And know our court system, he will be back on the streets in five years...

[Covin]

*sighs* Americans...lol, and am i one.

[ChurchPunk]

You are right, man.

[J-bub61]

just another fag trying to find an excuse to blame someone else

[Last_Tear_Burns]

It's almost funny that people always blame things on music. There are ***ing millions of people who listen to Metallica. So why aren't millions of Metallica fans doing this? - Because they're not insane. This person obviously had a problem. I'm sick of people just blaming music. I think I'm drunk.

[Pr0phecy_X]

I don't know about you guys, but when I listen to the new Metallica it makes me want to kill people too....just because it sucks so much. but look at bands like Slayer and Cannibal Corpse, no one blames them....well Slayer yes, but the bands that straight out say "Cutt her throat and rape her ass" they don't get accused of anything, its all bullshit. These people have problem's and blame it on stuff, although music can inspire people to do stupid shit, after all look at hip-hop violence and Death Metal, mosh pits in that.....But if someone decides to follow through on the actions spoken in lyrics or interpit the lyrics poorly and cause bodly harm/death its their own fault for being stupid.

[Dreamtheater_05]

This guy should never be let to touch or hear any music ever what the *** would make him think the song is directed to him its people like this fag who deserve not to be let out of their homes this is just going to be another way of pointing fingers towards metal for corrupting americas youth like we arent corrupt already

[Last_Tear_Burns]

I agree, the music can be the final thing to push them to do it, I guess, but that's no excuse to blame the band. Any person who does something like this because of music, shouldn't even be allowed to listen to music. They need professional help.

[hypocrisy]

another murder case blaming the music. Well it could have been any other band in this world, for christ sakes. how ridiculous the media is... just drop the fact that metallica was on the title... the guy was a mental case, obviously. what a god damn idiot. the song told him too... bullshit. he was ***ed up.

[dilligaf]

that guys' ***ed up

[ChurchPunk]

Definitly. Its just like how they blamed columbine on Doom. Man, people like that are nuts.

[ChurchPunk]

Its kind of like how they blamed Doom (the game) for columbine. That guy is a nut.

[ChurchPunk]

Uhh, sorry about that^^^.

[ESPMETALLICA]

How in the hell is it Metallica's fault its ***in music for god sake its metal of course it talks about volence but it like why in the hell are you gonna stab some one i mean if some one tells yur ass to jump off the brooklyn bridge would you FUCK no it is like the shit that happend to dimebag MURDERS I GOT WORD FOR YOU IF YUO DONT LIKE A BAND DONT LISTEN TO THEM AND GET THE FUCK OVER YUR PROBLEMS

[SethMegadefan]

I don't see how you can even be retarded enough to blame Metallica for a murder. I suppose now we're going to be blaming wars on ***ing Socom or something stupid like that. It's exactly like that "Suicide Solution" thing, and if you're going to murder some people, don't ***ing blame it on music, blame it on yourself 'cause you're obviously just a crazy asshole anyway.

[im not mental]

TheMutts:
nice load of shit! so that blink 182 song tells me to *** a dog so im gonna go do it??!??!

exactly. the song has nothing to do with it. it's all the people who do it.

[OneFellSwoop]

That guys crazy

[ESPMETALLICA]

IM SAYIN THE F U C K E R WHO DID YOU NEEDS TO GO TO HELL I MEAN WHY IN THE HELL DID YOU KILL THE INNOCENT LITTLE 12 YEAR OLD IT IS NOT METALLICA'S FAULT I MEAN LISTEN TO KORN THERE S H I T IS TWICE AS BAD AS METALLICA'S

[soundrock31]

If someone takes a song that seriously, that they would kill someone, do you blame the song...No!! Like TheMutts put it, you know, Bob Marley told me to shoot the sherif, but I am not gonna do it no matter how much I like Marley or Metallica.

[The Lost Within]

what a ***ing idiot.. just like the two kids that killed some people. they thought the game GTA: Vice City should be played in real life.

[kurtmb]

This is ***ing bullshit, this guy's just a ***ing pathetic looser trying to put the blame on someone else. He should take the ***ing responsibility for his actions and not blame anyone else. These assholes should quit blaming their own ***ed up lives on musicians. He's the ***ing idiot who did it, not Metallica or anyone else.

[the_Ross_dixson]

thats cool this jsut show that metallica music and lyrics are about real people and true to life,

[hardrock3]

what a prick

[Shea Donoghue]

wo...that guy is messed

[numnuts]

that guy knows what a fag he is so he tries to pass some of the plame to metallica. why cant these people just do the world a favor and eat a ***ing bullet

[mmm...guitar]

its just like the recent Marilyn Manson dealie
but its obvious they had other problems

[JaredF]

krik onmlette, lloking at your name and profile, im guessing , do you loike metallica? and youve never hearfd ronnie, and your a fan with names and shit about them???.. mabey you dontlike then them with master of buckets(stupid)ya, isnt that two songs about metallica that have been said to have influenced murder? ronnie and no remorse i think?

[OldSkool]

I think all that should be said about this article has been said already

[cody titus]

First of all...why would metallica(the greatest band on earth)write about some 29 year old twit who lives with his mom.If hes a true metallica fan,he'd never do something like this.oh... and you 2 losers eamo and sultan_of_swing,you need to shut up,because metal doesn't influence you to do that.if it was some band you liked,you'd be just as pissed off as us metallica fans here.

[Metallica12_12]

Well another idiot, all it is just he accualy made himslef think it was about him he's just a dumb bastered who's really screwed up. Metallica doesn't make to kill people and anyway its not Metallica's problem if this f**ked up guy thing that he should be killing people messed up people these days..

[Metallica]

anybody that kills someone is already one screwed upi person, it is not caused by music.

[Brink Hyren]

People sure are ****ed up.

[warped girl 75]

it doesn't matter if it WAS a song..you have to be crazy to go through with it in the first place. it's just another excuse...and kids are gonna keep doing this

[biohazardous59]

this is a sick world were living in.....





sick world

[schmitt]

when are stupid ***ers gonna stop blaming murders and shit for shit that people do....no ***ing song goes out and makes you do this no one get ***ing hipmetized ( however you spell it)and goes killing someone and balme it on music...how fukcing gay is that.they er only saying this because they dont got anyother ***ing accuse so they try to get out of it by music so *** off you ***ing murder!!!..
....let METALLICA live forever!.....
.....R.I.P. kurt donald cobain.....R.I.P.....

[evon808]

fukin bs... its not metallica fault its the idoits fault hoo did it a song desnt make u kill som1

[Malachi-Tyler]

this like the slipknot and manson cases its all bullshit and crazy people

[shinkyo00]

obvious this kid belongs in a mental asylum, never ***ing blame something else for your own actions

[Wiegraf]

The media loves pointing there fingers at this kind of shit, saying that rock and video games are bad. I said it once, I'll say it again:

No one wants to admit responsibility for anything. People hate being wrong. So they blame music, video games, too much sugar, whatever. It's better than admitting you're just stupid, or are a shitty parent or whatever.

[hen]

***ing retard

[BLMGUITARGOD]

metalicca is an ouffle band they have no musical talent the make bad music this case is bull shit what was he playing metalicca when he commited murder any way you american guys just fry the fuker any way so who gives a flying ***?

[sidewalk_surfer]

makes me wanna kill my mom... jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk

[Kurts_fan]

figures all i have to say he killed he got caught hes dead blaming mettalica was a good thing for him some people have got off that way but that song wasnt bad enouph if he listened to seek and destroey he might have got off off but one thing Ride the lightning bitch ride it like a bull untill it spits lololololololololololololol

[Kurts_fan]

ohh yeah kirk is the best ever he taught me how to play guitar

[pepajaktbs2]

Haha! That article made me laugh!

What an idiot!

Murder was sad though.

[UnforgivenMaggo]

I listenin to whiplas I goin to start acting like a maniac around all the house??

Then I will listen to of wolf and man and start howling and eating lambs.

Ok now I goin to listen to Evanescence tourniquet let me cut my veins ansd start praying.

I really hate those mother***.. who blames songs. Comeon music dont make you kill people,censoring music does, but listening? Those are the excuses of people to escape things, I did that because of music, oh and the typical the peiople wqho says Metal music is bad becuz it drives to suicide and kill.. Come on.

The truth is that every person is responsible for theyact and theres no one to blame. Now I know if some really good band or Metallica(best band ever) make a new song on their new album that said "Go ahead search for a ladder, climb to the roof of your house, THROW UR SELF!!!" I goin to do it...

[UnforgivenMaggo]

BLMGUITARGOD:
metalicca is an ouffle band they have no musical talent the make bad music this case is bull shit what was he playing metalicca when he commited murder any way you american guys just fry the fuker any way so who gives a flying ***?

Sry for double posting,

hey man Metallica is awful? We fry people? Well why u dont u want to ride the lightning, we can fry u for free.

[Warm-And-Fuzzy]

Bah, what else is new?

[InSaynePig]

wow, that dude must be pretty ***ed up to kill his mom...that's sad...

total bullshit to blame metallica though.

[ahg_9004]

if that song made this guy kill his mom, which song made jack the ripper kill some horns? :O

Stupid guy that like to catch some attention , now many people will believe that METALLICA is really guilty of telling the fans to kill.(that makes me a killer lol)

KEEP LISTENING MUSIC , but stop killing people.

[shredbeyndshred]

LOL metallica?!?! know people hate metallica and they seem all dark and scary but if you actually look at their lyrics, man people are guallable

[ad_lib_oz]

Metallica suck!

L!O!OLL!!!

[ashton_heebz]

Wow...What a dumb ass ...seriously that guys is a ***in idiot...anyone could say that about anysong..and if anyone believes him your a fag...

[VelvetÆnema33]

Lets see... that guy should die, along with about two thrids of the Ultimate Guitar members. We have too many idiots on our hand. Like I seen up there by someone, the media didn't claim that was the reason he did it. Just said that the man gave that as his reason.

[iwannabeanarchy]

right now im listening to ambulance vs. ambulance by the blood brothers. i think im gonna go scour a tanning complex or drop a recent amputee in a xylophone tree. people like this are the worst people ever, very sad he killed his mom and the little boy, but he should be condemned not only for blaming a song but for liking metallica.
poor 29-year-old-guy-who-lived-with-his-mom. no death penalty, hes too effed up.

[misled_youth]

yeah now anyone who commits a murder is gonna blame it on a heavy metal song..

[UnforgivenMaggo]

Metallica's song dontsayb go and kill someone, Metallica song are more an aid to you. When i drepressed I hear Metallica and I got right again.
Motorbreath for example that makes me want to live, Nothing Else Matters that really makes feel good. Whiplas the 4 horse men, fuel man they just help u in your life. Metallica is the force that keeps me with energy. And also my anti-Evanescence depressive feeling after I hear fallen and the live cd.

[B-Cup666]

Thats Fu(king crazy

[B-Cup666]

I feel sorry for people who kill other people. I mean thats ***ing crazy. He probabley snapped and followed every thing that he THOUGHT was directed at him

[B-Cup666]

Listening to load is enough to make anyone want to murder....so in a way...

You guy ***ing discust me. How can you not like LOAD. I mean it's LOAD for god sake. Fucking, every song on that alboum was brilliant and well thought out.

[Given2fly83]

This dick clearly has issues. Living with his mother at 29 is a good example. He's got the rest of his life in a cell to listen to as much Metallica as he likes now! As if anyone will let that ride!

[playfielder]

just blame it on mariyln manson already!

[Guns_N_Zep]

i didn't like it when they blamed marilyn but i sure will enjoy this..... anyways *** that murderer....its just another excuse.....

[Guns_N_Zep]

though metallica r good but they r ***in' overrated

[ReportAsPhuck]

Hell, how could you listen to Metallica and NOT want to kill others or yourself?

[Twisty]

PunkAsPhuck are you a total tard?
Metallica are one of the best bands of all time

[kirkhammett150]

blame metallica for this...?! F*CK YOU!!! Fiddlesticks...

[clwy87]

PunkAsPhuck:
Hell, how could you listen to Metallica and NOT want to kill others or yourself?

it's just songs.....if everyone who listened to Metallica killed someone or him/herself, the world would be a total mess!! This article just states 1 incident, the murderer was probably a nutter or something. No one listen's to songs and goes around stabbing people. Do YOU do that? It's just abnormal. The person who wrote this probably want's to get Metallica's back for being so famous!

Guns_N_Zep:
though metallica r good but they r ***in' overrated

Metallica are not an overrated band. They play very very good music.Have you even tried a Kirk Hammett solo?? Probably you don't even know how to play. They play good music and get good ratings. That's all to it. Good bands+Good Music=Excellent ratings.

May I add that they are probably the best at what they do. So if you don't like them just shut the hell up!

[bigtimmy]

i just feel sorry for that kid...long live metallica...die scumbags who kill in the name of music...rott in hell nathan gale

[Guns_N_Zep]

Have you even tried a Kirk Hammett solo?? Probably you don't even know how to play.....

first of all *** u .u retarded bastard .....i'm in a band and i'm the lead guitarist,maybe i can't play all the kirk solo but i can play some of the solo of metallica's songs..... i didn't say i don't like them ..... i just feel that they r overrated

[Guns_N_Zep]

kirk's solo's< slash's solo's < jimmmy page's solo's

[Guns_N_Zep]

clwy87:
Have you even tried a Kirk Hammett solo?? Probably you don't even know how to play.

u monkey's ass i'm the lead guitarist of my band n i sure can play many of metallica's song maybe not all ..... plus i didn't say i don't like metallica i just kind of feel that they r overrated....

[Guns_N_Zep]

that's 2 times ..... i'm sorry.....but again i'm not.... haha

[clwy87]

f*** u for all i care ur the lead guitarists of any f***ing band.....those that think metallica are overated totally dont know wat the f*** they are talking about. Many people here hugely admire Metallica for their influences in rock music. So shut the f*** up!!They are definitely in no ways overrated.

[TheTallicaBoys]

METALLICA IS THE GREATEST BAND OF ALL FUCKING TIME

[clwy87]

^totally agree!!!

[Guns_N_Zep]

clwy87:
f*** u for all i care ur the lead guitarists of any f***ing band.....those that think metallica are overated totally dont know wat the f*** they are talking about. Many people here hugely admire Metallica for their influences in rock music. So shut the f*** up!!They are definitely in no ways overrated.

so teach me ..... u metal ass..... i didn't say i don't like metallica..... its just my feeling..... u can't deny that..... i like metallica 2 but ever since st.anger came out i don't like them

[iron maiden rox]

stuff like this happens all the time, it was only a matter of time before metallica got the finger pointed at, i mean think of eminem and everything, i know as a die hard metallikat that there lyrics were never and never will be asking YOU to kill someone, this guy has a screw loose, and why kill a bloody 11 year old wtf has he got to do with it. I just hiope this idiot knows that when he is on death-row metallica aint gonna bail him out!!!1

[Duff_McGee]

Metallica deserve to to kick his ass. . . .if Lars hasn't already...

[misfits4112]

thats just a buch of bull shit just to blame metallica

[bucky_86]

my guess is THIS IS ALL BULLSHIT. somehow every band has inspired a murder. i think we gotta find out what is true or not

[SB_Haggard]

why the hell would he be listening to Load?? lol

[kirk_rules!]

oh shit! wait...i can already hear it. the media just showing metal as a derogatory.

[MetalliGab]

I dont think that the problem appear with the metallica music is just in the head if your not good in your head you are the problem and not the music.

[MetallicAhead]

its not the music, its just another nut head. . .

[neev]

metallica r mother***ers

[MetalMan001]

This guy still livin with his mom at 29 means;
he probably doesn't have a girlfriend, he was a loser in high school,
he had never been laid, and he was just that desperate for attention, and that is why many people kill.
because they want someone to reconize them as somebody, even if it means they have to kill people.

[bat69420]

Maybe metallica did it. But if a metallica song could make you kill some one, then why not a black sabbath or megadeth song? The point is, if a metallica song influences you to murder, you were jus waiting to snap and would have done it anyways.