Metallica For Live Earth Concert?

Fox News is reporting Metallica join the ranks of Paul McCartney, The Who and others bands who organizers say will be signing on to perform at Wembley Stadium in London in this summer's Live Earth concerts on July 7th.

The Rolling Stones have just denied the report that they will play the show. "Not happening," a spokesman for the band said in an email (read story on UG).

Said to be included to the bill are Metallica, Madonna, Red Hot Chilil Peppers, James Blunt and Bloc Party.

The report failed to mention The Who have a gig in Roskilde, Denmark, on July 7th, while The Stones are booked to play in Rome the night before.

Live Earth is a series of concerts that's being spearheaded by former Vice President turned environmental crusader, Al Gore to help spread his message of a Global Warming crisis. There are supposed to be seven shows on seven continents on July 7th, 2007.

Artists who have already been announced include Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Foo Fighters, Melissa Etheridge, Duran Duran, John Mayer, Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg, Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

Thanks for the info to KNAC.com.

Comments

[Ashutosh]

wasnt this called live 8???

[maddog26]

Ashutosh wrote:

wasnt this called live 8???

live 8 is for starving children in africa this one is for global warming

[Encore_God]

Live Earth is such a load of crap. Why create such a massive carbon footprint in order to make people aware of problems that we already know about?!

And they're seriously misguided if they think it'll change the opinions of politicians.

Shouldn't all this energy be invested in finding alternative power?

[Jackolas]

"Carbon footprint". Stop using terms found in your favorite tabloid newspaper and grow some real opinions.

Personally I'm all for it. I'm off to see the 'tallica boys at Wembley Stadium July the 8th, maybe its part of this "live earth" thing.

[espliam]

i ain't bothered about saving the earth, by the time global warming kicks in ill be long dead anyway so who cares, ive got my metallica tickets for wembley and all im gonna do is watch metallica and not care about s**t like global warming.

[Jackolas]

^

Good point mate.

[i_am_metalhead]

Global waring is a bunch of bullshit... dont scientists realize we are still coming out of an ice age?? it takes millions of years after an ice age for a planet to return to its normal climatic conditions.

[slayerkills]

i think it's a load of crap, no pun intended. Metallica shouldn't be playing in support of something like this, especially with this line-up, it's a disgrace to them and their fans to be sharing the stage with such performers for such a cause. it's global "Gore"ing if you ask me, and just not worth the time to be promoting it.

[cagnius]

Chaps, keep this on Metallica, please. If you've got gripes about Global-warming take it elsewhere.

I don't want to have to say this again.

And Checked.

[tim311mahoney]

global warming is all hogwash. the fact of the matter is that the planet has warmed up before and then cooled down. Its been happening longer than anyone can imagine. The emissions in vehicles account for peanuts when it comes to emissions, its industry that accounts for almost all emissions. Everything Al Gore says in that movie is LOOSELY based on FACT. There are many many scientists out there who debunk the global warming phenomenon. I'm just surprised the desparate democratic party haven't solely blamed George Bush for the cause of "global warming"... but i'm sure they're not too far off. And people will be using thousands of gallons of fuel to get to the show, to have lighting and power produced for the show. I hope al gore flies to the show in his gas guzzling private jet. The guy is the definition of hypocracy.

[Korzack]

Am I only the only one thinking the whole event's gonna cause a far bigger carbon... whatever as a result of having to fly every sodder from here there & everywhere, & all the usual panache that happens with these things?
Metallica fans, enjoy seeing your heroes at Wembley. Otherwise, it's another PR stunt, more concerned with good PR than actually helping this damn world. I mean, hell - look at live 8. What happened as a result of that? Bono getting a knighthood, Geldof's ego getting even bigger...and...Um... Anything for the actual African people?

Mind you, this is what you get from a man who managed to lose an election to George Bush despite having more more votes than the Texan Stumbler

Alternative power? Wind power's a waste of farm-land, Solar power seems fine, but demn expensive, the hydro-electric stuff's efficient, but seems to create bigger puddles than an EU gathering of diahorretics as a side-effect. Nucleur power's a lot safer than it was, and it's been a long time since Chernobyl. But what am I dribbling on about, it's music news, so Enjoy metallica, but **** the subtle political message.

[espliam]

i would help the cause of global warming just as long as i don't have to pay for everything. i just think its some lame excuse for all of us to dig in our pockets and pay the government. hes ran out of things to put taxes on so now he uses global warming as an excuse.

[Xerothunder]

Jackolas wrote:

"Carbon footprint". Stop using terms found in your favorite tabloid newspaper and grow some real opinions.

Personally I'm all for it. I'm off to see the 'tallica boys at Wembley Stadium July the 8th, maybe its part of this "live earth" thing.

Here's MY opinion, I agree with him... Live 8 was one thing, that's something that awareness can actually help solve. Everyone is well aware of global warming, a few bands playing at Wembley isn't gonna solve it. Good lineup, decent cause... next to no effect IMO.

[tomisamonkeyman]

What is wrong with all the bands. Dont they have the balls to say no to all of this Al Gore bullshit? The Stones are like the only band with a brain right now.

[_Marooned_]

Isn't there a rumor that Pink Floyd are gonna play the show?

[risingtide]

slayerkills :
Metallica shouldn't be playing in support of something like this, especially with this line-up, it's a disgrace to them and their fans to be sharing the stage with such performers for such a cause.

Wow, you obviously don't have much respect for musicians standing up for what they believe in. Why shouldn't Metallica play in support of this, with that line-up. It's not a disgrace at all. They are trying to give a message to the world, to there fans, based on their beliefs, while connecting with others alike, which is what music is all about. I'm not saying I totally agree with the "Global Warming Factor", however if we don't accept others due to their beliefs, there will be constant war (as there is already) for no good reason. You cannot be a fan of Metallica's if you think like this becasue you have no respect for them. It's you, and all the others posting negative comments, who are the disgrace.

[Slash_HuDsOn]

^ that was Live 8 bud. Pink Floyd isn't reuniting.... damn

[Denouncer]

St anger sucks, pick up your pu$$ies and rock! Drink Beer and kick your old psychiatrists ass! Master of Puppets and justice will never be topped by todays metallica. Jason Newstead was an bomb of an entertainer and a hell of a bassplayer for metallica, glad he left, no need to get dragged down the shitter with albums like St Anger.

[frankv]

Metallica, the Who, RHCP, Sheryl Crow, Foo Fighters, John Mayer and Corinne Bailey Ray would be pretty sweet. But I'm here, stuck in Holland.

[cagnius]

Okay retards, listen up. I've let some more comments about Global Warming slide, but anymore and I'm going to dish out warnings. Keep this on the MUSIC.

[Superpartydude5]

Well that's an eclectic lineup if I've ever seen one...

[Mask_Of_Sanity]

Well, Metallica do help the world. They recycle. I mean, Lars even uses his old pots and pans as not only for cooking, but for drumming! Good job, team!

But seriously, this could be good. This could be ugly. We'll have to hope for the best.
-anDy

[Encore_God]

If you do want to discuss the issue on the forums, go here:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=555768

[metallicman]

do we have to pay to go to this event and does anyone know where to get these tickets from to go to wembley?

[logboy]

good cause, but i think its a bit stupid when they probably drive 4x4's and the fact that james spent lots of time hunting bears in russia

[g1asseye]

Well they're playing wembley on the 8th because I've got a ticket. I didn't hear anything about the 7th :s

[no mercy]

Mask_Of_Sanity :
Well, Metallica do help the world. They recycle. I mean, Lars even uses his old pots and pans as not only for cooking, but for drumming! Good job, team!

But seriously, this could be good. This could be ugly. We'll have to hope for the best.
-anDy

HAHA! That's pretty good. But hear that he's thrown those in the trash now.

[joshua029]

Jackolas wrote:

"Carbon footprint". Stop using terms found in your favorite tabloid newspaper and grow some real opinions.

Personally I'm all for it. I'm off to see the 'tallica boys at Wembley Stadium July the 8th, maybe its part of this "live earth" thing.

take me with you good sir!

[Mask_Of_Sanity]

no mercy wrote:

Mask_Of_Sanity :
Well, Metallica do help the world. They recycle. I mean, Lars even uses his old pots and pans as not only for cooking, but for drumming! Good job, team!

But seriously, this could be good. This could be ugly. We'll have to hope for the best.
-anDy

HAHA! That's pretty good. But hear that he's thrown those in the trash now.

So hes trying to fill up his bass drum now? Meh what ever helps I guess.

[Guitaroooo_Man]

This sounds like something RATM might end up getting involved in... Brilliant, eh?!?!

[halffast]

Anyways, go Metallica if they want to make a stand for this. I'd go see it, but I don't want to waste my money flying over to see them. I can't wait to see them over here in the U.S.

[bmarlatt1685]

This is just great!!!! One of my favorite bands ever has to become a part of a bull shit political event! God dammit!!!! Plus seeing the other groups Metallica's billed along with is about the same as billing Marilyn Manson and Lamb of God for our local church singspiration program. I still love Metallica, but God I hate it when these groups do this. I wanna hear you rock not tell me to drive a ****ing hybrid car and save a God damned tree.

[cagnius]

Checked/Deleted/Warned.

CUT OUT THE GLOBAL WARMING. KAY?

[the5thhorseman]

My recommendation to the forum police:

If you don't want people talking about Global Warming, then why even have this as one of the top stories? You could save yourself the trouble by not putting it in the headlines...not to mention the whole point of Live Earth is global warming making the discussion relevent.

I personally couldn't give a damn either way how Metallica spends their freetime, but hell, if I got paid bozo-bucks to perform someplace I'd do it for just about any cause, barring Neo-Nazism or something just flat out ridiculous.

[kirbyrocknroll]

^ We don't control the articles that go on here and cag is just trying to keep the article on topic...this article is about Metallica. It just so happens that they are playing at Live Earth.

[Darkspear]

Sry but there is no global warming, Our entire galaxy is being heated though. There is no anormal things going on, Each 12 000 years the earth passes trough a pole shift or an ice age. Its been 11 000 years since last one.

Im sure gonna go buy these tickets!!

[chris_shiels]

metallica are playing wembley on the 8th of july, their own headling show, i know, i have tix, **** yes

[LPShredder]

Sweet... Not sure if this is a good idea for Metallica or not, but it's cool anyway.
Now... They just have to book Rage Against The Machine, and I'm there!!

[HukedAnFonix]

7 shows on 7 continents? Somehow I doubt anybody is going to be putting on a show in Antarctica.

[punkrockjoe]

Lol ironically setting up this show will emmit loads of carbon but yea glad to see they are gaining support for the issue and what a show it'll be, why didn't metallica play at live 8?

[Mask_Of_Sanity]

HukedAnFonix wrote:

7 shows on 7 continents? Somehow I doubt anybody is going to be putting on a show in Antarctica.

GWAR would?

[boyan89]

i would go this to see METALLICA,Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters and Bon Jovi but for the rest i'll go away oh and im a metal head but those 3 bands are amazing

[pht]

damn, james looks cool on that pic

[psychodelia]

HukedAnFonix wrote:

7 shows on 7 continents? Somehow I doubt anybody is going to be putting on a show in Antarctica.

lol

Checked/deleted

[beastiebeatles]

Congrats Metallica, you are all now slightly less douchebags to me because of this! It sounds awesome, the lineup is great, and its for a good cause.

[_Buxton_]

it doesn't matter whether or not you think global warming is real or not, this will be AWESOME. also, theres going to be a concert on antarctica...they announced it already, but they haven't said who will be there.

[Bored to Tears]

It makes me sick to see Metallica playing with these bands. Madonna, Snoop, Kelly Clarkson? Wtf. It's even worse they're playing a show organized by AL GORE.

[Dirk Gently]

^ Yeah, god forbid popular musicians play on the same stage as other popular musicians *gasp*

God forbid organizers try to appeal to as broad an audience as possible to get their message out *gasp*

Elitists make me throw up in my mouth.

[rammstein89]

^Nice

[Metal_Militia15]

"Red hot chilil peppers"

nice..

[_Marooned_]

Slash_HuDsOn wrote:

^ that was Live 8 bud. Pink Floyd isn't reuniting.... damn

Ya it was Live 8. New York Daily News reported that the classic lineup of Pink Floyd has signed up to play on the upcoming Live Earth concerts on July 7th 2007.

[Jard_weirdo]

is tallica headlining this event?

[Jackolas]

If they aren't it will be a crime against humanity.

OOOO YEAH! YOUR JUST STOOD THERE SCREAMING! OH! FUCK YEAH! CAN'T HEAR YOU BABY, OOOOO, THE HAMMER OF JUSTICE CRUSHES YOU! YEAH! FUCK YEAH!! FUCK!!!

Sorry I needed to get that out of my system.

[jables23092]

holy crap people...it's a concert...global warming isnt a load of crap, but it's not anything necessarily new...the excessive use of fossil fuels doesnt really help, but you have to accept it. As far as people getting mad for bands playing shows...why??? It's really sad when music like this is meant to fight the close-minded, apathetic, and down-casting parts of society and yet it seems every comment is just that...I just wish they would play a show near me

[Dead_End]

wow, thats gonna be a cool concert, and at least its a good cause, plus I got a laugh at the fact that Metallica joined and The Rolling Stones said they weren't going to participate..

[vanhalenforever]

wtf, rap and rock in one concert???
this makes me sick
we arent goin to see a linkin park impersonation, we're goin there to rock
tallica, you gotta get your shit together
as for Al Gore, you better run against bush again, bush sucks

[untalented]

I don't think metal and political causes mix well. They should do a collaberation.

[Cobalt Blue]

seems like it's going to be a kick ass concert... but seriously, all the tour vans running the whole day and generators and hundreds of thousands of people eating food with plastic and styrofoam plates?... just saying is all.

[l)ragonForce]

thats cool mettalica is playing for live earth..

[Dyer's Eve]

Checked and De-Spam'd.

[StenTheAwesome]

Man it'd be awesome if they opened with Blackened hehe.

[billypnats]

"StenTheAwesome :
Man it'd be awesome if they opened with Blackened hehe."
yeah i like that song.....
and to people who disagree or think that they'll be dead .... you're wrong.....why?... because We(humans) are increasing the population like hell, so more people= more cars and more cars= more carbon... the cycle needs to stop.and even if you are dead by then, what about your son and grandkids..... and don't tell me that you don't care

[GATW]

It's to raise money...dicks.

[LakeboDom]

how many times have they played in europe comapred to the us? godd

[And2001PT]

LakeboDom :
how many times have they played in europe comapred to the us? godd
POSTED: 03/30/2007 - 06:47 pm / quote |

Maybe that's because European fans actually support them, unlike US fans, who can't do anything else other than complain about how new Metallica sucks.

untalented :
I don't think metal and political causes mix well. They should do a collaberation.
POSTED: 03/30/2007 - 05:58 pm / quote |

So..you're basically aproving of the popular idea that metal is just a bunch of meaningless caveman noise.

vanhalenforever :
wtf, rap and rock in one concert???
this makes me sick
we arent goin to see a linkin park impersonation, we're goin there to rock

Actually, you're going there for 'Global Warming Awareness'.

Jard_weirdo :
is tallica headlining this event?

There's no 'headliner'.
And many of the already mentioned artists outdo Metallica in popularity, so even if there was a headliner, it wouldnt be Metallica.

[darkfire_storm]

dude, cagnius or whatever, calm down... no offense, but come on. its just a little forum. if some people wanna talk about global warming instead of metallica, whats it hurting? theres already enough articles about metallica on here as it is, people are just bored of talking about them. now global warming is fresh, people are having a good time talking about it, it isnt hurting anyone, so why not? just cuz its not about the music? what does it matter?

[And2001PT]

darkfire_storm :
dude, cagnius or whatever, calm down... no offense, but come on. its just a little forum. if some people wanna talk about global warming instead of metallica, whats it hurting? theres already enough articles about metallica on here as it is, people are just bored of talking about them. now global warming is fresh, people are having a good time talking about it, it isnt hurting anyone, so why not? just cuz its not about the music? what does it matter?
POSTED: 03/30/2007 - 07:15 pm / quote |

You have the forum for that.
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=555768

[Cabron1]

im sure i am more eco friendly than some celeb rock star with a 20 roomed house who leaves lights on all night and drives lots of hummers (and whos band travel everyday of their lives in planes!)

[HellrzngPinhead]

Uh....is al Gore a complete ****ing moron? Seven Shows on seven continents on July 7th? Wouldn't that pit one concert to be played in Antarctica?

[rammstein89]

yes there is a concert in Antarctica

[metal-head91]

who cares where MetallicA plays as long as they're back and kickin some ass!

[kirbyrocknroll]

^Indeed. Theys hould play wherever they want to play with whoever they want to play with.

Checked.

[ChordMonger]

im really sick of metallica. they should have let the band die a natural death long ago.....

[danguitar]

y the hell would u wanna go 2 a metallica concert anyway, they suck after AJFA, i mean they hav country shit now (momma said)
megadeth/pantera is 10 times bettter than any new metallica

[BladeSlinger]

I had to reread it after reading all the other artists playing.....Metallica doesn't really fit in on this list...or at least they shouldn't...Meh. 's for a good cause so that's cool..

[The Skarupa]

Metallica, wooo....wooo.....yeah.....Wait..... Global warming, ahh F***.

[metallik1013]

How the hell are they going to have a show on Antarctica and who the hell will come?

[.:Darkness:.]

^^me^^

[psychodelia]

NO megadeth vs. metallica!

Also, I'm deleting the global warming arguments, particularly because of some of the unnecessary flaming.

other stuff, checked/deleted.

[nephi]

They're going to play on Antarctica? Goodness. How on earth would they do that?

[sjaxemaster07]

well,chordmonger,if youre sick of metallica,dont listen to em huh

[GATW]

Haha, Antarctica.....wait.....Antarctica.....that ain't right. I know! The killer whales, penguins and sea lions can watch! The animals need entertainment too!

[GATW]

Oh and by the way. Just letting you know, im from New Zealand and country's by us like Austrailia are pollouting OUR ozone layer. NZ's ozone layer is barely there now. Haha, im talking 'bout the ozone layer and pollution. Lol. SO YEAH!

[soadrocker103]

Bored to Tears wrote:

It makes me sick to see Metallica playing with these bands. Madonna, Snoop, Kelly Clarkson? Wtf. It's even worse they're playing a show organized by AL GORE.

^ EXACTLY

[Cizzie]

Woah the mods are on fire!

I think it's a good thing Metallica does this.
The organisation is just trying to get as much as people there to "spread the message". It's good yes but kind of suck uppy too.

[TFK_62]

espliam wrote:

i ain't bothered about saving the earth, by the time global warming kicks in ill be long dead anyway so who cares, ive got my metallica tickets for wembley and all im gonna do is watch metallica and not care about s**t like global warming.

Not selfish or anything are you... what if you have kids someday? Hell maybe you do now. Do you care if bad things happen to them? Or will you be ok cause it never happened to you?

[Dyer's Eve]

Checked.

[Jackolas]

danguitar wrote:

y the hell would u wanna go 2 a metallica concert anyway, they suck after AJFA, i mean they hav country shit now (momma said)

megadeth/pantera is 10 times bettter than any new metallica

Stop spouting bullshit. that "country shit" is actually really good.

[yeller56]

Anyone bashing Metallica because they support this sort of topic is small minded and needs to respect others opinions, as far as them playing with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkston, its called musical diversity. Grow the hell up.

[break-me-in]

Encore_God wrote:

Live Earth is such a load of crap. Why create such a massive carbon footprint in order to make people aware of problems that we already know about?!

And they're seriously misguided if they think it'll change the opinions of politicians.

Shouldn't all this energy be invested in finding alternative power?

You make a good point. Of course, I'm seeing Metallica anyway, because I don't really care too much about global warming...

[break-me-in]

danguitar wrote:

y the hell would u wanna go 2 a metallica concert anyway, they suck after AJFA, i mean they hav country shit now (momma said)

megadeth/pantera is 10 times bettter than any new metallica

Well we're not exactly going to see a Pantera concert anytime soon are we, dumbass? Besides why are you turning this into a competition between thrash titans? It's not.

Anyway, their newer stuff is still interesting, even if it isn't quite as good as their first 5 albums, broaden your horizons a bit. And the reason why I'd wanna go see them is because maybe I'm not such a narrow-minded idiot as you are.

[SlashNX]

so how they planning to offset the carbon footprint of a load of huge gigs around the world then??? Surely Metallica's set alone would speed up global warming by a year!!

[Thefallofman]

To those mentioning Pink Floyd reuniting, Roger Waters will be there. I'm a bit dissappointed that he wasn't mentioned in this article but people like James Blunt were...

[notoriousnumber]

Itl be great to see Metallica on this, I wonder if they will play a gentler song than their usuall...

[Dog454]

Um.. won't this just cause more global warming? I mean, you've got 50000 people or so, and half of them at least are smoking cigarettes, then you have to take into account the massive amounts of electricity required to run the concert lights, amps, electronics etc, which are powered by coal power plants and or natural gas power plants. Bleh.

[AdamDK]

Dog454 wrote:

Um.. won't this just cause more global warming? I mean, you've got 50000 people or so, and half of them at least are smoking cigarettes, then you have to take into account the massive amounts of electricity required to run the concert lights, amps, electronics etc, which are powered by coal power plants and or natural gas power plants. Bleh.

Didn't one of the column cleaners say NO GLOBAL WARMING topics!?!

Anyway, this concert should be good with Metallica added in. They will certainly give it good flavour.

[Burpin'Worm]

*Checked*

[Soul on Ice]

i_am_metalhead wrote:

Global waring is a bunch of bullshit... dont scientists realize we are still coming out of an ice age?? it takes millions of years after an ice age for a planet to return to its normal climatic conditions.

Damn right... I love u man ^^

[jimmcs2000]

How can you say "no global warming comments"?
That's what is in the article. Pretty much the main point. Why post it if you don't want anyone to talk about it?
Anyway, as far as Metallica is concerned, I stopped buying albums after And justice for all but, I have seen them many times since and they're still one of the best shows in the last 20 years. They got old and rich and married. That's what happenned to them. How can you write stuff like they did 20 years ago? They're just too content and happy. But, ccan still jam to the old stuff quite right.peace
Metallica at this venue? Makes sense, they are from the the bay area.

[Jackolas]

^

I must admit I agree... I mean whats wrong with discussing an issue AND music? you know. But hey its not my article...

Anyways I don't see a problem with this gig it could be cool.

[Neon Knight]

tim311mahoney wrote:

global warming is all hogwash. the fact of the matter is that the planet has warmed up before and then cooled down. Its been happening longer than anyone can imagine. The emissions in vehicles account for peanuts when it comes to emissions, its industry that accounts for almost all emissions. Everything Al Gore says in that movie is LOOSELY based on FACT. There are many many scientists out there who debunk the global warming phenomenon. I'm just surprised the desparate democratic party haven't solely blamed George Bush for the cause of "global warming"... but i'm sure they're not too far off. And people will be using thousands of gallons of fuel to get to the show, to have lighting and power produced for the show. I hope al gore flies to the show in his gas guzzling private jet. The guy is the definition of hypocracy.

intresting way of freeing yourself from guilt, your ignorance hurts.

[GiR 2.0]

Neon Knight...freeing yourse;f from guilt and hurtful ignorance? WHAT KIND OF CRAP!?!?! Dude, I'm not sure, but coming from the fact you're quoting tim311mahoney for global warming bashing...I can tell you're either some science nut who agrees with them idiots who say global warming is happening, or you're a hippy who hasn't realized the 60's are over yet. None of you guys who say that this global warming crap is really happening, it's been cold up in New England! Jeez, and the polar icecaps are melting, so remember, like that guy said, we are still coming out of an ice age. You can't expect billions of years of melting to end yet. Honestly, the ice caps are melting, BUT WHO THE HELL CARES?! WHO THE HELL CAN SURVIVE IN BELOW TEMPERATURES?
I'm all for Metallica in Live Earth. Maybe they'll give us some new songs. I hope there's one called shadow of the cross.
And, like Tim said, I hope that Gore flies to the show in a private jet. But, his wife is the definition of hypocracy: YEAH TIPPER! NOBODY LIKES YOU EXCEPT SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T WANT TO GET HIS LAZY ASS OFF AND DO SOMETHING HE SPEAKS FOR.

[brian_s]

Encore_God wrote:
Shouldn't all this energy be invested in finding alternative power?

Alternative power Or fuel is already invented but there not enough political will to start applying it. I'll give you an example: the first Daimler motor engine that was invented was running on some peanut refinery. But back then gas was cheap, a hell of a lot cheaper then this "peanut gas". And there's a lot of pressure against alternative fuel coming from country's that are in the oil buisniss. Russia, most of the Arab world...

[darkfire_storm]

GiR 2.0 wrote:

Neon Knight...freeing yourse;f from guilt and hurtful ignorance? WHAT KIND OF CRAP!?!?! Dude, I'm not sure, but coming from the fact you're quoting tim311mahoney for global warming bashing...I can tell you're either some science nut who agrees with them idiots who say global warming is happening, or you're a hippy who hasn't realized the 60's are over yet. None of you guys who say that this global warming crap is really happening, it's been cold up in New England! Jeez, and the polar icecaps are melting, so remember, like that guy said, we are still coming out of an ice age. You can't expect billions of years of melting to end yet. Honestly, the ice caps are melting, BUT WHO THE HELL CARES?! WHO THE HELL CAN SURVIVE IN BELOW TEMPERATURES?

its not a matter of who can survive on the ice caps, its the fact that when they melt, the sea level rises 20 feet or so, and suddenly east california is ocean front property and florida becomes almost nonexistant, not to mention new york and all that. thats what it matters, and that accounts for several millions of people who care, or at least should.

[-pHreAk-]

Who cares wether or not Snoop Dogg is playing with Metallica...grow up. They're bringing people together for a cause they believe is right. Don't go around telling people wtf they can or can't do. Hope Metallica is going though cause i'm gonna miss them at Wembley.

[euan_soad]

darkfire_storm wrote:

GiR 2.0 wrote:

Neon Knight...freeing yourse;f from guilt and hurtful ignorance? WHAT KIND OF CRAP!?!?! Dude, I'm not sure, but coming from the fact you're quoting tim311mahoney for global warming bashing...I can tell you're either some science nut who agrees with them idiots who say global warming is happening, or you're a hippy who hasn't realized the 60's are over yet. None of you guys who say that this global warming crap is really happening, it's been cold up in New England! Jeez, and the polar icecaps are melting, so remember, like that guy said, we are still coming out of an ice age. You can't expect billions of years of melting to end yet. Honestly, the ice caps are melting, BUT WHO THE HELL CARES?! WHO THE HELL CAN SURVIVE IN BELOW TEMPERATURES?

its not a matter of who can survive on the ice caps, its the fact that when they melt, the sea level rises 20 feet or so, and suddenly east california is ocean front property and florida becomes almost nonexistant, not to mention new york and all that. thats what it matters, and that accounts for several millions of people who care, or at least should.

10 feet of the antarctic is already below water, so remember Archimedes principle. Also the large increase in C02 production was just after World War 2 and nothing has happened so far. A while ago, britain had a mediterannean climate, and there were vinyards as far north as york. It was much warmer then. The 40s saw temperatures similar to now. In the 70s there was the ice age scare, then 30 odd years down the line global warming. By 2030s it will be "oh ice age ice age".

[stage4saiyan]

I can't see Metallica playing for Al Gore. They seem pretty conservative to me. Then again, if politics aren't brought up, then I could see Metallica playing with other big bands.

[GiR 2.0]

stage4saiyan wrote:

I can't see Metallica playing for Al Gore. They seem pretty conservative to me. Then again, if politics aren't brought up, then I could see Metallica playing with other big bands.

Agreed. I really don't thing Metallica playing for Al Gore is revolting. If Al does appear, I hope he suffers Lukemian Head Explody.

[Gavvvvvin]

This will acheive as much for gloabal warming as Live 8 did for poverty.

Why not replace these big name acts with some local artists and then see how many people still care about global warming?

[the_bi99man]

i_am_metalhead wrote:

Global waring is a bunch of bullshit... dont scientists realize we are still coming out of an ice age?? it takes millions of years after an ice age for a planet to return to its normal climatic conditions.

Actually, environmental scientists DO realize this, which is why most of them say global warming isn't real. But politicians know that if they have people believing that there's a crisis on the horizon, all they have to do is come up with a "solution" and the scared populations is more than willing to give them all the power and money that they "need". That's why politicians pay scientists who aren't involved in the environmental or climate science fields at all (marine biologists or nuclear physisists, for example) to agree with them about global warming, because the majority of the population doesn't realize that there's a crap-load of different kinds of scientists out there, so they'll believe anything any of them say about anything, just because they're scientists. Next time you read a report about how global warming is destroying the planet, find the names of the scientists who contributed to it, do some research, and you'll find that they may be geniuses when it comes to astronomy, but don't know any more about the environment on earth than you or me.

Staying on topic, though, I could really care less where Metallica plays and for what cause.

[the_bi99man]

break-me-in wrote:

danguitar wrote:

y the hell would u wanna go 2 a metallica concert anyway, they suck after AJFA, i mean they hav country shit now (momma said)

megadeth/pantera is 10 times bettter than any new metallica


Well we're not exactly going to see a Pantera concert anytime soon are we, dumbass? Besides why are you turning this into a competition between thrash titans? It's not.

Anyway, their newer stuff is still interesting, even if it isn't quite as good as their first 5 albums, broaden your horizons a bit. And the reason why I'd wanna go see them is because maybe I'm not such a narrow-minded idiot as you are.

Shiiiiit, I still love Metallica. Sure, their newer stuff is different from the old, but it's still great. Maybe that's just because I have a broad range of music to my liking, but more people should. Really, the same stuff gets old. That's why it bugs the hell our of me when people comment on the upcoming Metallica album with remarks like, "I want another AJFA", or "I could settle for another Black Album". Why the hell would you want another? When I want to listen to Master of Puppets... well, that's why I have Master of Puppets. When a band releases a new album, it should be a new album.

[the_bi99man]

GATW wrote:

Oh and by the way. Just letting you know, im from New Zealand and country's by us like Austrailia are pollouting OUR ozone layer. NZ's ozone layer is barely there now. Haha, im talking 'bout the ozone layer and pollution. Lol. SO YEAH!

Can I borrow your "ozone meter"? I want to see how the zone's doing up here in Alaska.

What a bunch of crap.

[Rockstar_450]

Encore_God wrote:

Live Earth is such a load of crap. Why create such a massive carbon footprint in order to make people aware of problems that we already know about?!

And they're seriously misguided if they think it'll change the opinions of politicians.

Shouldn't all this energy be invested in finding alternative power?

The fact is the solution lies in all of us! We all need to lower our power use. This is about awareness

[Rockstar_450]

the_bi99man wrote:
That's why it bugs the hell our of me when people comment on the upcoming Metallica album with remarks like, "I want another AJFA", or "I could settle for another Black Album". Why the hell would you want another? When I want to listen to Master of Puppets... well, that's why I have Master of Puppets. When a band releases a new album, it should be a new album.

**Claps** I could not have said it better.

People that say Metallica have mainstreamed need to see their live set list. It is the cream of their material, both old and new. They are still as heavy and light then as they are heavy and light now. You can't play the same damn sound for 20 years, you will fade away boring the public

[fitzyfantastic]

yeller56 wrote:

Anyone bashing Metallica because they support this sort of topic is small minded and needs to respect others opinions, as far as them playing with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkston, its called musical diversity. Grow the hell up.

You guys remember Snoop's cover of Sad But True? Brilliant, haha!

[Lord_Doku]

Oh great another European show. I dont really care if they play at Live Earth but i DO care about the fact that Metallica is gonna play ALOT this summer and thereby polluting the place(electricity-powerca
bles-powerplant) and ***king up the world.

How the **** would anyone play at antarctica i mean no one is going there.

Srry if im overreacting a bit but all this global warming sh** has to stop not only here but EVERYWHERE in the world. The whole freaking Milky Way is warming up and the only thing America and other countries care about is sum dumb show which puts money in their pockets so MORE plants can be buildt, MORE diesel cars can be made, MORE ways can be found to f**k up this planet and overall we extinguish ourselves till there is nothing left.

Again srry if im overreacting.

[Dyer's Eve]

You people need to calm the hell down. We have forums for this kind of stuff.

Checked.

[funkynasoo]

i smell an april fools joke here

[Lord_Doku]

now you mention it funynasoo...Nah to much has been done for this to be an april fools joke.

[hypocritstohell]

a show on antarctica??

[Nor'Easterbass]

funkynasoo wrote:

i smell an april fools joke here

I wouldn't doubt it, to be truthful...

[AlexTheArsonist]

Encore_God wrote:

Live Earth is such a load of crap. Why create such a massive carbon footprint in order to make people aware of problems that we already know about?!

And they're seriously misguided if they think it'll change the opinions of politicians.

Shouldn't all this energy be invested in finding alternative power?

I thoroughly agree. Couldn't have said it any better.

[atkm2891]

metallica has really sold out in the past decade

[rock_star77]

Wow. Just wow.

It's no longer called Global Warming, actually. It's Climate Change.

And look at the statistics.

The planet may be coming out of an ice age, but over the past I don't know, 100 years or so, you know the whole Industrial Revolution thing?, yeah, well since then, we've had an unstable increase of CO2 levels and global temperature. Part of reheating from the ice age? Yeah well we have 11,000 years of patterns that say otherwise.

And is anyone forgetting that group of I don't know, 2000 of the world's most brilliant minds who got together and every single one of them declared that yes, human emissions are the main cause of climate change? I didn't.

[hvymetalrevival]

espliam wrote:

i ain't bothered about saving the earth, by the time global warming kicks in ill be long dead anyway so who cares, ive got my metallica tickets for wembley and all im gonna do is watch metallica and not care about s**t like global warming.

i just want to say to you espliam, f**k you, i for one am someone who will be affected by global warming, unless i die early, but i dont want my kids to grow up in a world of famine ,drought, severe weather, freezing temperatures etc. Its people like you who cause global warming, and stop it from stopping, so f**k you, and get some fu**ing morales, you b*****d.

[The Lost Within]

its a joke!
hahaha
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS

[Dyer's Eve]

Checked.

OK, any flaming or heated global warming arguments from now on will result in a warning.

[alexanderjames7]

i heard metallica is going to play on an iceberg off the coast of antarctica while it melts into the ocean. what the hell was the writer of this article thinking when they wrote "7 shows on 7 continents?"

[the_bi99man]

rock_star77 wrote:
And is anyone forgetting that group of I don't know, 2000 of the world's most brilliant minds who got together and every single one of them declared that yes, human emissions are the main cause of climate change? I didn't.

If you're thinking of the same "report" that I am, then I also remember when all 2000 of them came out a few months later and denied all of it and claimed that they didn't write it and that the article they really wrote was thrown away and replaced with that one without them knowing. If that's not the one you're thinking of then, please, enlighten me.

[the_bi99man]

the_bi99man wrote:

rock_star77 wrote:
And is anyone forgetting that group of I don't know, 2000 of the world's most brilliant minds who got together and every single one of them declared that yes, human emissions are the main cause of climate change? I didn't.

If you're thinking of the same "report" that I am, then I also remember when all 2000 of them came out a few months later and denied all of it and claimed that they didn't write it and that the article they really wrote was thrown away and replaced with that one without them knowing. If that's not the one you're thinking of then, please, enlighten me.

Oh, before I forget, if that's not the one you're thinking of, then I wonder if maybe you're thinking of that other one... you know, the one where all the scientists declared that global warming was reaching disasterous levels and was completely caused by humans, but then it turned out that none of those scientists were actually involved in environmental science whatsoever, and their theory was completely destroyed when the real environmental scientists portrayed facts and such? If not then, please, enlighten me.

[pfiddy4]

There are supposed to be seven shows on seven continents on July 7th, 2007.

I wonder whos playing the Antarctica show.

[cagnius]

Checked/Deleted

[atla18]

who cares.....
not like a concert will chage the opinions of the big businesses (because we ALL know that our gov't isnt actually run BY the politicians, but whoever has the biggest bank). There's money in gas, and why waste it on new fuel that will lose ya money.

We've all heard the stories. They are exaggerated, but stil dangerous, yet no one listens.
We're all screwed. -_-,

[Dyer's Eve]

De-Spam'd.

[GATW]

the_bi99man wrote:

GATW wrote:

Oh and by the way. Just letting you know, im from New Zealand and country's by us like Austrailia are pollouting OUR ozone layer. NZ's ozone layer is barely there now. Haha, im talking 'bout the ozone layer and pollution. Lol. SO YEAH!


Can I borrow your "ozone meter"? I want to see how the zone's doing up here in Alaska.

What a bunch of crap.

See what I mean!
NO one gives a shit 'bout New Zealand!

[rock_or_roll]

well this thread has certainly proven how little most of u ppl no bout global warming and the need for this concert 2 happen. dumshits
And when some of u say that this concert is unnecessary and that live8 was, who the FUCK didnt no that there was massive poverty in africa??

anyways, the lineup looks good, n ill do all i can 2 get tix... thered be no limit 2 wat id do 2 get tix if rage get on the lineup \m/

[rock_or_roll]

oh and cagnius u dick, this article is so much more about live earth than metallica, so stop being a nazi n open ur eyes

[rock_or_roll]

oh and im sure the john butler trio would support this concert..... gig in antarctica would be effin awesome, at least u wouldnt be able 2 feel the guy behind you's dick squashed up against u in the mosh

[Lord_Doku]

And when some of u say that this concert is unnecessary and that live8 was

I have 2 disagree with you. Its of my opinion that if someone wants a better life, they have to work 4 it and not get it shuffeled in front of them like America and Europe do(Asia does'nt do anything about it).

And 1 more thing. n00b you triple posted you little n00b.

[GATW]

And 1 more thing. n00b you triple posted you little n00b.[/quote]
Hahaha, you said noob.

[rocker_dude_rox]

global warming is rubbish and wont happen. metallica should focus on their music and not what al gore says is going to happen because it wont

[guiTarN00b666]

dude...metallica's nothing. all you have to do to get into live earth is be the loudest grunter. A piano mover COULD get into live EARTh.
by the way... al gore ROCKS!!!
/m/

[Neonxenon]

I'm seeing them on the 8th, so i'm not too fussed but they shouldn't really play when you think about it, the notion of putting on a big carbon emitting gig to prevent "global warming" is retarded.....plus U2'll probably play. *shudders*

Wow, ALOT of you took this thread very seriously. Off-topic doesn't really cover it.