Video: Metallica asks the Pentagon not to use her music in interrogations
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The musicians of the Metallica group asked the leaders of the Pentagon not to use their music in this department during interrogations. This was told by a US Navy Special Forces soldier, who in 2011 participated in the operation to eliminate terrorist number 1 Osama bin Laden, to Esquire magazine. The journalists do not name the name of the "fur seal".
“When the war in Iraq broke out, Metallica’s music was to be 'softened' before interrogating the detainees,” the military said. - Then the musicians got in touch with us and said: "Please do not use our music, we would not like to promote violence." I also thought that they have a Kill'Em All record."
After that, in this unit, Metallica music really ceased to be used in interrogations. Instead, the captives began to play songs by the Christian metal band Demon Hunter.
"The musicians from Demon Hunter wrote to the Pentagon themselves and said they fully support our actions," said the commando. "They even sent us their badges and CDs." "Navy Seal" added that he himself constantly wore a uniform with Demon Hunter patches on special operations, including when "terrorist number one" was eliminated.
Hard 'n' heavy music has been repeatedly used as a powerful psychological effect on prisoners, especially in the intelligence operations of the US military. This method of torture was used in particular in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib prisons.
Metallica's music was used especially often, and the opinion of the band members on this matter was constantly changing. In 2007, James Hetfield, the band's leader, when asked what he thought about the Metallica song 'Enter Sandman' being used to torture Muhammad al-Qatani at Guantanamo, said: “This music is very powerful. Part of me is proud that they chose Metallica. This music brings aggression, a sense of will and freedom of speech. Another part of me is very unhappy that they are trying to find psychological overtones in music. Politics divides people, and music should be a unifying principle. It's just a fact. This is neither bad nor good. But let it be so."
Later, answering such questions Hatfield joked: “We tormented our wives and parents with our music for so long. Why not Iraqis?"
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