I don't wanna hear again about Metallica being all about $$$...

But will they make another unlistenable album in the future?

Can't get more unlistenable than modern Metallica, tbh...

“Further plans reportedly include additional interactive experiences and a digital universe built around Eddie.”

lol. lmao, even.

When I saw them in 2016 they were advertising their mobile game at the show

Eddieverse lol

Eddie will return in Avengers: Doomsday

I can't imagine the band will be around for too much longer tbh just sounds like a way to get some extra cash after retirement

they should adapt the music video of Different World into a video game

Holy shit the Eddieverse, I just can't

Welcome to the Eddieverse. You can do anything, anything at all. The only limit is yourself... and the i-VI-VII-i chord progression.

The last album was peak tho.

"You can do anything, anything at all. The only limit is yourself"

You mean your pocket?

Is this the money hungriest metal band right now? Crazy because they're so old and already so financially successful?

idk, when bands get as big as Iron Maiden and Metallica they don't really operate as bands anymore. At that point you're dealing with corporate IP. It's why Charlie Benante is touring with Pantera while his own band puts the rest of the big 4 to shame with their energy.

Anthrax might be the more "real" band here, but you're only making money in this genre by appealing to household names. Sucks but that's how it is. Metallica is functionally their own economic unit that just so happens to revolve around four musicians.

i'd love to see a financial breakdown for how these firms make their money back on these deals, given the huge sums of money they are paying the artists up front. they almost surely do otherwise it wouldn't be such a popular practice

like these guys are in their 70s. they've already sold the 100mil records. will this pe firm really make enough on royalties, licensing agreements, etc. involving iron maiden's music to justify the eight/nine figure payout... nearly fifty years after the band's inception? i would think an artist's music would """depreciate in value""" the further and further you get from their pop culture zenith?

But the members has the final say in everything surely. And they're one of the most successful bands of all time and in their 70s. Still selling out stadium tours every year. I just don't understand how money is this important in this stage of their life. Guess we'll never know how it is to reach that level, maybe it changes your mind.

these deals (at least when its not split like this) are appealing to the artists because they are being paid upfront for their projected royalties for the next like 25-100yrs give or take, most of which they will spend dead anyway.