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I grew up on a lot of metal bands, including Iced Earth. Absolutely loved them, even saw them open for Megadeth as a kid.
Then Jon Schaffer went and proudly participated in the Jan 6 attack, so now it's kinda hard to listen to their music anymore.
Also hard to listen to Megadeth these days, too. Partly because they stopped being good after Risk, but also partly because Dave Mustaine turned into a born-again Christian nutjob.
Sam Cooke, pedo..
It seems EVERY rockstar has a penchant for really young women. I've lost track of the number of songs about underage girls ("she's only sixteen...","She was just 17" etc.) Paul Simon fell in love with a 16 year old, and took her on tour. She's on one of his album covers.
I think it's just that a lot of dudes are like that, rockstars are just more easily able to get away with it. I've heard a lot of guys say shit about very young girls or just the way they talk about women when no ones around that's pretty gross.
Roger Waters. I think he means well and wants people to be happy and that's why he's a leftist, but wow that guy can pick the wrong side in a conflict. He is a terrible advocate for the causes he supports.
Electric Callboy used to be called Eskimo Callboy until somewhat recently. Eskimo is now considered a slur for the Inuit and Yupit peoples. I'm fairly sure thay EC meant no offense by the term and rather used it out of ignorance (as evidenced by them setting in motion the presumably rather extensive process of changing their entire branding, including pulling old songs and changing all their old album covers), but given their early albums were all about edgy funny provocation, it's not a great look.