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February 20, 2021 06:10 pm

Some viewers of Metallicas BlizzCon performance heard the least metal music imaginable





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Despite its later-than-usual timing and going completely virtual for the first time, yesterday’s BlizzCon keynote brought with it some big news and exciting trailers. It also featured a musical performance from Metallica. The band isn’t new to BlizzCon, having first appeared at the conference in 2014.


Viewers on many platforms (including Blizzard’s own Twitch and YouTube channels) heard a performance of Metallica’s 1984 tune “For Whom The Bell Tolls.” Several Twitch streamers broadcasting BlizzCon muted the feed during Metallica’s appearance to avoid any potential DMCA troubles.


But on the Twitch Gaming feed that was also carrying the stream, well, things took an amazing turn. Within seconds of the song beginning, the audio was...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/20/22292790/metallica-blizzcon-2021-performance-dmca-for-whom-the-bell-tolls

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