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In an interview with INDY Week, Exodus and Slayer guitarist Gary Holt spoke about the negative aspects the internet has had on the music industry. According to the musician, the biggest problem with the internet was giving a voice to 'haters'. Holt talks about his personal experience, having replaced guitarist Jeff Hanneman and received a lot of criticism:
“I remember when I was a kid, way before the internet, when the great Bon Scott died, and I guarantee you nobody hated on Brian Johnson. I was in line to buy “Back In Black” the day it came out, because I’m old enough to remember record stores. I went to the show two nights and I was super hyped. There was no negative vibe, the internet generates that. Now we have keyboard warriors. You don’t see a guy posting “Hey my Metal brothers, we gotta stick together.” No, that doesn’t happen. It’s very segregated. When I was a kid, I liked all kinds of Metal. The internet generates all kinds of idiots, but it’s great for promoting new bands. You have an instant worldwide tool.”
In a separate interview with Nuclear Blast Records, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian also gave his perspective on the internet, focusing on the economic aspect:
“If I had the option to make the internet go away, I think the experience for everyone would be much better, because the internet has devalued music in a way that makes people think they can get it for free, and it shouldn't be like that. If I could make the internet go away like this (snaps fingers) and it would go away as if we never knew it existed, I would choose that, because it's much better for the music industry.”
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