Bin Laden Killers Reveal US Military Used Metallica Music To 'Soften Up' Prisoners
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
The American Navy Seal who famously killed Osama Bin Laden in May 2011 has revealed that the US Military previously used Metallica’s music to ‘soften’ Iraqi prisoners up before they interrogated them - until the band requested that they stop!
The soldier - who remains anonymous to this day - spoke to Esquire about the whole ordeal, in which he states that he ‘shot Bin Laden in the face’. Later in the interview, he talks about the army’s prisoners and their interrogation tactics - and it seems to involve a fair bit of American metal!
“When we first started the war in Iraq, we were using Metallica music to soften people up before we interrogated them,” the man told Esquire. “Metallica got wind of this and they said, 'Hey, please don't use our music because we don't want to promote violence.' I thought, ‘Dude, you have an album called Kill 'Em All’.”
He went on to talk about another band, Demon Hunter, who contacted them and insisted they use their music instead.
“But we stopped using their music, and then a band called Demon Hunter got in touch and said, 'We're all about promoting what you do.' They sent us CDs and patches. I wore my Demon Hunter patch on every mission. I wore it when I blasted bin Laden.”
What do you think of the revelation? What music would you use to ‘soften up’ prisoners if you were in charge? Let us know in the comment section below.
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