Metal Mondays: How to reckon with listening to problematic bands

In August, my dad and I got the immense privilege of going to the New Jersey stop of Metallica’s “M72 World Tour.” I’ve previously written about my experience, but I mainly focused on Metallica. However, I wanted to go to that show for another reason: Pantera.

Pantera has been one of my favorite bands for years now, and has been in my top Apple Music artists every year since I was a freshman in high school. Albums like “Reinventing the Steel,” “Far Beyond Driven” and “Vulgar Display of Power” all helped me through incredibly hard times, and seeing Pantera live was a dream come true.