During an interview with Myglobalmind, Stryper’s Michael Sweet was asked if he attented Metallica’s show when the iconic band performed in his home state of Massachusetts recently:

“I didn’t, man. And I’ll be honest. I’ll tell you. I’ve gone on record to say this. I respect Metallica. I get why everyone else loves Metallica. And they’ve obviously, they’re legendary. I’ve never been a big Metallica fan. I don’t listen to Metallica. It’d be hard for me to name one song. Maybe I could name one or two songs. I’m just not a big Metallica fan. I don’t get excited about that style of metal. I get excited about (Judas) Priest style of metal, (Iron) Maiden style of metal.

”Even Pantera, which, obviously, you hear a lot of Metallica’s influence on Pantera. But I get excited about that. We played with Pantera in Mexico and there’s an energy, man, that’s just indescribable. And we played with Metallica before, too, back in the day, when Dave (Mustaine) was still in the band. So I know about Metallica, and it’s not like I’m not educated. And I’ve heard them.

”I’ve seen them. Of course. But I don’t know. There’s just something about Metallica that just doesn’t do it for me personally. But hey, man, God bless ’em. Amazing, legendary band who has proven to be a force.”