Who gives a shit how much money they’ve made, to be honest id rather them make it than industry fuck heads
Metallica have gotten successful enough in the underground that they get to organize their own marketing etc (planning tours, album covers, artistic freedom ) in the mainstream
most pop bands have all this shit done for them because they are a business commodity to the record label, who they are ussaly in debt to.
Metallica, as commercial as they have become are not playin to the tune of the record industry.

The fact they are still around after all this time is a tribute to them ! you think record companies want bands like Metallica getting bigger than them ? so
they can produce and mix their own albums, fund & organize there own tours privately etc

Metallica is just too big too ignore, there is a difference between selling out and being apart of a band that so many people like it cant be stopped.

I for one applaud the new album, and cant wait to watch the mainstream be turned upside down again, cos as much as they love to live in their fantasy world, every few years they have to
deal with Metallica