sandman
Ontario rockers ‘Sandman’, Canada’s Tribute to Metallica got a little more than they bargained for at a show in London over the weekend. The band showed up at the venue on Saturday afternoon and were presented with a 41-page cease and desist letter courtesy of their favourite band, Metallica. For the most part, when a tribute band is recognized by the band they’re paying tribute to, it’s an honour… not so much in this case. Metallica caught wind that Sandman were using their official, stylized logos to promote live appearances and immediately filed the paper work to put a stop to it. Surprisingly, this isn’t the first time Metallica has gone toe to toe with a Canadian rock group. A few years ago, Metallica issued another cease and desist letter to an Edmonton punk band named… Metallica.