I don't know, I find it hard to label anyone as a "sellout", I bet most of these bands didn't start without money being a major factor. That said...


Greenday

Green Day has always been a sell out.

I agree with Metallica.

Gene Simmons, by a LONG shot.

I wouldn't really call Gene Simmons a sellout. Kiss were always big business and never denied it in fact they embraced it... they wanted to be as big as Coca-Cola.

Rage Against The Machine take the cake for me. So full of shit. Preaching all their anti-establishment/big business while there signed to Sony records :rolleyes:

It always weirded me out how everyone gets on Metallica's case when Soundgarden did the exact same thing. I guess most people didn't listen to them in the early days before they cut all their hair off and started writing shitty slicked out pop rock.

With Metallica I HONESTLY feel they just wanted to try something different. I don't think the change boosted their sales OR gained them a ton of new fans really. If they "sold out" it was well before Metallica's "Metallica" (or Black album if you will). System of a Down is even a bigger sellout in my mind.

don't know if you guys know them, but here in europe: Tokio Hotel
disgusting how commercial they are, I almost have to puke when I think about them

You're wrong......Daron has always wrote all the music for SOAD.....Serj used to write most of the lyrics.....but it's 1/2 and 1/2 now a days....Also, I don't consider SOAD a sell out at all.....Serj's solo album Elect the Dead was sub-par at best. :rolleyes: I'm sure Scars on Broadway will blow it out of the water musically.

Rancid.... Though every band should look to sell out, if they care to make a living at playing their music, that is.

I'm a big fan of Operation Ivy...I've never liked Rancid though.