After making 16 studio albums together across 42 years, thrash metal band Megadeth is finally retiring.

Releasing their farewell to Instagram on Aug. 14, the video began with a fake news segment packed with reporters before showing the band’s famed mascot, Rattlehead. The skeleton began to say that the band would be going on one more tour, along with releasing one last album.

“We started a musical style, we started a revolution, we changed the guitar world and how it’s played, and we changed the world,” said Megadeth in a transcript from nuclearblast.com. Despite the surprising news of the band splitting up, many viewers were left wondering about one thing: what was with the use of AI?

Megadeth is specifically known for their elaborate cover art on their albums, which is all created using the talents of real people. After the video was uploaded, the first thing people noticed was how it was made entirely using AI. 

“Hope AI won’t be used for the actual music videos and album art. So disappointed,” wrote user @slookfunkraiden. Luckily, the band has further announced that Blake Armstrong will be designing the cover of the upcoming album.

“Imagine announcing your last album, last tour, and retirement after 40+ years with AI slop. Shows how Megadeth cares,” said @igor_tvaroska, another fan. The backlash was heavy for the now-retired band

The rage against AI usage does not stop online. “As a fan of the band, wouldn’t you want to hear the statement from the band itself? … You lose that personal connection with your fans,” said Alan McCall, coding teacher. Similarly, the AI detracts from the goodbye, which is hard to understand and wordy, according to Jackson Kramer, junior.

The retirement of the world-famous band was overshadowed by the poor use of AI, disappointed fans globally, and left no room for empathy towards frontman Dave Mustaine and the rest of Megadeth’s members.