Metallica has issued a cease and desist to the Pentagon after a video featuring Fox News host Pete Hegseth used their hit “Enter Sandman” without permission. The clip showed Hegseth promoting ...

Metallica forced the Pentagon to pull a promotional video last week after the band's 1991 hit "Enter Sandman" was used without permission to promote military drone warfare. The original clip ...

The original clip was cued to Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” but a spokesperson for the Department of Defense confirmed to Billboard on Monday morning (July 14) that the clip was taken down ...

Hegseth Deletes, Reposts Drone Video After Unauthorized Use of Metallica Song “Enter Sandman” played as Trump’s Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo about using more drones.

And we’re never gonna back down.” It is unclear if Metallica approved the use of their song Enter Sandman but they have previously avoided politicians using their music.

Soundtracking the clip was Metallica’s 1991 metal anthem “Enter Sandman.” The track has since been removed from social media after the band objected to its unauthorized use.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth featured in a video announcing new U.S. drone initiatives while Metallica's "Enter Sandman" played in the background.

The video released to promote Trump’s new executive order features Hegseth standing resolute as a drone drops a memo into his hands as Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” plays out in the background.

Interestingly, “Enter Sandman” was so successful that it led to Metallica writing another song – “ King Nothing ” from 1996’s Load – as an “answer” to it.