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

Metallica issued a copyright strike after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's unauthorized use of "Enter Sandman." ...

Metallica struck back after Donald Trump's administration used their track, Enter Sandman, during a military drone video, just months after their music was ripped for his military parade. A ...

In September 2024, The White Stripes sued Trump for using their song, “Seven Nation Army”, in a campaign video. A copyright ...

The US Department of Defence was forced to delete and reupload a video promoting drone technology to remove Metallica’s Enter ...

Metallica are famously selective (and litigious) when it comes to how their music is used in outside contexts. That’s why ...

It’s pretty well-known at this point that the use of social media by Donald Trump’s administration is rather unconventional – from a “childish” post about El Salvador deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to ...

The United States military has used Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' without the band's permission in a now-deleted video that promoted war drones.

Might of US military is no match for Metallica's lawyers as they demand removal of track from social media drone video ...

A Metallica representative confirmed that the use of “Enter Sandman” in the original video with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was unauthorized.

Metallica have forced the US government to withdraw a social media video that made use of ‘Enter Sandman’ without authorisation.