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The original clip was cued to Metallica's "Enter Sandman," but according to Rolling Stone, the Department of Defense had to take it down after a copyright complaint from the group. The press secretary ...
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 the ...
Awkward Pete Hegseth video hit with Metallica copyright over ‘unauthorised’ song usage - ‘Enter Sandman’ played on the video, which featured Pete Hegseth awkwardly talking about drone warfare ...
Watch Pete Hegseth in an awkward drone video as he issues a new directive aimed at increasing the US’ arsenal of unmanned aerial systems, all while Metallica plays in the background.In a video posted ...
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 ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new hype video promoting a new era of U.S. “drone dominance” and soundtracked by Metallica crash landed on X Thursday to ridicule as users panned the clip as “cringe.” ...
The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling ...
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) July 11, 2025 Metallica’s representatives confirmed that the music had been used without the band’s consent in a statement to Rolling Stone.
The defense secretary said he planned to boost production of drones, and supply combat units with more of them.
During the video, a drone flies towards Mr Hegseth with a memo attached to it, which he grabs before appearing to sign the document, which is entitled “Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance.
Watch Pete Hegseth in an awkward drone video as he issues a new directive aimed at increasing the US’ arsenal of unmanned aerial systems, all while Metallica plays in the background. In a video ...