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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Entertainment
Merlin Alderslade

Metallica just smoothly shut down a fan attempting to dunk on a bagpipe cover of their songs: "This guy doesn't speak on our behalf"

Ally The Piper and James Hetfield

Metallica are a band proud to preach togetherness and positivity at their live shows, and their interactions with their own fanbase prove that they're happy to put their money where their mouth is. Last year, the band famously slapped down a grumpy fan who was busily bemoaning the amount of people discovering the metal heavyweights for the first time through Master Of Puppets' headline-making appearance in Stranger Things. Now, they've been spurred to play peacemaker once again, this time in response to a fan who was being particularly spiky about a fun bagpipe medley covering some of Metallica's most famous songs.

The medley, produced by bagpipe extraordinaire and Youtuber Ally The Piper (you may remember her from such riotous covers as her version of Hallowed Be Thy Name), includes unique takes on Fade To Black, One, Enter Sandman and Whiskey In The Jar. Sadly, one furious fan was clearly not impressed, angrily responding: "Bagpipes don't belong in Metallica! James Hetfield would not approve" (quite how they knew James Hetfield's opinion on the matter is unconfirmed).

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