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Stef Lach

United States military used Metallica's Enter Sandman without permission in now deleted video promoting war drones

Metallica in 2022.

The United States government had to delete a video from X (formerly Twitter) after it used Metallica's Enter Sandman without permission.

Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, posted a clip on X promoting the country's new approach to building military drones. In the clip, Hegseth was shown signing an order to cut "bureaucratic red tape" while the iconic metal band's massive hit song played in the background.

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