A recent ad video that the Pentagon posted on X (Twitter) to promote its drone program didn’t go down well with heavy legends Metallica, as it used their big hit “Enter Sandman” as its background music. The band went after Pentagon for copyright infringement and got this reaction from the institution’s spokesman:
“This afternoon, representatives from X reached out to DoD regarding a video posted to our social media page and asked that the video be removed due to a copyright issue with the song ‘Enter Sandman’ by Metallica. The video has been taken down, corrected, and re-uploaded to our page.”
Later on, a Metallica representative confirmed to Rolling Stone that the Pentagon’s use of “Enter Sandman” was not allowed by the band. This isn’t the first time this has happened to Metallica. According to reports, their music was once used to torture prisoners in Iraq.
The band fought against this because they didn’t want to promote violence, but as Lars Ulrich ultimately conceded, you can’t really control what happens to your music and what it’s used for when it goes out into the world.
