The Pentagon was forced to scrub and repost Hegseth’s “drone dominance” video, posted last week, after Metallica successfully demanded the removal of one of their songs. The post Pentagon Scrubs Metallica Track from Hegseth Drone Video After Copyright Warning first appeared on Mediaite.

Metallica are famously selective (and litigious) when it comes to how their music is used in outside contexts. That’s why it’s not surprising that they recently forced the U.S. government to pull a video promoting its drone program due to it featuring unauthorized use of classic song “ Enter Sandman .