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Metallica’s best act of rebellion? No political lectures

Blaze Media · Oct 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

I was scrolling in bed when a clip of James Hetfield at the Sphere in Las Vegas came across my feed. I watched it three times. He thanked the crowd for traveling to see Metallica, then said the band wasn’t there, like some other entertainers, to influence anybody. “Metallica’s agenda is love, energy, and heavy music, baby!…