Metallica is keeping politics out of music. As more and more artists including Macklemore, Zach Bryan, and Jason Aldean make headlines for discussing political issues at their shows, Metallica frontman James Hetfield told the crowd at the Sphere in Las Vegas that his band will do no such thing.
“Unless you live in Vegas, you’ve come a long way to spend some time with Metallica. We’re grateful for that,” he began. “Your travels, the money you spend, the time it took, thanks for coming to celebrate with us.”
“And I just gotta say, Metallica is not here, like some other ‘entertainers,’ to influence you with their bulls**t. No bulls**t,” Hetfield continued. “We are here to forget about all the outside sh**t. Metallica’s agenda is love, energy, and heavy music, baby.”
