Metallica’s James Hetfield hits out at “some other entertainers” attempting “to influence you with their bullshit”

Metallica’s James Hetfield has made a subtle jab at “some other entertainers” who use their time on stage “to influence you with their bullshit”. READ MORE: Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around The heavy metal icon made the comments while on stage with Metallica recently as part of their ongoing residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, which kicked off earlier this month and will run through to early 2027. Midway through their set on Saturday (October 10), Hetfield thanked the crowd for potentially travelling far and wide to see their show, and reassured them that they were wanting to create a sense of escape from the world’s issues – not lecture them with their own “bullshit” agendas. “Unless you live in Vegas, you’ve come a long way to spend some time with Metallica,” he said. “We’re grateful for that — 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 bullshit, OK,” he added. “No bullshit. We’re here to forget about all the outside shit, OK? Metallica’s agenda is love, energy and heavy music, baby!” Metal...