According to a newly released report by AZCentral.com,Metallica cut their set short for the September 1 performance over at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The show was a part of the band’s “No Repeat Weekend” which sees them doing two consecutive days with no repeated songs.
I haven’t found anything recent saying one way or the other. But there are hits from 2021 when he voiced skepticism about the vaccine.
He always struck me as a fairly smart dude.