Yesterday, an official letter from Lars, Kirk, and Rob was posted to the Metallica website. News became viral that the band is postponing an upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand so that legendary rocker and vocalist James Hetfield can seek treatment for some current struggles with addiction...
Happy Birthday today (Aug. 3) to James Hetfield. The co-founder, lead singer, and rhythm guitarist for Metallica is 55. Other rockers celebrating include Collective Soul frontman Ed Roland (55) and Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter (48).