Heavy metal icons Metallica cancel Australia, New Zealand tour as Hetfield enters rehab

Record ID: 1433909

  • Title: Heavy metal icons Metallica cancel Australia, New Zealand tour as Hetfield enters rehab
  • Date: 28th September 2019
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - NOVEMBER 17, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** METALLICA ARRIVING AT HMV BUILDING ON OXFORD STREET VARIOUS OF METALLICA POSING FOR PHOTOS (R-L), ROBERT TRUJILLO, LARS ULRICH, KIRK HAMMETT AND JAMES HETFIELD
  • Embargoed: 12th October 2019 06:22
  • Keywords: Metallica heavy metal music rock James Hetfield
  • Location: INTERNET/ LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • City: INTERNET/ LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • Country: Various
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Music
  • Reuters ID: LVA003AYKLC25
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:American heavy metal band Metallica has canceled its upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand, saying that lead singer and guitarist James Hetfield has been admitted into an addiction treatment program.
    Hetfield's fellow band members, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo, issued a joint statement on the band's Instagram account stating they were "devastated" by the decision.
    "We fully intend to make our way to your part of the world as soon as health and schedule permit," the statement said.
    Metallica were due to play their first Australian show on Oct. 17.
    (Production: Stefica Nicol Bikes)
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