A Metallica fan named cgraciej2002 posted a touching story on Reddit about James Hetfield proving yet again he’s one of the nicest guys in rock and roll after a recent show in Raleigh, North Carolina.
“James Hetfield, at the end of the Raleigh NC concert, pointed ME out in the crowd and handed the security guard his wrist band to make sure it got to me. Best night of my life.”
A Charlotte Observer review stated:
Hammett can still keep the frenetic pace of songs like “Master of Puppets” as if the 1980s were yesterday, and he continues to do it in a fashion that looks so outwardly effortless that it’s almost eerie. Trujillo, of course, was a monster on the bass, with his big moment coming when he led the group into “Motorbreath” with a nearly spot-on cover of Cliff Burton’s legendary “Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)” bass solo.
Ulrich remains the ham of the bunch, leaping up at the end of songs to finish them off by rolling on the cymbals while walking around his kit in a circle or running into the crowd for selfies. And though Hetfield’s vocals were lost to a mediocre mixing job on a handful of songs, they came through when it counted — particularly on more-melodic tracks like “The Unforgiven,” “Nothing Else Matters,” the front ends of “One” and “Fade to Black.”
Unlike me, the 55-year-old bandleader seemed less fascinated by those behaving outrageously and more fascinated by the range of ages within what he characterized as “the Metallica family.”
“Everyone is welcome, always and forever,” he said. “Even old people! I see some right now. … Old on the outside, young inside.”
