Metallica wants blood

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Metallica will join the American Red Cross for blood collections during her next tour.

No, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich are not vampires. That said, they like blood. Metallica announced on Monday on Metallica to the American Red Cross to encourage fans to give their blood during several concerts of his M72 World Tour This spring and this summer.

Under the aegis of the All within My Hands Foundation of the group, fans will be able to give their blood in exchange for a limited edition T-shirt before the concerts. Among the cities concerned by this initiative are Nashville, Arlington, Denver, Houston, Atlanta and Santa Clara, California.

“” The Red Cross greatly appreciates that Metallica contributes to blood supply this summersaid Darren Irby, a Red Cross official, in a press release. The group and its foundation agree to make each city where the tour passes a better place, and this disinterested act of rallying fans to the gift of blood will save lives in many communities. »»

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Fans will be able to give their blood the day before the concerts, “ While the M72 team built the scene », In order to help victims of trauma, people with cancer or sickle cell anemia, and women who have just given birth.

Metallica will start her American tour with a concert in Las Vegas at the Sick New World on April 12 before going around the stadiums in the United States. Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, Ice Nine Kills and Limp Bizkit are among the artists who will make the first part of the group this year.

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