Metallia's James Hetfield Detained At British Airport
06 July 2007
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Metallica frontman James Hetfield was temporarily detained by security officials at a British airport, according to U.K. reports. The rocker jetted into Luton airport ahead of Saturday's (07Jul07) Live Earth London gig - where his band is performing - but was stopped by officials before he could leave the terminal. British newspaper The Times claims Hetfield's friends blame his "Taliban-like beard" for the interrogation. Metallica formed in 1981 and have becme one of the most successful heavy metal bands selling 90 million records worldwide.The group filed for legal action against Napster in 2000 when a demo of their 'I Disappear' was distributed, unfinished, through napster's file sharing network.The band also discovered that their entire catalogue was freely avaliable for internet users to download and trade.Metallica and Napster settled out of court in 2001.More trouble followed for the band when Jason Newstead left the band in 2001 due to the physical damage he had done to himself over the years.
Later that same yearJames Hetfield entered rehab and the band did very little for the next twelve months.
A new album is expected at the end of the year after new songs were performed on their recent Sick Of The Studio tour.
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