James Hetfield has shared a spoken-word of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas'.
The Metallica frontman shared his version of the 1823 poem via his band's own SiriusXM channel, Maximum Metallica, with the accompanying message: “Grab your cocoa and settle in by the fire before your long winter’s nap for a reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Papa Het".
Following this, an animated video was also shared, featuring Hetfield's narration on YouTube, showing a festive, crackling fire and Christmas stockings.
Check out the James Hetfield version of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' below.
In other news, James Hetfield's Metallica bandmate Kirk Hammet's guitar which he used during Black Sabbath's final show, sold for an sizeable sum of money.
The guitar, a silver Gibson SG, was used to cover Black Sabbath's 'Hole In The Sky'. It later emerged that the instrument sold for $76,800, more than 12 times its original estimate of $4,000-$6,000.
The auction also saw Hammet's 1985 Gibson Custom Shop Michael Schenker Flying V, was the highest grossing Hammet guitar, which fetched for $160,000, as well as a 1996 ESP Wavecaster with a clear body, which sold for $89,600.
The show itself saw Ozzy Osbourne play his final ever show with Black Sabbath at the late singer's native Birmingham, featuring a star studded line up of Guns N’ Roses, KoRn, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Metallica, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Anthrax, and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.
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Speaking of Metallica, two Australian fans of the band were also issued with stadium bans in Perth following a recent stunt, which saw them attempt to climb over part of the band's set at their concert in the city last November.
It was reported by PerthNow, a local news publciation, that two fans aged in their 20s, Beau William Loch Rollings and Rory Hugh Culbert jumped over a safety barrier and climbed up the central tower inside of the stadium for around 20 minutes during the concert. The pair also pleaded guilty to trespassing charges, with Rollings issued with a fine of $1,000 and ordered to pay $308.80 in court costs, while Culbert was issued with a similar fine.
The stunt was described by magistrate Ruth Dineen as an "incredibly stupid thing to do and a good way to ruin your night out,” she continued to state that although it may of seemed "funny" at the time, it had escalated into a serious safety issue.
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