Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo look back to September last year when James Hetfield had to re-enter a treatment programme: “It was very emotional for all of us”

It was very nearly all over for the biggest band on the planet at the turn of the millennium – but with St Anger, Metallica's fortunes were about to change. Here's the story, from rehab-to-rebirth

Metallica frontman James Hetfield’s return to rehab clashed with US festival shows

In the fall, Metallica postponed a tour of Australia and New Zealand so that frontman James Hetfield could enter an addiction treatment program. Late last month, Hetfield made his first public appearance since rehab at a Q&A for his Reclaimed Rust exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA. And last night, he returned to…

The Metallica vocalist and guitarist officially opened his classic car exhibition in Los Angeles last night