Metallica‘s James Hetfield has reflected on the coronavirus pandemic, admitting that it has given him a chance to “soak up life”, after the virus halted the band’s plans for this year.In a new interview with the band’s fan-club magazine So What!, Hetfield also conceded that the pandemic has had a huge personal toll for thousands of people across the globe.“A pandemic is not welcomed.
People are hurting. People are dying. There’s lots of people struggling, really, really struggling with funds, wherever they’re living, they can’t afford things anymore.