Metallica cancels tour dates after singer James Hetfield enters rehab again

The rock band's tweet said James Hetfield 'has been struggling with addiction on and off for many years.'

Metallica says it is postponing its tour in Australia and New Zealand after lead vocalist James Hetfield reentered rehab.

The heavy metal band made the announcement Friday in a series of tweets. "As most of you probably know, our brother James has been struggling with addiction on and off for many years," the band's tweet said."He has now, unfortunately, had to re-enter a treatment program to work on his recovery again."We fully intend to make our way to your part of the world as soon as health and schedule permit. We'll let you know as soon as we can.

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