The Gauntlet, a site that exists for no legitimate reason, posted this bit of non-news about Metallica:

Metallica rocker James Hetfield is struggling to stay off alcohol as the band embark on another world tour. The singer is a recovering alcoholic, who has managed 12 years without booze.

But he admits its a hard temptation to resist - particularly when the band is on the road.

Hetfield says, “The temptation to drink is with me forever. When you’ve done something a certain way for so long, doing it a different way is difficult. You start to doubt yourself. I’ll never be cured. It’s one of those things that I’ll have to deal with all my life.”

JAMES HETFIELD LIKES BOOZE! Dude, next you’re going to tell me he can’t sing and that Cliff Burton’s dead!

Anyway, what does it matter what Hetfield does to his body? He’s made enough money from Metallica. He could drench himself in gasoline and then light up near a methane gas plant tomorrow while molesting kittens, and his estate would still make more money from his body of work in a month than an underground metal band would make in ten years.