Metallica is the latest group to step up and support relief efforts in Australia, where fires have killed at least 25 people and millions of animals
According to a statement, musical legends Metallica pledged to donate $750,000 Australian dollars, or a little over $500,000 U.S. dollars to the NSW Rural Fire Service and to the Country Fire Authority in Victoria to aid in the relief efforts,“We are totally overwhelmed by the news of the wildfires sweeping through millions of acres across Australia, with major impact in New South Wales and Victoria,” the heavy metal band said.
The fires, which have been raging for months, have killed at least 25 people, hundreds of millions of animals, and destroyed thousands of homes across Australia,
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