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James Hetfield Hospitalized in Sweden, Metallica Cancel Gig

March 10, 2009 11:40 a.m. by Andrew Winistorfer

This weekend, Metallica frontman James Hetfield was hospitalized with a bug caused by dehydration, prompting the band to cancel the second of two planned shows in Stockholm. Hetfield has recovered, and is currently back in the U.S.

The band announced via their website that they will reschedule the show for sometime this spring. [Yahoo]

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March 10, 2009 at 11:43 p.m.

Guarantee you "The Dehydrated" will be a song title on the next Metallica album.

March 11, 2009 at 12:27 a.m.

Hahahaha. You're probably right.

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