James Hetfield: Metallica front-man throws stones at photographers

The front man of the US-heavy-metal band Metallica, james hetfield, was vacationing in Uruguay. because he felt there at the ice cream social photographers of disturbed, he resorted to tangible defense methods: in front of an ice cream parlor in the posh resort josé ignacio he had the photographers and several colleagues threw on Sunday with stones, said the photographer Gastón renis the Uruguayan newspaper "El País" on Thursday. previously were the photographers the singer, who was with his son on a motor scooter on the road, followed up to the café.

"ate the ice type and was in no wise in a delicate situation, which would have justified the act," complained renis in the newspaper. some passers-by would have greeted him hetfield and waved as they recognized him. According to the sheet caused the stones but no major damage. only the car, some bulge on one paparazzo.

hetfield often spends his holidays with his Argentine wife and children in the area of Jose Ignacio. The resort is situated on the Atlantic coast in the south of Uruguay and is very popular with celebrities.

the success of the band Metallica was formed from the usa dating hetfield in 1981 together with the Danish drummer Lars Ulrich. Since then they have sold more than 100 million records.