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Mic trouble for Metallica frontman at Grammys
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Lady Gaga, right, and James Hetfield of "Metallica" perform "Moth Into Flame" at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Invision/AP/Matt Sayles)
T
he gremlins keep showing up at the Grammys, but there was no do-over for Metallica after its frontman's microphone failed during the group's performance with Lady Gaga.
James Hetfield was singing at the start of the performance, but no audio was coming from his microphone.
Just when I thought I couldn't like @Metallica and @ladygaga more, they killed the #GRAMMYS, even with a busted mic.
— Paul Edinger (@pve1024) February 13, 2017
Mic trouble ain't stopping Metallica and Lady Gaga. #GRAMMYs
— the nicest (@heykarareid) February 13, 2017
Lady Gaga's vocals came through loud-and-clear while Hetfield's microphone continued to malfunction during the early part of the performance.
Lady Gaga performs "Moth Into Flame" with Metallica at the #GRAMMYS & completelty own it despite mic difficulties. pic.twitter.com/eJ7x3NRxko
— Pop Crave (@PopCravings) February 13, 2017
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It didn't stop the high-octane show, which featured heavy metal and flames shooting up from the stage.
Lady Gaga and Metallica shut down the house! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/BV5LB0vWh8
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 13, 2017
Hetfield eventually moved over and shared Lady Gaga's microphone until the issue was fixed.
The mishap occurred just minutes after Adele stopped and restarted her tribute performance to late singer-songwriter George Michael. And it comes a year after Adele encountered audio difficulties during her performance after a microphone inside a piano fell on the instrument's strings.
At the end of the performance, Hetfield tossed his guitar offstage.
