A Virginia household is crediting Metallica with saving their lives after a truck crashed into their dwelling on Might sixth — a day earlier than they have been set to attend the band’s live performance at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.
David and Kristin McKee and their 14-year-old daughter Madeleine — who grew to become a Metallica superfan after their music performed a giant half in Stranger Issues — went to mattress sooner than ordinary on the evening of the sixth so they might be well-rested for the Metallica gig the following day. Often, the household stays up late watching TV in the lounge — the a part of the home the pickup truck crashed into simply hours after they went to mattress.
Kristin recalled to native TV station WDBJ7: “[I asked David,] ‘Do you wanna sit up?’ And he was like, ‘Nah, I believe I simply wanna go on to mattress.’ I mentioned, ‘I’ll go on to mattress, too.’ Then, only a few hours later, we heard a loud explosion, glass shattered. It was simply insanity from that time on.”
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She continued, “We have been so lucky that, that evening, my daughter might have walked down that hallway and located us within the rubble. I thank God every single day, and Metallica, for saving us.”
The McKees’ house is at the moment present process repairs and ought to be again to regular in six months, per the TV report. Sadly, the incident meant the band couldn’t see Metallica the following day.
In the meantime, their near-miss as a consequence of Metallica is especially coincidental contemplating the band simply introduced a brand new documentary titled Metallica Saved My Life, which focuses on the thrash legend’s religious worldwide fanbase. It’s too late to chop the McKees into the doc, because it’s already screening in cities alongside Metallica’s “M72” tour, however they might need to be labored into the house launch.
Metallica’s North American live performance dates run by way of the top of June, and you will get tickets right here. Take a look at the information report by WDBJ7 beneath.
