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Stef Lach

Watch James Hetfield sing Metallica hit Enter Sandman after inhaling helium

James Hetfield of Metallica performs onstage.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield celebrated his 61st birthday by breaking into a high-pitched version of the thrash icons' smash hit Enter Sandman.

A video posted to Metallica's Instagram account today shows the vocalist inhaling helium gas from a birthday balloon before singing Happy Birthday to himself then saying: "Hi, everybody. I'm 61. Did you know that?"

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