JAMES HETFIELD Calls Vancouver Island Woman Who Fended Off Cougar Attack By Blasting METALLICA; Video Report
August 7, 2019, 5 years ago
According to CTV News, Vancouver Island woman credits a famous heavy metal band Metallica for saving her life, and in the surprise of a lifetime, she got to personally thank the lead vocalist himself.
A couple of weeks ago, Denise Gallant was walking her dog on a logging road south of Duncan when she felt something following them. It turned out to be a cougar. She did everything she could to scare it off, including making herself appear big and shouting. But when that failed and the big cat continued to stalk her, she went through her iTunes and began blasting Metallica's "Don't Tread On Me".
“The first three, four notes of the intro and he was just gone,” Gallant told CTV News last week.
The story caught the attention of media outlets from around the globe and it eventually piqued the interest of the band itself. It started with lead guitarist Kirk Hammett posting an article about Gallant's story on his Facebook page. Then she got a call from the band's liaison before the long weekend, saying somebody would be in touch with her. But she said she never could've anticipated who was going to be on the other line.
Read more at CTV News, and watch the video report below:
