Video: Kid Cries When James Hetfield Looks at Him

We’ve all been there, or at least I hope we have… so overcome with emotion at a concert that we’ve been flattened to tears, a veritable uncontrolled waterworks.

For one kid, who appears to be around 10 years old, that moment came at a Metallica concert when James Hetfield passed him by and looked him straight in the eye. Standing in the front row with who we’re guessing is his dad, the kid, clearly a massive fan, is draped in a U.K. flag emblazoned with the band’s logo. When Papa Het walks by — presumably at the very beginning of the set, as Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecstasy of Gold” is playing — the kid’s face LIGHTS UP with joy.. and then he just LOSES IT, reduced to a puddle of tears, struggling to keep his composure.

It’s heartwarming, really! Tears of pure joy. Beautiful to see. Keep loving music, dude, and especially metal!

You can watch the clip below, which was originally posted in 2018 by Daily Motion and recently resurfaced on the Jeff Ament’s Army Facebook page.

[via Loudwire]