Metallica was awarded the Polar Music Prize from Sweden’s own King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on June 14. The prize included 1,000,000 Swedish Kroner, or about $130,000, all of which Metallica donated to charity.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 15: Staff Sgt. John Brandon Boron (L), a member of Six-String Soldiers, a four-member ensemble of the U.S. Army Field Band, and recording artist John Fogerty perform for veterans at VA Southern Nevada Medical Center on September 15, 2016 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)