Wildfires have devastated areas of Los Angeles marking it one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith, Primus’ Larry LaLonde and Spiritbox’s Josh Gilbert are among rock musicians who have lost their homes in the fire, and several others including Scott Ian (Anthrax) and Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) have been forced to evacuate.
Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee took to Instagram earlier this week condemning artists who are making posts about touring and/or new songs or albums.
“Makes me f*cking sick to see most people just caring on a posting on lame *ss social media!” Lee wrote. “Guys right now nobody gives a flying f*ck when your record drops or the next concert is when so many people are in the middle of one of the biggest disasters of all time!” He added: “I get that some comic relief is always needed, but Jesus Christ leave it all alone and maybe just stop and see who needs help if you can.”
Following the leak of a few upcoming tour dates, Nine Inch Nails made a post on Monday saying they were delaying a full world tour announcement out of respect for people suffering the wildfire devastation.
Metallica also announced that their All Within My Hands charity was donating $500K to relief efforts in California.
