Metallica: Don't Tread on Me, or the American Dreamhttps://pjmedia.com/ashleymccully/2025/07/22/metallica-dont-tread-on-meor-the-american-dream-n4941979When Metallica released The Black Album in 1991, they paved the way for people of all walks to fall in love with metal. Today, they're paving the way for people of all walks to have a better life and legacy through their All Within My Hands Foundation. The band's 501(c) non-profit recently announced another $3 million pledge to its Metallica Scholars Initiative, money for community colleges to support and strengthen trade education.
What started seven years ago as a $1 million gift split between 10 community colleges has grown into a presence in all 50 states, plus Guam. Ten thousand Metallica Scholars (75 colleges) this year alone are benefiting from the Initiative.
This does not at all fit how I imagine rockers, especially of the metal variety, roll. Very simply and plainly, I am impressed.
