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“We want to wholeheartedly thank the members of Metallica for this incredibly generous donation,” Daily Bread Food Bank CEO Neil Hetherington wrote in a . “Right now, far too many are struggling, and these funds will help support food bank clients as the hunger crisis in our city reaches an all-time high. This gift means even more considering the band has a history of donating to the Daily Bread cause.”

In 2024, Daily Bread received over 3.75 million visits — a historic high that marks a 26 per cent increase compared to the year prior and over 450 per cent more than pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

From January to March of this year, Daily Bread has had 903,350 client visits, which is approximately four times the number of visits in the same period in 2020.

“Learning that there is widespread food insecurity in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøreminds us just how many people are faced with making tough decisions and need assistance,” wrote Renée Richardson, director of philanthropy for All Within My Hands. “We are thankful Daily Bread is there to bridge the gap for so many families.”

Each dollar from Metallica’s donation will be used to provide one meal, meaning Daily Bread will be able to buy enough fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins and dairy to provide about 40,000 meals to the community.

This also isn’t the first time the rock group has made a significant donation to Daily Bread. In 2016, they played a special charity concert at The Opera House and donated all proceeds to the food bank. They also encouraged fans to bring non-perishable food items to the venue for donation.

Metallica played two sold on shows at the Rogers Centre on April 24, with opening acts from Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies, and April 26, with openers Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills.

With files from Andrej Ivanov

Update - April 28, 2025

This article was updated from a previous version to include 2024 figures for total client visits to Daily Bread member food banks specifically. The previous version referred to figures for 2024 client visits to all º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøfood banks in general.