Overview
- American Red Cross reported the milestone nearly a year after launching the collaboration with Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation in April 2025.
- The initiative began with on-site blood drives at select M72 U.S. tour stops before expanding to opportunities across the country.
- From July 29, 2025 to Feb. 28, 2026, registered donors received a limited-edition T-shirt and were entered to win a signed ESP Snakebyte guitar featuring a Squindo design.
- Sixteen percent of participants were first-time donors, a cohort in which teens and young adults made up nearly half, according to the Red Cross.
- Darren Irby of the Red Cross hailed the results as monumental, and Lars Ulrich thanked fans, as the organization continues to direct eligible donors to book appointments via its app, website, phone line, or Alexa skill.