But Nickelback bassist Mike Kroeger, Chad's brother, is friends with Hetfield - and says the pair feel as if they face the same amount of online anger.

Chad tells Radio Nova: "Mike hangs out with James a lot in Maui. The two of them are hanging out a lot together. And right when you think that you're the only one who gets it - the backlash - Mike's like, 'Oh no. James pretty much thinks the entire world hates him.'