Paul Liberatore of the Contra Costa Times reports that METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has announced that the superstar band will play a benefit concert for the Marin History Museum in San Rafael, California in September.

In a video screened at the history museum's $200-a-ticket "Marin Rocks" gala Saturday night (June 6) at the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, Hetfield, currently on an international tour with the band, mentioned "the third week in September" as a possible date for the concert.

It would be the first show in Marin by the heavy metal supergroup. A likely venue is the 2,000-seat Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, the county's largest concert hall.

"We want to keep the flame growing and flowing," Hetfield said, appearing in the video with Dave Navarro of JANE'S ADDICTION.

Hetfield and METALLICA's co-founder, drummer Lars Ulrich, live in Marin and have school-age children.

"METALLICA very much supports the 'Marin Rocks' project, and especially the educational programs to be offered for our youth," said Merry Alberigi, the Marin History Museum's executive director. "They have kids in school here in Marin County and they want to give back."

Alberigi hopes to announce the details of the concert, including who will be playing in addition to METALLICA, in the next two weeks.

Read the entire report from the Contra Costa Times.