Metallica Star Paid A Million Bucks For Conan the Conqueror Painting?

03/24/2010
. (The Metal Den) Metallica's lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett, is reportedly disgusted with the way famed 82 year old artist Frank Frazetta is being treated by certain members in the Frazetta family, who � get this � are allegedly holding the elderly art legend against his own will in Florida.

Frazetta retained all the original Conan paintings, and long refused to part with them. Many were displayed at the Frazetta Museum in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

In 2009, Frazetta's "Conan the Conqueror" painting was the first to be offered for sale, and was purchased by a private collector for $1 million. The supposed buyer was none other than Kirk Hammett, better known for being the lead guitar player in heavy metal's biggest band... - more on this story

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