METALLICA's philanthropic arm, All Within My Hands (AWMH), has donated $100,000 to Direct Relief to support ongoing recovery efforts in Venezuela following a pair of devastating earthquakes that struck the country on June 24, 2026.
The two quakes, measuring magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, hit less than a minute apart and were followed by more than 600 aftershocks. The disaster has killed more than 2,000 people, with over 68,000 reported missing in the first three days alone. Officials estimate as many as 6.8 million Venezuelans have been affected, with roughly 60,000 buildings damaged or destroyed and widespread loss of electricity and water access across the country. The Red Cross projects it will need to support around 300,000 people over the next two years as recovery continues.
AWMH's donation is going toward Direct Relief's emergency response, which includes mobilizing medical supplies, first aid kits, hygiene items and chronic disease medications for affected communities. Direct Relief is coordinating on-the-ground logistics with Bomberos Unidos Sin Fronteras, a Spain-based search-and-rescue organization already operating in the disaster zone.
The gift continues a pattern of rapid-response giving for AWMH, which was established in 2017 by METALLICA's members and management. Since then, the foundation has distributed $19 million toward career and technical education programs, $8.8 million toward fighting food insecurity, and $6.2 million toward disaster relief and critical local services around the world. AWMH covers all of its own administrative costs, meaning every dollar donated goes directly to the organizations it supports.
While METALLICA themselves have not issued a personal statement alongside the donation, the band's charitable arm has increasingly positioned itself as a first responder of sorts within the wider rock and metal community whenever large-scale disasters strike, following similar rapid disbursements after wildfires, floods and other emergencies in past years.
With the earthquake's death toll and missing-persons count still climbing as search efforts continue, Direct Relief and its partners face a long recovery process in Venezuela — one that AWMH's contribution is intended to help sustain over the months ahead rather than serve as a one-time gesture.