Last week, octogenarian Margaret Priebe became something of a viral sensation when the St. Petersburg Times ran a piece on the 85-year-old, who claims she's one of Metallica's oldest fans. Over the weekend, Priebe got to meet the members of her favorite band after getting a special backstage invite from the thrash legends.

Priebe was welcomed backstage for a meet-and-greet prior to the band's Oct. 3 set, and each member of Metallica spent time with Priebe as she told stories about her favorite Metallica LP, 1999's 'S&M.' When meeting Kirk Hammett, the guitarist joked that Priebe is finally giving his mother some competition for title of the band's oldest fan, while drummer Lars Ulrich yelled out, "The number one Metallica fan" when he met Priebe.

According to reports, frontman James Hetfield dedicated the band's song 'Nothing Else Matters' to Priebe before a sell-out crowd of more than 18,000 people. Before that, though, when Hetfield met with Priebe backstage, he leaned down and asked, "Mind if I hug you?" Priebe didn't mind, and Hammett told her to "Keep it metal!" Priebe was all smiles as she got the entire band to autograph her copy of 'Death Magnetic.'Following the meet-and-greet with Metallica, Priebe told reporters the band members "were just like what I'd thought they'd be -- very nice." She was led through the arena to her seat, and fans burst into applause at the sight of her. Fans asked to take pictures with her, while she defiantly waved the devil horns.

Priebe's love for Metallica started years ago, when she heard a song from 'S&M' on the radio. According to reports, she had never heard such a racket before but loved every minute of it. Last year, she battled cancer with help from her MP3 player, which is loaded with tracks from Metallica, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne. Priebe is now cancer-free, but hasn't given up on her love of metal.

"I like Metallica ... there's nothing wrong with them," Priebe says. "People think I'm weird. But I'm sorry, I like it loud. Lars is cute, but I like 'em all."