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Giant screen shows man sharpening a blade as a goose sits nearby for their performance of 1988 classic Harvester of Sorrow

The newly released footage captures the Ride the Lightning instrumental during the opening night of the band’s Las Vegas residency. Lars Ulrich says seeing U2 perform at the Sphere convinced him Metallica had to play the venue.

Hetfield seemed to throw shade at the recent Ed Sheeran and Macklemore drama during a recent mid-gig tirade, and Waters has come back firing

The Ride the Lightning classic was among the changes to the setlist, which also featured “Orion” in place of “The Call of Ktulu”

Steve Thompson says he fought to keep Newsted’s bass audible on Metallica’s 1988 classic, but James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett ultimately got the mix they wanted

Hetfield breaks down the “Children of the Grave” riff and explains why Iommi has inspired him more than any other guitarist

The Megadeth leader reveals which bands he thinks could carry the torch forward — but notes, “It wouldn’t be a young generation”

At the height of Metallica's thrash metal success, the guitarist and bass player wanted to strip it right back to basics

Playing in subzero temperatures meant frozen fingers, failing tuning and some very unusual rules — including one gig where the audience had to wear headphones

Metallica’s 1998 cover of the Thin Lizzy track introduced it to a new generation, but their link-up with Bell wasn’t a match made in heaven