Metallica's Lars Ulrich And James Hetfield Are In It For The Long Haul Twelve years ago, a documentary showed Metallica close to imploding. Today, the band releases its 10th studio album — and ...

These days, Ulrich has a little less hair than those early days, often seen sporting a variety of hats. Fans will eventually see Lars and his bandmates returning to the stage this spring.

CHANG: Drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Robert Trujillo of the band Metallica. Thank you both so much. This was awesome. ULRICH: Thank you for having us. TRUJILLO: Thank you for having us.

Twelve years ago, a documentary showed Metallica close to imploding. Today, the band releases its 10th studio album — and its two main songwriters say they've learned a lesson in empathy.