Metallica's Lars Ulrich criticises 'precious' music fans who look down on heavy metal acts
Drummer speaks out ahead of headline appearance at Glastonbury Festival this week
Metallica share new song 'Lords of The Summer – First Pass Vacation' – listen
The metallers put out a new track ahead of their Glastonbury headline slot next weekend
Metallica's Lars Ulrich accepts drum battle challenge from Will Ferrell and RHCP's Chad Smith
'Bring it on!' says the drummer of Metallica about the challenge
Will Ferrell and Chad Smith challenge Metallica's Lars Ulrich to drum-off competition
"Lars gets pissed because he gets mistaken for both me and Chad," says comedian
Metallica on Glastonbury criticism: 'There's a point that it just becomes ridiculous' – watch
The band will be headlining the festival later the month and Lars Ulrich has called some of the criticism 'ridiculous'
'Ban Metallica' organiser says campaign offers band chance to make a statement against hunting
The online petition started to prohibit US band from playing Glastonbury over support for bear hunting
Metallica defend Glastonbury set: 'The fact that everybody's got an opinion means people still care'
The band will be headlining the festival later the month and Lars Ulrich has called the 'hoopla' interesting
Metallica's Lars Ulrich on Glastonbury setlist: 'We'll start with 'Wonderwall'
The drummer has joked that they'll repeat Jay Z's opening Oasis cover from 2008
Metallica's James Hetfield to narrate series about bear hunters
'The Hunt' will be broadcast Stateside on the History channel later this month
Metallica perform 1988's 'The Frayed Ends Of Sanity' live for the first time – watch
The group played the track at Sonisphere Festival in Helsinki