Lars Ulrich

James Hetfield says he wanted to involve the whole band, and drummer eventually saw his point.

Drummer says there's nothing romantic about "making 12,247 decisions … and you hope you've made more right ones than wrong ones."

That didn't go quite as he envisioned.

Metallica frontman admits drummer's references to old songs frustrate him.

Lars Ulrich explains why his band's songs "don't vary much from night to night."

Lars Ulrich says they're still striving to figure out their path "just like everybody else."

He notes the importance of health where the band's touring future is concerned.

See which songs he picks.

Drummer argues that 2011 collaboration with Lou Reed has "aged extremely well."

Before he had the chops, the songs or the bandmates, he had the drive.