Lars Ulrich sat down for a chit-chat with Metal Hammer magazine, who worked up the courage to ask Lars some in-ya-face questions about the band's documentary, Some Kind of Monster and some new songs.

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Metal Hammer: You must've known that after the whole "Some Kind of Monster" thing, some people - including Kerry King [of SLAYER] who called you "fragile old men" - would never take the band seriously again.

Lars: "Oh listen, the reason we did that movie was to piss Kerry King off. Being the source of his amusement, that's great!"

Metal Hammer: As fascinating as it looked on screen, wouldn't it have been better to keep those things behind closed doors?

Lars: "There's certainly an argument for that. But right from day one, METALLICA has always been about the relationship with the fans. Unlike bands like LED ZEPPELIN who tried to keep things mystical, we've gone out of our way to be as accesible as possible. Our roots are alot more punk than that. 'Some Kind of Monster' was the logical conclusion of that mindset".


As for the new songs discussion, Metal Hammer asked about the fact that not everyone loves the new songs the band debuted on the tour. Lars, in defense, had this to say:

Listen, what are we gonna do? Take a poll of the people that exit the venue? Stop playing them? I've just been on the METALLICA message board where a lot of moaning about all sorts of subjects goes on. But people are saying last night [Wembley stadium gig on July 8, 2007] was our best-ever appearance in the U.K.