Prior to METALLICA's March 30th gig in Rotterdam, Holland, Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield took part in an interview with host Jakhals Frank of television program De Wereld Draait Door. Check out the footage below.

On April 4th, Metallica were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. While the metal legends took a break from a world tour for the ceremony, the event was also serving as a family reunion. Bassist Jason Newsted, who left the band in 2001, accepted an invitation to rejoin his bandmates for the big gig which included a live jam of 'Master Of Puppets' and 'Enter Sandman'.

Flea of THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS introduced Metallica. "If you're gonna have a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ... you've got to have Metallica in it."

Metallica co-founders Lars Ulrich (drums) and James Hetfield (lead vocals and guitar) waxed philosophical at the podium. "Rock 'n' roll is about possibilities and about dreams," said Ulrich.

"Dream big and dare to fail ... 'cause this is living proof that it is possible to make a dream come true," said Hetfield, who also made a point of rattling off other hard-rocking bands (including MOTÖRHEAD, KISS and RUSH) deserving of induction.

After his remarks, Hetfield wrapped up Ulrich in a bear hug.

Sharing in Metallica's honor were guitarist Kirk Hammett and bass players Robert Trujillo, Jason Newsted and the late Cliff Burton, who was killed in a 1986 tour bus crash.

Watch video footage of the event below.

Check out more photos here: Getty Images, Film Magic, Wire Image.

Metallica's North American live dates:

September

14 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
15 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
17 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
19 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
20 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
28 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T; Center
29 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center

October

1 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
3 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
4 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena
12 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
13 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
15 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
17 - Charlottesville, VA - JPJ Arena
18 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
26 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
27 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
29 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
31 - Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi

November

1 - Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi
9 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
10 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
12 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
14 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

December

5 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
7 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center
8 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
10 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
12 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavillion