In a new interview with BBC 6 Music, Mary Anne Hobbs poses six questions to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, as part of the BBC's celebration of the 1980s.

Asked to talk about what it was like working with Lou Reed, who Metallica collaborated with on the album Lulu, Lars states: “Lou was incredible. I mean, it’s a different era, and it was so cool to feel an connection to a time past. He had such an unorthodox way of working, he was so impulsive, and no filter whatsoever, he would just say what he was thinking.”

Find out about the drummer's views on the early days when thrash was first breaking on the West Coast, his feelings on that infamous 2014 Glastonbury show, and more. The conversation can be heard now at BBC.co.uk.

Metallica, currently flying high with widespread positive reaction to their new album Hardwired...To Self-Destruct, will play a special intimate show on at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA on December 15th. They checked in with the following update:

"Greetings from HQ, a place we’ve rarely been recently! And we’re about to head out once again, this time for a quick trip south to spend some time with our friends in the media in Los Angeles. If you’ve been following along, by now you’ve figured out that while interviews and photo shoots are great fun, we can’t visit without playing live too! So, we’re back to invite you to join us at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood next week on Thursday, December 15th for our second to last show of this year!

If you would like to join us and you're a Fifth Member, click here to enter to win an opportunity to purchase up to two tickets per member in a special presale that begins on Friday, December 9th at 9:00 a.m. for one hour only. Fifth Member tickets will be specially priced at $25 each and all proceeds from the sale of tickets to this show will be donated to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Winners will be e-mailed a personal code by 5 p.m. PST on Thursday, December 8th, along with more details about how to purchase tickets to the exclusive one-of-a-kind show. You must be chosen as a winner in the contest to participate in the presale.

If you're not a Fifth Member (or you missed out on winning a presale code), you'll still have a chance to purchase up to two tickets per person on Friday, December 9th at 11:00 a.m. PST at AXS.com for a price of $100 each, again with all proceeds donated to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Collection bins will be also available at the door, so we encourage you to support those less fortunate by bringing canned goods or other non-perishable food items to the show."

On November 29th, Metallica performed an intimate sold out show at Toronto’s Opera House. The show is now available for download via LiveMetallica.com here.

The setlist on the night was as follows:

"Breadfan"
"Creeping Death"
"Battery"
"Sad But True"
- Kirk solo -
"Fade to Black"
"Atlas, Rise!"
"Harvester Of Sorrow"
"Moth Into Flame"
- bass solo -
"One"
"Master Of Puppets"
"For Whom The Bell Tolls"
"Enter Sandman"
"Whiskey in the Jar"
"Hardwired"
"Seek and Destroy"

MetallicaTV have posted this video of the band performing “Fade To Black”, a track from the band’s second studio album, 1984’s Ride The Lightning, in Toronto.

BraveWords’ Martin Popoff was on hand for the Opera House concert. You can read his review of the show at this location. Popoff also interviewed Kirk Hammett during the band’s visit to Toronto. Read the interview here.

In the video below, Banger TV's Sam Dunn, Daniel Dekay and Bradley Zorgdrager check out the scene outside the show: