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Heavy metal’s most celebrated act returned to the Stern Show on Wednesday as Metallica rocked out remotely from its base of operations in San Francisco. Lead singer James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo spoke candidly with Howard about everything from drunken wrestling with Exodus and studio shenanigans with Ozzy Osbourne to the likelihood Metallica stays together until 2050. The fearsome foursome also delivered epic renditions of three songs and in doing so became the first band to perform live for Stern Show listeners since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Before dusting off their instruments and diving into the music, though, the Grammy-winning rock legends turned whiskey purveyors reflected on their earlier days in the industry when they approached both music and life with a far different attitude.