Metallica Kicked Off Their ‘Ferguson’ Residency By Playing The First Song They Ever Recorded

While Bono, who had to cancel U2’s Tonight Show residency after injuring himself, sat at home with the doors locked, Metallica began their week-long stay at The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson with a performance of “Hit the Lights,” the first song the band ever recorded. (James Hetfield first started working on it while he was still a member of Leather Charm.) The Late Late Show studio is unforgiving to drummers, which is why Lars should let Geoff sit in one night — he knows all the ins and outs. Plus, bones as drum sticks is always a good look.