Watch: Metallica Rip Through Boston Calling With 'Whiplash'

It was nearing 9 o'clock on Sunday, May 29, when AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)" started playing over the speakers at Boston Calling, which meant one thing: The rock show was about to begin.

Thousands of fans sang along with Bon Scott and then cheered along with the following Metallica show staple, Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold" from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Wen that epic composition wrapped up, there was an urgency in the air as the Boston Calling crowd waited for Metallica to kick off the night.

All of a sudden, a distinct drumbeat started playing through the speakers and many fans instantly recognized what that meant. Metallica were going to open Boston Calling with the thrashy Kill 'Em All track, "Whiplash."

You can watch Metallica's performance of "Whiplash" at the Harvard Athletic Complex in the video below.

Watch Metallica Perform "Whiplash" Live in Boston

As you can hear and see from the video, the energy was high onstage and in the crowd. This marked the first time Metallica played in Boston in five years, so everyone was excited to celebrate their triumphant return, most epically captured at the moment when the crowd screams, "'Cuz we're Metallica!"

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"Whiplash" opened the band's 16-song set which covered other classics like "Ride the Lightning," "Creeping Death," "Fade to Black" and "Master of Puppets." You can grab details on how to stream and download the show in full here.

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Some of Our Favorite Live Photos of Lars Ulrich

As iconic as James Hetfield is, as much of a shredder as Kirk Hammett is and as crazy as Robert Trujillo is onstage, there might be no member more associated with Metallica than Lars Ulrich.

Afterall, he's the reason the band even exists. He's a major part of the songwriting process. He's the voice that stood up for Metallica and musicians across the globe in the wake of Napster.

After hours and hours of rifling through photos of Ulrich, we whittled this list down to just a few of our favorite live shots from the last 20 years. Of course, there's no way to encapsulate Ulrich in a mere photograph, but as you will no doubt be able to tell, you can get pretty close.