The 1982 Metallica show that ended with Lars Ulrich getting punched: “I didn’t stand up for the rest of the night”Considering his famed smart mouth, you’d think Metallica’s Lars Ulrich had received more than his fair share of slugs, digs, and left hooks across his tenure as drummer for heavy metal’s biggest band. Trouble was, Hetfield and Ulrich couldn’t decide on an encore. Arguing backstage, the two just couldn’t agree on which Sweet Savage song to cover, either Hetfield’s preferred ‘Let Loose’ or ‘Killing Time’ pushed by Ulrich for its distinctive drumming intro. “I got a slight punch in the stomach, I didn’t stand up for the rest of the night,” Ulrich reflected with some mirth on The Howard Stern Show in 2022. Not even Ulrich could argue that he didn’t deserve a slug to the stomach, just a little bit.