METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was a guest on yesterday's (Monday, April 27) edition of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show", featuring Maddow's take on the biggest stories of the day, political and otherwise, including lively debate with guests from all sides of the issues, in-depth analysis and stories no other shows in cable news will cover. Lars talked music and whether gay marriage really is a bigger threat than the swine flu.

Watch his appearance on the program below.

METALLICA's digital "box set" called "The Complete Metallica", featuring the band's entire 163-track recorded catalog, is available exclusively through iTunes and is scheduled to surface at all other digital outlets on April 28.

"The Complete Metallica" was released during a high-profile period for the San Francisco-based hard-rock heroes. On March 29, Activision released the highly anticipated video game Guitar Hero: Metallica, featuring 28 songs from the band's nearly 30-year career. In addition, METALLICA was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which honors legendary rock and roll performers, in a ceremony which took place in Cleveland on April 4.

METALLICA recently completed its first proper tour of the United States and Canada in four years in support of the platinum-selling "Death Magnetic", which debuted at No. 1 in September 2008 and won two Grammy Awards for "Best Metal Performance" (for the track "My Apocalypse") and "Best Recording Package."