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Metallica headlined at Glastonbury tonight (27.06.14).
The heavy rock band - consisting of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammet and Robert Trujillo - kicked off their energetic set on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset this evening with their classic hit 'Creeping Death', which had fans violently head-banging along.
The stage flashed with red and gold lights as the American quartet - who are the first metal act to headline the festival since 1970 - performed hits such as 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' and 'Wherever I May Roam'.
The group then got a little sentimental as they admitted they felt honoured to be representing heavy music.
Lead vocalist, James, 50, told the crowd: "Well Glastonbury, Metallica is grateful to be invited to such an event called Glastonbury.
"We're very proud to be here and to be representing, shall we say, the heavier side of music.
"Me and the boys would like to dedicate this new song to everyone here who's been waiting for someone like us and also to all the heavy metal British bands who have ever dreamed or are still dreaming of playing here."
He later dedicated their 2008 song 'Cyanide' to those whose soul has been moved by music.
The band then asked for the lights to be turned on so they could see "the Glastonbury family", before rounding off the show with their final song, 'Seek and Destroy'.

Lana Del Rey played an emotional set at Glastonbury today (28.06.14).
The 'Blue Jeans' singer looked stunning in an orange, green and yellow tie dye dress on the Pyramid Stage as she performed some of her most heartbreaking songs - including 'Born To Die' and 'Summertime Sadness' - at the event at Worthy Farm in Somerset this afternoon.
The 28-year-old star appeared glum as she belted out the lyrics to 'Young and Beautiful' followed by tracks such as 'West Coast' from her new album 'Ultraviolence'.
At one point, she told the crowd: "I hope you guys are having the time of your lives."
However, some members of the crowd complained about her lack of conversation with the festival goers.
Although, fans seemed more than impressed when the brunette beauty - who was sporting her usual smudged black eyeliner - struck up a cigarette during her performance of 'Blue Jeans' as black and white videos flashed up on the screen behind her.
Lana then had an intimate moment on stage with her guitar player as she wrapped her arms around his waist as she looked out across the field at her adoring fans.
She finished off the show with 'Ride', 'Video Games' and 'National Anthem'.

Arcade Fire say headlining Glastonbury was one of "the most incredible" moments of their career.
The indie rockers - who performed on the Pyramid Stage at the iconic Worthy Farm festival on Friday night(27.06.14) - kicked off the set with their 2013 single 'Reflektor', which was accompanied by a firework display, and labelled the experience "unbelievable".
Lead singer Win Butler told the crowd: "We're so happy to be here at Glastonbury."
During the opening track, the 34-year-old took a camera from a lucky reveller and snapped a number of photographs before handing it back, while the crowd let off red and blue flares, prompting Win to say,' Thank you for the flares, I hope you don't get arrested".
The Grammy Award-winning band - made up of Win, his wife Régine Chassagne, his brother Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara - were scheduled to be joined on stage by Australian singer Lorde, until the 17-year-old pulled out of the show to spend time with her family.
Lorde - who wasn't booked to play in a solo slot across the weekend - tweeted her disappointed at missing the performance.
She wrote: "Pulling out of Glastonbury in the name of family time was a tough decision but oh boy I am not jealous of that mud."
Meanwhile, performances on the Pyramid Stage were brought to halt yesterday evening after thunderstorms forced organisers to cut short Rudimental's set.
Instead of broadcasting footage of the performance, the screens at the side of stage showed a warning message before a festival representative came out to inform the crowd the stage was being closed.
The closure led to a delay in the festival's performance schedule causing Lilly Allen's set to be cut down.

Slash writes up to 80 songs when he's on the road.
The 48-year-old musician spends "every free moment" coming up with musical ideas to share with collaborator Myles Kennedy, which they later work into tracks.
He said: "We do a lot of touring and during the time we spent on the road, every free moment I spend just playing my guitar and when I come up with a riff or a musical idea, I record it on my phone, over the course of the tour I accumulate around 50-80 of these things.
"Also sometimes I have an idea and I'll turn it on to Miles and see if he digs it.
"When he's not working with me, he's got another band so I'll send him stuff and he'll start putting a melody together and I'll work with the rhythm section and then we'll all come together."
However, Myles admits Slash's way of working can be disruptive if they're not in the same place.
He said in an interview on UK radio: "He sends them at all hours and sometimes I would get them and be like, 'I want to get some sleep' but I want to hear it, then ideas come and I want to work on it, it's inspiring."
Slash quipped in response: "That's only because you change a lot of timezones, I always send them at a reasonable hour."

Ed Sheeran joined Rudimental on stage at this year's Glastonbury festival.
The 23-year-old singer surprised fans by appearing on the Pyramid Stage last night (27.06.14) during the dance act's set to perform 'Bloodstream' - a track they wrote together for Ed's latest album 'x'.
Ed was introduced by the group's DJ Locksmith as their "brother from another mother", who entertained the audience by jumping onto a security guards back during the performance.
The 'A Team' singer sang and played his acoustic guitar and kept chat to a minimum shouting "make some noise for Rudimental" at the end of the track.
Unfortunately for punters, Rudimental's set was cut short not long after Ed's appearance due to an approaching thunderstorm.
Instead of broadcasting footage of the performance, the screens at the side of stage showed a warning message, "Due to weather conditions we may need to power down briefly", before a festival representative came out to inform the crowd the stage was being closed.
Despite the set being cut-short, the band - made up of Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden, Piers Agget and DJ Locksmith - were clearly enjoying their time at the iconic Worthy Farm festival - at which revellers have been enjoying EE's bespoke 4G network via the 'Highspeed Herd' signal providing cows.
DJ Locksmith said: "Tell you what, there's something special about this place. Am I right or am I right."
Meanwhile, Ed's weekend isn't over yet - he'll also be playing a set on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday evening (29.06.14).

Lily Allen has blasted FIFA president Sepp Blatter at Glastonbury.
The 'Sheezus' singer dedicated her track 'F**k You' to the football administrator during her performance at this year's festival labelling him "corrupt" and a "c**t".
The 29-year-old said during her set on the Pyramid Stage last night(27.06.14): "The next song is dedicated to possibly one of, actually not, the most corrupt, annoyingly corrupt, person there is in the world, Sepp f***ng Blatter, you c***."
Following her controversial outburst, Lily, 29, encouraged revellers to "raise a glass" while she flashed her underwear and twerked on stage, singing a number of her classic hits including 'Smile' and 'The Fear' as well as a cover of Keane's hit 'Somewhere Only We Know'.
The Brit Award-winner - who performed shortly after a thunderstorm which led to a safety shutdown on the stage - remained enthusiastic about the set at the iconic Worthy Farm festival after a 45 minute delay.
She said: "Thank f**k for that, the rain stopped! Just in time. I've got to be quick cos our set time has been cut short."
The mum of three was also spotted drinking a pint before asking, "Can I have some whiskey in there please?".

Metallica think it's "remarkable" they are the first heavy metal band to headline Glastonbury festival.
The 'Enter Sandman' band - made up of James Hetfield, Rob Trujillo, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett - will take to the stage tonight night (28.06.14) and were shocked another act of their genre weren't announced first.
Frontman James said: "It's remarkable. Why not Sabbath? Why not Judas Priest? There are plenty of British bands who've been around a long time, who are well established, and have a long-standing tradition of heavy music. But we've been asked to play, and it's amazing. It's opening the door. Some people might have an understanding about Metallica that they don't like 'em, they've heard a song, and they're like, 'Oh, it's all that heavy, crazy stuff'. But they haven't seen us live, that's when you see the real us. We tend to win people over, even if they don't wanna be."
Kirk claims the fact that the 'Unforgiven' band are "hated" gives them a certain sense of motivation to prove people wrong and he recalls how Metallica "came up in the face of adversity".
He said: "When we started out, a lot of people didn't get us. There were a good two or three years where people were scratching their heads and not knowing what to make of us. And if that happens again at Glastonbury, so be it. For me, it's not gonna make much difference. We're just gonna go out there and enjoy ourselves."
The rockers are relishing the chance to play such a high-profile gig, and are ready for the challenge.
James told NME magazine: "We've been asked to play there because of who we are. We know that it's special. But again, we're true to ourselves. As far as the set goes, I don't know what we'll be playing. There's probably gonna be a lot of people who haven't seen us live.
"The other aspect is that you're playing on the BBC - prime time, Pyramid Stage, Saturday night. It's a big deal."
Kirk added: "The first four, give years we were constantly put in that situation. We've been there before, it's just been a while.
"I don't give a f**k if people think we should play Glastonbury or not, I'm still gonna go out and play the best f***ing show that I can."

Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack has died.
The 70-year-old star, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 and enjoyed a career spanning seven decades, passed away in his sleep on Friday (27.06.14).
A spokesperson for the 'Across 110th Street' hitmaker's record label XL Recordings told RollingStone.com that his cause of death is currently unknown.
The late singer, who was in the process of recording a new album tentatively titled 'The Best Is Yet to Come,' with rumoured contributions by Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart and Snoop Dogg, began his career as a member of Curtis Womack and the Womack Brothers with his brothers Curtis, Harry, Cecil and Friendly, Jr., but they changed their name to the Valentinos shortly after they scored their first record deal in 1960.
The Rolling Stones' cover of their track 'It's All Over Now' topped the UK charts in 1964, just one month after the original version was released.
The group disbanded later that year after Cooke's death and Bobby became a session musician.
He released his debut album, 'Fly Me to the Moon,' in 1968 after playing guitar on a string of well-known albums, including Aretha Franklin's 'Lady Soul,' and went on to release several more successful solo records, including 'Facts of Life.'
The 'If You Think You're Lonely Now' hitmaker sought treatment in rehab in the 1980s for drug addiction, and later battled a series of health problems, including colon cancer, diabetes, pneumonia and showed early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
His 2012 release 'The Bravest Man in the Universe' was voted one of the 50 Best Albums of the year and he admitted he thought his songs were getting better with age.
He said at the time: "You know more at 65 than you did at 25. I understand the songs much better now. It's not about 14 Rolls Royces and two Bentleys. Even if this album never sells a nickel, I know I put my best foot forward."

Keith Richards has the blues "in his bones".
The Rolling Stones guitarist has a long-held love of the genre - which influences a lot of his music - and believes that is because he heard it so much when he was a child.
Asked how he discovered the blues, he said: "By osmosis!.
"See, my mother, she loved jazz, she loved Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Duke Ellington. That was what was around the house.
"There's a lot of blues in jazz. And so, in a way, it was in the bones before I actually got to hear country blues and real blues.
"At the same age, I was starting to hear early rock and roll. It sounded perfectly normal to me... not some new kind of music. It was sort of natural."
The 'Paint It Black' hitmaker is a huge fan of Chuck Berry - and didn't even mind when his hero gave him a black eye.
He told Planet Rock: "We've had our ups and downs. He once gave me a black eye. It was backstage at a gig of his. He'd left his guitar out in his dressing room and I just picked it up. And he walks in, 'Nobody touches that.' Bam!! But he didn't know it was me.
" A few months later I get this apologetic, 'Keith I didn't know it was you.' I said, 'Chuck, you did the right move, I wouldn't let nobody touch mine either!' "