- Jason's return and speech during the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Especially when he hugged Rob Trujillo, his successor. Manly Tears were shed by all.
- The song "Rebel of Babylon" from Beyond Magnetic is a touching (yet still bonecrunching) tribute to Layne Staley
- A ninety year old fan wrote to Metallica wanting to meet her favorite band. They immediately visited the elderly fan in her nursing home as soon as they found out.
- When Black Sabbath was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Metallica, who was so inspired by the band, they played a cover of "Iron Man" and when finished James tells it simply. "Thank you, Black Sabbath! We love you!"
- Though it may not seem like one at first, "The Day That Never Comes" has some hopeful lyrics about "splattering color on the gray" and swearing "The Sun will come". Maybe the day will come yet.
- When Metallica cover band Blistered Earth had their equipment stolen in Portland, Oregon, worth around $20,000. Lars gave member Jared Kiess a call and offered to replace the gear that was stolen. Metallica had their gear stolen in 1984, so they understood how their situation felt.
- Right before they performed "Am I Evil?" during the Big 4 live tour with Anthrax and Megadeth note , there’s a brief moment where we see Lars Ulrich embracing Dave Mustaine with a hug. Knowing Metallica & Megadeth’s long documented rivalry, it’s very cathartic to see the two finally burying the hatchet and move on from that decades old grudge. James Hetfield’s enthusiastic introduction to their arrival on stage helps too.
- After fourteen years of being treated as a Replacement Scrappy, and being the first person to leave the band voluntarily, Jason Newsted's appearance at the thirtieth anniversary shows was met with nothing but love from both the band and the fans.
- Rob and Kirk are known for their mid-concert cover song "doodles" where they play a song from a local artist depending on venue. The band's July 21, 2019 show at Moscow's Lushniki Stadium went without any notable surprises...before Rob and Kirk start playing a particular set of notes
and, much to the audience's delight, started covering Viktor Tsoi's "Gruppa Krovi". Considering that Tsoi unfortunately died before the Soviet Union's fall amid his activism toward liberalizing music in his homeland, seeing his music performed once again, not only in the last stadium where he performed and by one of the biggest bands in the west, one can't help but feel he'd be smiling if he was still alive. - During an interview with Howard Stern discussing Metallica Blacklist, a star-studded collection covering the "Black Album", Elton John calls into the show to talk about working with Miley Cyrus on "Nothing Else Matters." John praised it as "one of the best songs ever written." James's reaction is also very touching with Manly Tears for Elton's praise.
- After Stranger Things introduced newer fans thanks to its inclusion of Master of Puppets in the fourth season finale, many people have started to listen to Metallica play it. Usually, there would be gatekeepers who would roll their eyes to new comers coming from a show but, instead, are welcomed with open arms. A comment from this video says this:"To everyone who comes to this video after Stranger Things, welcome to the Metallica family. If you've never been in here before, enjoy the journey into the legends of Metal."
- The band went on to invite Joseph Quinn (who played Eddie on the show) to Lollapalooza where they gave him a signed guitar with "The Fifth Member! Welcome!" written on it.
- Even though "Nothing Else Matters" is a love ballad, Metallica considers it a song about their fans, because nothing else matters but their fans.
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