METALLICA DUET WITH OZZY, LOU REED, AND THE KINKS' RAY DAVIES AT THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME CONCERT

Metallica performed a special set at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th-anniversary concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Friday. Having been inducted earlier this year, they performed duets with other hall of famers who have contributed to the genesis of rock and metal, including Ozzy Osbourne, erstwhile Velvet Underground leader Lou Reed, and sometime Kinks frontman Ray Davies, and they only played three of their own songs. Check out the set list and videos below.

Throughout the performance, frontman James Hetfield announced each cover song with reverence for the original artist. About Bob Seger's "Turn the Page," he said, "This is one of the songs that I wish we would have 'wroted,'" fumbling on his words. When he introduced Ozzy for their performance of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man," he said, "He's known as somewhat of a crazy guy and somewhat epitomizes a rock-and-roll singer in a heavy metal band." Remember, as lore has it, he and his bandmates were playing Sabbath songs at soundchecks in 1986 when they opened for the Ozzman, hoping he'd come jam with them. When Ozzy left the stage, drummer Lars Ulrich called him "one of the main reasons we're here." And for Davies, Hetfield said, "This one threw us for a loop, too. We got schooled on early riff rock by this man."

The performances with each artist were inspired. Guitarist Kirk Hammett played a guitar depicting the Bela Lugosi version of Dracula, and delivered some of the best solos of his career. Hetfield sang the backups on the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" and "White Light/White Heat" (which, arguably, is one of the first metal songs ever) in a way that Reed hasn't in years. They seemed to connect with the audience, most of whom was there to see the night's other headliners, Aretha Franklin, Jeff Beck, and U2, which sporadically hoisted the horns, especially during the closing "Enter Sandman."

After the performance, Ozzy came back to the press room to do junket interviews. Since Metallica opened for him over 20 years ago, Revolver asked if he saw in them then what everybody else sees in them now. "They were always a very good band," Osbourne said. "I really like the guys individually and as a band; they're really good guys. I'm really honored that they asked me to sing with them. It was good fun." When asked about how Metallica are carrying on the lineage he created with Black Sabbath, Osbourne said, "I'm kind of honored to be able to hand to torch to a new generation. It's just an added bonus of a career, really." And thus, the tradition of metal carries on.

HBO a four-hour version of the two-night, 10 -hour event on November 29 at 8PM EST.

Metallica's Rock Hall setlist:

Videos:

Metallica with Ray Davies

Metallica with Lou Reed

Metallica with Ozzy Osbourne