hér er bréf frá Lars til hljómsvveitarinnar Sigurrós, ég ætla ekkert að vera að reyna að þýða þetta.. Kalli

Lars Ulrich has written to Icelandic band Sigur Ros to thank them for inspiring his work on Metallica's new album, after going to see them at a gig in San Francisco, acording to

“Thank you, thank you, thank you! We are in the studio right now struggling to make some sort of album. I'm going to go back after this completely inspired.” Metallica began work on their new album at a secret studio location in San Francisco with producer Bob Rock on April 23.

Joining Ulrich in the audience at Sigur Ros' gig at San Fransisco Fillmore, were ‘X-Files’ actress Gillian Anderson, who told the band she wanted to come to the UK to see them support Radiohead at Oxford South Park on July 7

Sigur Ros, whose album Ágætis Byrjun' is just released in the US, returned to their own studio, a converted swimming pool just outside Reykjavik, to continue work on its long-awaited follow-up.