Bieber was slammed in June 2015 by heavy metal fans for sporting a METALLICA t-shirt.

The 22-year-old singer posted a photo of himself donning a wide-brimmed black hat along with an oversized black METALLICA top. This led to a torrent of abuse being hurled in his direction, with one Instagram user writing: “Take that shirt off you don’t deserve it,” while another added: “U r a disgrace to metallica.” Someone else stated: “I love Metallica and I hate Justin Bieber.”

Back in 2013, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich defended Bieber after a backstage video surfaced of the singer performing an impromptu cover of METALLICA‘s “Fade To Black”. Ulrich said: “I think the kid’s really talented and obviously to go through what he’s going through at that early age must be a mindfuck. So the fact that he still goes out there and does it, I admire that and I think he’s super talented.”