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'''Lars Ulrich''' WAS one of the greatest drummers of all time. However, he has recently become an arrogant, underperforming, egomaniac who should be fired by Metallica and replaced by a more talented drummer. |
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'''Lars Ulrich''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|ʌ|l|r|ɪ|k}} {{respell|UL|rik}}; {{IPA-da|lɑːs ˈulˀʁæg̊|lang|}}; born December 26, 1963) is a Danish [[drummer]], and one of the founding members of the American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Metallica]]. He was born in [[Gentofte]], Denmark to an upper-middle-class family.<ref name="rollingstone"/> A tennis player in his youth (he is the son of former tennis pro [[Torben Ulrich]]), Ulrich moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]] at age sixteen in the summer of 1980 to pursue his training; though rather than playing tennis, within his first day in [[Los Angeles]], he knew music was his destiny, and he picked up the drums. After publishing an advertisement in a local Los Angeles newspaper called ''[[The Recycler]]'', Ulrich met [[James Hetfield]] and formed [[Metallica]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Lars Ulrich was born on December 26, 1963. Saxophonist [[Dexter Gordon]] was Ulrich's godfather. In February 1973, Lars' father Torben obtained five passes for five of his friends to a [[Deep Purple]] concert that was being held in the same [[Copenhagen]] stadium as one of his tournaments. When it was discovered that one of the friends could not go, their ticket was handed over to the nine year-old Ulrich. The young Ulrich found himself mesmerized by the performance, buying the band's ''[[Fireball (album)|Fireball]]'' album the next day. The concert and the album had a considerable impact on Ulrich, inspiring his entrance into the world of [[rock and roll]] and later on, [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. As a result of his newfound interest in music, he received his first [[drum kit]] from his grandmother at the age of twelve, a ''[[Ludwig-Musser|Ludwig]]''. Ulrich originally intended to play tennis, and he moved to America in 1980.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|author= |encyclopedia=[[The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music]] |title=Metallica |year= |publisher= |page= |quote=...emigrated to USA '80 ... | url= |isbn= }}</ref> |
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In 1981, Ulrich discovered British heavy metal band [[Diamond Head (band)|Diamond Head]]. He was excited about the band's style of music after purchasing its debut album ''[[Lightning to the Nations]]'' (1980). He traveled from [[San Francisco]] to London to see the band perform live at the [[Woolwich]] Odeon. However, Ulrich had not planned the trip out properly and was left without anywhere to go after the performance. He managed to meet the band backstage and explain the lengths he had taken to see them. The band warmed to him and lead guitarist [[Brian Tatler]] let him stay with him in his home town of [[Stourbridge]], where Ulrich spent the next few weeks sleeping on Tatler's floor in his house. Ulrich remains a fan of Diamond Head and mixed its album ''[[The Best of Diamond Head]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diamond-head.net/newsarticles/Page582.jpg |title=Galaway Advertiser, The Week, June 2007 |date= |accessdate=2011-10-30}}</ref> Upon returning to America, Ulrich placed an ad in a local newspaper looking for musicians to start a band with him. James Hetfield replied to the ad and Metallica was formed. |
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==Career== |
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Later in 1981, Ulrich met [[James Hetfield]] in [[Downey, California]] they formed the [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Metallica]]. He got the name "Metallica" from a friend, [[Ron Quintana]], who was brainstorming names for a heavy metal fanzine he was creating, and Metallica was one of the options, the other being "Metal Mania". Lars encouraged him to choose Metal Mania, and used the name Metallica for himself. He became known as a pioneer of fast thrash [[drum beat]]s, featured on many of Metallica's early songs, such as "Metal Militia" from ''[[Kill 'Em All]]'', "Fight Fire with Fire" from ''[[Ride the Lightning]]'', "[[Battery (song)|Battery]]" and "Damage Inc." from ''[[Master of Puppets]]'' and "Dyers Eve" from ''[[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice for All]]''. He has since been considerably influential due to both the popularity of his band, as well as his drum techniques, such as the [[double bass drum]] in the song "[[One (Metallica song)|One]]" (''[[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice for All]]'') and the opening of "[[Enter Sandman (song)|Enter Sandman]]" (''[[Metallica (album)|Metallica]]''). Since the release of ''Metallica'', Ulrich adopted a more focused and precise style of drumming, and reduced his kit from a 9-piece to a 7-piece. |
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Ulrich's voice can be heard in the opening seconds of "Leper Messiah" and he also counts to four in his native [[Danish language|Danish]] on the [[St. Anger (song)|St. Anger]] music video. |
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He made his acting debut in the [[HBO]] original film ''[[Hemingway & Gellhorn]]'', which began filming in March 2011 and was released on May 28, 2012.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/hbo-builds-cast-for-hemingway-gellhorn/ HBO Builds Cast For 'Hemingway & Gellhorn'] Deadline. 10 March 2011</ref> Ulrich made a brief cameo appearance as himself in the film [[Get Him to the Greek]], as the partner of the character Jackie Q.<ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,6930068,00.html "Metallica's Lars Ulrich has cameo in Get Him to The Greek"] ''Artist Direct'' 21 May 2010 Retrieved 04 June 2012</ref> |
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In 2012, Ulrich was the focus of the documentary film, "[[Mission to Lars]]". The film by Kate and Will Spicer concerns their journey with their brother, Tom, who lives in a care home in [[Devon]], England and who has [[Fragile X Syndrome]], to try to meet Lars at one of Metallica's 2009 gigs in California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://missiontolars.com/ |title=Mission To Lars |publisher=Mission To Lars |date= |accessdate=2012-06-24}}</ref> |
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Ulrich was also ranked #5 on the top 5 metal drummers from ''That Metal Show''. |
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===Napster controversy=== |
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In April 2000, Ulrich became a vocal opponent of [[Napster]] and [[file sharing]] as [[Metallica]] filed a lawsuit against the company for [[copyright infringement]] and [[racketeering]]. In July 2000, he testified before the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] after Metallica's entire catalogue, including the then-unfinished track "[[I Disappear]]" was found to be freely available for download on the service. The case was settled out-of-court, resulting in more than 300,000 Napster users being banned from the service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefalcononline.com/story/748|title=Napster bans more than 300,000 for downloading Metallica|author=Shenaz Bagha|publisher=The Falcon Newspaper}}</ref> |
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Since the Napster ordeal, Ulrich was quoted by [[LAUNCHcast]] as having some regrets:<ref>[http://pitriff.com/print.php?sid=985 PiTRiFF Online]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> |
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{{cquote |I wish that I was more...you know, I felt kind of ambushed by the whole thing because I didn't really know enough about what we were getting ourselves into when we jumped. [...] We didn't know enough about the kind of grassroots thing, and what had been going on the last couple of months in the country as this whole new phenomenon was going on. We were just so stuck in our controlling ways of wanting to control everything that had to do with Metallica. So we were caught off guard and we had a little bit of a rougher landing on that one than on other times than when we just blindly leaped. But you know, I'm still proud of the fact that we did leap... and I took a lot of hits and it was difficult.}} |
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==Style== |
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[[File:Collage Lars Ulrich 2009.jpg|thumb|Collage of Lars Ulrich at drums in March 2009]] |
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Ulrich's druming style has changed throughout his career. During the 1980s he was known for his fast, aggressive and, more or less, basic thrash beats. He would often utilize the double bass technique in Latin breakbeats (which is influenced greatly from the song Overkill by Motorhead), which has become highly popular among heavy metal drummers. The best examples of this are "[[Metal Militia (song)|Metal Militia]]" (''[[Kill 'Em All]]''), "Fight Fire with Fire" (''[[Ride the Lightning]]''), "[[Battery (song)|Battery]]" (''[[Master of Puppets]]''), "[[Damage, Inc.]]" (''Master of Puppets''), "[[Blackened (song)|Blackened]]" (''[[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice for All]]''), "[[One (Metallica song)|One]]" (''...And Justice for All''), "[[Death Magnetic|That Was Just Your Life]]" (''[[Death Magnetic]])'', "[[All Nightmare Long]]" (''Death Magnetic'') and, arguably his most extreme, "Dyers Eve" (''...And Justice for All''), among others. Ulrich uses groove in his drum style, including clean and fast double bass beats in many songs and heavy drum fills. He has been known to drum in sync with the rhythm guitar played by [[James Hetfield]]. However, during the 1990s and early 2000s he simplified his drum rhythms in order to fit the simplification in Metallica's overall musical style. This started with ''[[Metallica (album)|Metallica]]'', and very roughly ended with ''[[St. Anger]]''. With Metallica's ninth album, ''[[Death Magnetic]]'', Ulrich returned to his style from the 1980s, in which he played more complex and fast rhythms. Ulrich has also named other heavy metal drummers such as [[Ian Paice]], [[Roger Meddows Taylor]] and [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]] as influences on his playing.<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/lars-ulrich]</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Ulrich has been married twice. His first marriage was in 1988 to Debbie Jones, a British woman he met on tour, but divorced in 1990 due to Ulrich's constant absence during the recording of ''The Black Album''. His second marriage was to Skylar Satenstein, an emergency medicine physician, from 1997 to 2004. They have two sons, Myles (b. 1998), and Layne (b.2001). Myles is following his father's footsteps by playing drums for the band My Missing Half. |
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Ulrich dated Danish actress [[Connie Nielsen]] from mid 2004 until 2012, after his divorce from Skylar and the couple had their first child, Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen, (b. 2007) in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=63395 | title=METALLICA Drummer LARS ULRICH, Girlfriend CONNIE NIELSEN Expecting | publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=December 6, 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2006-11-18}}</ref> Nielsen also has another son named Sebastian (b. 1991). |
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Ulrich is currently dating fashion model [[Jessica Miller (fashion model)|Jessica Miller]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/10/22/lars-ulrich-jessica-miller/ |title=Lars Ulrich, Jessica Miller: Metallica Drummer Dating American Model | publisher=[[Noisecreep]] |date=October 22, 2012 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2012-11-04}}</ref> |
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Ulrich is a noted collector of art. His father, Torben, was also a fan of art and paintings. Ulrich grew up surrounded by art and music, and both have always been a part of his life. After forming Metallica, he began visiting museums and art galleries during the band's long periods on tour. In an interview from 2002 Ulrich said: "I felt I could lose myself in art and get away from the music world. It became this great hiding place." |
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In 2008, in an interview with Stereo Warning, he said: "We had art all over the house when I was growing up. It's been a passion of mine for 20–25 years. It's one area where I can go and be myself. It's not about being in [[Metallica]] or being the drummer in a rock band. I'm accepted for who I am in the art circles. I love going into artist spaces and galleries and auction houses. It's great because it has absolutely nothing to do with Metallica. It's my place of sanctuary." |
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When he and the rest of Metallica were [[List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees|inducted]] into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2009, Ulrich was the first [[Danish people|Dane]] to receive the honor. He was in the audience during [[Andre Ward]] vs [[Mikkel Kessler]] in Oakland for the first bout of the [[Super Six World Boxing Classic]] on the 21st of November 2009 to support fellow Dane Mikkel Kessler. |
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Ulrich, a friend of [[Noel Gallagher]], is a fan of Gallagher's former band [[Oasis(band)|Oasis]] and claimed Gallagher was his inspiration to give up [[cocaine]] in 2008. Ulrich has also expressed his desire to sometime play drums in Gallagher's current band [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]].<ref>[http://diffuser.fm/lars-ulrich-wants-to-play-drums-for-noel-gallaghers-high-flying-birds/ "Lars Ulrich wants to play drums for Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds"] ''Diffuser'' 20 April 2012 Retrieved 04 June 2012</ref> |
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==Equipment== |
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Ulrich endorses [[Tama Drums]] (where he is one of the few endorsees to have had a full signature drum kit as well as a signature lacquer finish), [[Avedis Zildjian Company|Zildjian]] Cymbals and [[Remo]] Drumheads. He is rarely, if ever, seen without these brands onstage. He was an endorser of Calato Regal Tip drumsticks, before switching to Easton Ahead in 1994 because he said in an interview that wood sticks break during his playing. He would use one wood stick in his hand and the Ahead stick in another during studio sessions because he liked the sound of cymbals being hit by wood and still does it up to this day. After that, Tama Drums has produced two '' Lars Ulrich Signature Snare'' drums, one with a steel shell (with diamond plate-like finish) and another made out of bell brass which was once Tama's most expensive snare drum on the regular catalogue. Both snare drums measure 14x6.5". |
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===Current tour kit (2008–2012)=== |
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* '''Drums''' – [[Tama Drums|Tama]] Starclassic Maple, LU Magnetic Orange<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/artist/tama_artist.php?artist_id=98 |title=TAMA – artist profile – Lars Ulrich |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=Tamadrum.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2011-10-30}}</ref> |
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** 10"×8" Tom |
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** 12"×10" Tom |
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** 14"×16" Floor Tom |
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** 16"×16" Floor Tom |
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** 22"×16" Bass Drum (×2) |
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** 14"×6.5" Lars Ulrich Signature Snare Drum |
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*** Note: Ulrich uses the standard Lars Ulrich Signature LU1465 snare live on tour (diamond plate), while he uses both the LU1465 and LU1465BB (bell brass) in the studio, depending on what type of sound he wants. |
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* '''Cymbals''' – [[Avedis Zildjian Company|Zildjian]]<ref>[http://www.zildjian.com/EN-US/artists/artistDetail.ad2?artistID=1388&genreID=7,9 Zildjian – artist profile – Lars Ulrich]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> |
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** 14" Z Custom Dyno Beat Hi-Hats |
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** 19" A Custom Projection Crash |
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** 18" A Custom Projection Crash (×2) |
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** 17" A Custom Projection Crash |
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** 18" Oriental China Trash |
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** 20" Oriental China Trash |
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*** Note: Ulrich will occasionally use a 22" A Custom Ping Ride when playing live. He has also used splash cymbals in past tours. |
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*** All Crash Cymbals are in Brilliant Finish |
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*** In the past (mainly the St. Anger era) he had used a number of K Zildjians or K Customs in the studio. |
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* '''Drumheads''' – [[Remo]] |
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** Toms – Coated Emperor | Clear Ambassador |
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** Bass – Clear Powerstroke 3/Powersonic (depending on venue)| Ebony Powerstroke 3 |
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** Snare – Coated Controlled Sound (black dot on reverse) | Clear Hazy Ambassador |
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* '''Hardware''' – Tama and [[Drum Workshop]] |
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** Tama IronCobra Power-Glide Single Pedal (×2) |
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** Tama IronCobra Lever-Glide Hi-Hat Stand |
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** Tama Roadpro Cymbal Stand w/Counterweight (×2) |
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** Tama Roadpro Cymbal Stand (×3) |
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** Tama Roadpro Double Tom Stand |
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** Tama Roadpro Snare Stand |
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** Tama Cymbal Holder (×2) |
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** Tama Multi-Clamp (×2) |
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** Tama Hi-Hat Attachment |
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** Tama Ergo-Rider Drum Throne |
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** DW Drop-Lock Hi-Hat Clutch |
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* '''Other''' |
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** Ahead Lars Ulrich Signature Sticks (1994–present) |
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** Calato Regal Tip Lars Ulrich Signature sticks (1981-1993) |
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==Discography== |
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===Metallica=== |
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{{Main|Metallica discography}} |
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* ''[[Kill 'Em All]]'' (1983) |
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* ''[[Ride the Lightning]]'' (1984) |
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* ''[[Master of Puppets]]'' (1986) |
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* ''[[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice for All]]'' (1988) |
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* ''[[Metallica (album)|Metallica]]'' (1991) |
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* ''[[Load (album)|Load]]'' (1996) |
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* ''[[ReLoad]]'' (1997) |
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* ''[[Garage Inc.]]'' (1998) |
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* ''[[St. Anger]]'' (2003) |
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* ''[[Death Magnetic]]'' (2008) |
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* ''[[Beyond Magnetic]]'' [[Extended play|EP]] (2011) |
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===Mercyful Fate=== |
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* ''[[In the Shadows (album)|In the Shadows]]'' (Guest on "Return of the Vampire 1993") (1993) |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{Cite book | author=Steffan Chirazi and Metallica | title=[[So What!: The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly]]| publisher=Broadway | year=2004 | isbn=0-7679-1881-9 }} |
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==External links== |
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{{Wikiquote}} |
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{{commons}} |
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* [http://www.vdrums.es/2008/08/11/and-justice-for-all/ And Justice for All Kit for Roland Vdrums TD12] |
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* {{cite web | title=Lars Ulrich's Biography on Metallica.com | work=Metallica.com | url=http://www.metallica.com/band/band-bio-lars.asp | accessdate=January 19, 2012}} |
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* [http://www.themusicedge.com/moxie/gear/gearcandy/lars-ulrich-of-metallica.shtml Lars' kit setup] |
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* [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Lars_Ulrich.html Lars Ulrich Drummerworld.com profile] |
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* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E2D91E30F931A25756C0A9649C8B63&scp=2&sq=lars%20ulrich&st=cse New York Times article about Lars' art collection] |
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* [http://fuse.tv/ontv/shows/rock-hall/ ''Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: Metallica'' FuseTV] |
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* [http://ripitup.co.nz/contentitem/video-exclusive-interview-with-lars-ulrich-of-metallica/1472 Rip It Up Video Interview In New Zealand] |
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*{{C-SPAN|larsulrich}} |
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*{{Charlie Rose view|3028}} |
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*{{IMDb name|0005515}} |
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* {{cite web | title=Lars Ulrich's St Anger Tour Setup | work=Tamadrum.co.jp | url=http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/world/artists/setup/larsulrich.html | accessdate=February 19, 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060104153727/http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/world/artists/setup/larsulrich.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = January 4, 2006}} |
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* {{cite web | title=Lars Ulrich's Load/ReLoad/Garage Inc./S&M Tour Setup | work=Tama.com | url=http://www.tama.com/artists/artist.asp?ID=83 | accessdate=February 19, 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060216150705/http://www.tama.com/artists/artist.asp?ID=83 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = February 16, 2006}} |
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* {{cite web | title=Napster bans more than 300,000 for downloading Metallica | url=http://www.thefalcononline.com/story/748 | work=thefalcononline.com | accessdate=June 19, 2007}} |
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Revision as of 23:29, 5 December 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lars Ulrich |
| Born | December 26, 1963 Gentofte, Denmark[1] |
| Genres | Heavy metal, thrash metal, hard rock, speed metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer, actor |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Website | www |
Lars Ulrich WAS one of the greatest drummers of all time. However, he has recently become an arrogant, underperforming, egomaniac who should be fired by Metallica and replaced by a more talented drummer.