The band James Hetfield called the enemy of Metallica: “Posing up a storm”
Learning how not to a rock star.
Lars Ulrich
Dave Grohl’s favourite metal band: “You will have to pry them from my cold dead hands”
“Always been a huge influence”
Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen on Lars Ulrich: “I thought he was useless”
“What’s an upbeat?”
The Metallica album Lars Ulrich said could never be made again: “It became mental exercises”
“Couldn’t get any more self-absorbed”
Lars Ulrich on how Kurt Cobain changed the landscape of music: “He was a genius”
Shaping the future of rock and roll.
The song that got Kirk Hammett the gig in Metallica: “We instantly knew it was the right thing”
Metallic trial by fire.
The Metallica albums James Hetfield thought was stupid: “Why did we do that?”
The embarrassing side of metal.
The Metallica song Lars Ulrich said no one believed in: “You don’t get it”
Understanding a hit when he hears one.
The drummer Lars Ulrich called “incredibly technically gifted”
The Metallica icon shares his favourites.