The five greatest live bands Lars Ulrich has ever seen
All legends.
Lars Ulrich
The band that made Lars Ulrich want to be a musician: “Never forget those moments”
Starting his thrash journey.
The band Lars Ulrich called “more unpredictable” than Led Zeppelin: “That element of danger”
Giving him a sense of adventure.
The band James Hetfield called the enemy of Metallica: “Posing up a storm”
Learning how not to a rock star.
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.