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Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich performing live in 2004
Lars Ulrich performing live in 2004
Background information
Born December 26, 1963 (1963-12-26) (age 44)
Gentofte, Denmark
Genre(s) Heavy metal, thrash metal, hard rock
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Drums
Years active 1981–present
Associated acts Metallica
Website www.metallica.com
Notable instrument(s)
Tama drums
Zildjian cymbals
Ahead sticks
Remo drum heads

Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer, main songwriter (with James Hetfield) and co-founder of Metallica. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gentofte is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand ( Sjælland The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Tama Drums is a brand of drums and hardware manufactured and marketed by the Japanese musical instrument company Hoshino Gakki. Zildjian redirects here For other uses see Zildjian (disambiguation. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963, in Downey California) is the main Songwriter, co-founder vocalist and Rhythm guitarist Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. He was born in Gentofte, Denmark to a middle-class family. Gentofte is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand ( Sjælland The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe A tennis prodigy in his youth, Ulrich moved to Los Angeles, California at age seventeen to pursue his training, but instead of playing tennis, he ended up as a drummer. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. After publishing an advertisement in a local Los Angeles newspaper called The Recycler, he met James Hetfield and formed Metallica. The Recycler is a Los Angeles based classifieds only Newspaper, started by Gunter and Nancy Schaldach in 1973 James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963, in Downey California) is the main Songwriter, co-founder vocalist and Rhythm guitarist

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Biography

Lars' father, Torben Ulrich, who was an acclaimed tennis pro from the late 1970s into the early 1980s, was also a musician, playing jazz with such giants as Stan Getz and Miles Davis; legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon is Ulrich's godfather. Torben Ulrich (born October 4, 1928) is a Danish writer musician filmmaker and former Tennis pro Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Stanley Gayetzky ( February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California) usually known by Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Dexter Gordon ( February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American Jazz Tenor saxophonist, and an Academy In February 1973, Torben Ulrich 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. Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city When it was discovered that one of the friends could not go, their ticket was handed over to the nine year-old Lars. The young Ulrich found himself mesmerized by the performance, buying the band's Fireball album the very next day. Fireball is a Hard rock album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1971 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. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African As a result of his newfound interest in music, he received his first drum kit at the age of thirteen, a Ludwig. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Ludwig-Musser is a Drum and Percussion instrument Manufacturer owned by Conn-Selmer Inc

In 1981, Ulrich met James Hetfield in Downey, California and formed the thrash metal band Metallica. James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963, in Downey California) is the main Songwriter, co-founder vocalist and Rhythm guitarist Downey is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County California, United States, 21 km (13 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Ulrich's early work with Metallica led him to be dubbed as one of the thrash metal scene's drumming greats. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression He became known as a pioneer of fast thrash drum beats and techniques, featured on many of Metallica's early songs, such as "Metal Militia" from Kill 'Em All, "Fight Fire With Fire" from Ride the Lightning, "Dyers Eve" from ...And Justice for All, and "Battery" from Master of Puppets. Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός - rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement symmetry" is the variation of the length and accentuation of Kill 'Em All is the debut album by Metallica. It was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget Kill 'Em All is the debut album by Metallica. It was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget Ride the Lightning is the second album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27 1984 by Megaforce Records Ride the Lightning is the second album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27 1984 by Megaforce Records "Battery" is the opening track of Metallica 's 1986 album Master of Puppets. Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. He has since been considerably influential due to both the popularity of his band and his interesting drum techniques, such as the machine-gun double bass in the song "One" (...And Justice for All) and the pounding opening of "Enter Sandman" (Metallica). A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. " One " is a Grammy Award winning song by Heavy metal band Metallica. " Enter Sandman " is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, featured as the Opening track and lead single from their Metallica (also known as The Black Album) is the self-titled 5th studio Album by the American heavy metal band When discussing Metallica in an October 2007 interview, Evile frontman Matt Drake stated that "on The Black Album [otherwise known as the group's eponymous 1991 album], the drums produce the best drum sound I've ever heard on any album". For the village in Azerbaijan see Əvilə. Evile are a Thrash metal band from Huddersfield, United Kingdom [1]

Napster controversy

In April 2000, Ulrich became a vocal opponent of Napster and internet piracy as Metallica sued the company for copyright infringement and racketeering. Napster was an online music file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning while he was attending Northeastern University in Boston and operating "Warez" refers primarily to Copyrighted works traded in violation of Copyright law. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. 'Copyright infringement' (or copyright violation) is the unauthorized use of material that is covered by Copyright law in a manner that violates A racket is an illegal business usually run as part of Organized crime. In July 2000, he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee after Metallica's entire catalogue was found to be freely available for download on the service. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (informally Senate Judiciary Committee) is a Standing committee of the United States Senate, the The case was settled out-of-court, resulting in more than 300,000 Napster users being banned from the service. [2] Due to his high profile role in Napster's legal troubles and subsequent demise, Ulrich faced significant criticism and ridicule from users of the service. [3] Since the Napster ordeal, Ulrich was quoted by LAUNCHcast as having some regrets:[4]

“ 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 leap. 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. ”

Personal life

Lars Ulrich has been married twice. His first marriage, to Debbie, an English woman, ended around 1990 during the making of Metallica also known as "The Black Album". In March 2004, Ulrich separated from Skylar Satenstein (an emergency medicine physician and Harvard graduate who was the inspiration for Skylar, the love interest for Will Hunting in the movie Good Will Hunting), to whom he was previously married for seven years and had two sons, Myles (b. Good Will Hunting is a 1997 film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, both of whom star in the August 5, 1998) and Layne (b. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) May 6, 2001). Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Ulrich is dating Danish actress Connie Nielsen and they had their first child, Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen, born in San Francisco on May 21 2007. Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish Actress. [5] Nielsen also has another son named Sebastian (b. 1991).

Equipment

Main article: Lars Ulrich's equipment

Ulrich is an endorser of Tama drums, Zildjian cymbals and Remo drumheads. Tama Drums is a brand of drums and hardware manufactured and marketed by the Japanese musical instrument company Hoshino Gakki. Zildjian redirects here For other uses see Zildjian (disambiguation. Remo is an American Drumhead company They are well known for their highly successful Weatherking series which is now seen on orchestral world and marching He has said: "Zildjian cymbals are not just the best cymbals, but the ONLY cymbals". He is rarely, if ever, seen without these brands onstage. He has, however, been known to use a mixture of brands when recording in the studio, including Ludwig-Musser drums, Gretsch drums and Sabian cymbals. Ludwig-Musser is a Drum and Percussion instrument Manufacturer owned by Conn-Selmer Inc Sabian is a Canadian Cymbal designer and manufacturer It is one of the largest in the world along with Zildjian, Paiste and Meinl. Ulrich was an endorsee of Calato Regal Tip drumsticks, but changed to Easton Ahead in 1994. Tama Drums has produced two signature snare drums, one with a steel shell (with diamond plate-like finish) and another made out of bell brass which currently is Tama's most expensive snare drum on the regular catalogue. Both snare drums measure 6. 5x14.

Trivia

References

Books

  1. Steffan Chirazi and Metallica (2004). So What!: The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly. So What! is the magazine of The Metallica Club (usually known as Metclub the official Metallica fan club Broadway. ISBN 0767918819.  

Notes

  1. ^ Morgan, Anthony (2007-10). “Armoured Assault” - Evile frontman Matt Drake hails gargantuan Thrash masterpiece Enter the Grave. Lucem Fero. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
  2. ^ The Falcon Newspaper - Napster bans more than 300,000 for downloading Metallica
  3. ^ YouTube - Napster Bad
  4. ^ PiTRiFF Online
  5. ^ "METALLICA Drummer LARS ULRICH, Girlfriend CONNIE NIELSEN Expecting", Blabbermouth.net, December 6, 2006. blabbermouthnet is a Website dedicated to heavy metal and Hard rock news as well as Album and music DVD reviews Retrieved on 2006-11-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull  
  6. ^ http://www.gymnasticsstuff.com/article-lactose-intolerance.htm
  7. ^ Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority
  8. ^ Guns N' Roses: News
  9. ^ YouTube - Lars Ulrich on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"

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