Tag Archives: Lars Ulrich

Cliff Burton remembered with Ultimates! Figure; Metallica win Pollstar award: “Rock Tour Of The Year”

Posted by on February 11, 2024

  Super7 celebrates what would have been the 62nd birthday of legendary Metallica bassist Cliff Burton yesterday (10th) by releasing the highly detailed Ultimates! action figure inspired by Burton’s iconic image. Known as “The Major Rager,” Burton’s figure features intricate sculpting and premium paint detailing, accompanied by two interchangeable heads and multiple hands, along with […]

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Torben Ulrich, Father of Lars Ulrich, Has Passed Away

Posted by on December 20, 2023

In a heartfelt statement late this evening (20th), Lars Ulrich shared the passing of his father, Torben Ulrich, at the age of 95. The Metallica drummer expressed gratitude for his father’s 95 years filled with adventures, unique experiences, and a profound Danish contrarian attitude. Torben Ulrich, born on October 4, 1928, was a multifaceted individual […]

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Six awesome Metallica highlights: from videos to podcasts – 9/27/2023

Posted by on September 27, 2023

  There’s a wealth of updates from Metallica today (27th). We’ve gathered the podcast, videos, documentaries, and overall highlights for your convenience. Explore all of them below:   Metallica’s “Whiplash” Performance Video from Phoenix: Metallica has unveiled their latest professionally shot video, this one being their performance of “Whiplash.” The footage was captured during their […]

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Lars Ulrich-shaped toilet to be displayed at Danish Museum

Posted by on March 11, 2022

    A toilet sculpted to look like Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has been acquired by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! for display in it’s Denmark museum.  According to the Tampa Bay Times, the toilet was donated by its creator, Tampa, FL musician and artist Prince Midnight, to Ripley Entertainment’s headquarters in Orlando. At some […]

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Lars Ulrich, Mikael Åkerfeldt , and more pay tribute to Budgie’s Burke Shelley

Posted by on January 11, 2022

Vocalist/bassist Burke Shelley of the legendary Budgie has passed away. He was 71-years-old. The news was confirmed yesterday evening (10th) by his daughter, Ela, who issued the following Facebook statement: “It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my father, John Burke Shelley. He passed away this evening in his sleep at […]

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Metallica’s Lars Ulrich pays a virtual visit to 2yr old fan battling cancer

Posted by on June 24, 2021

  Lars Ulrich, the drummer for Metallica, paid a special virtual visit to an extraordinary little boy. Two-year-old Milan Rossignol will be undergoing chemotherapy to battle a severe form of cancer called Langerhans cell histiocytosis. The affliction has rendered him non-verbal, but the little boy is fully capable of expressing himself in other ways, most […]

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Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier talks influences and why Metallica’s Lars Ulrich is a genius

Posted by on June 15, 2021

Gojira’s Mario Duplantier has been busy promoting the group’s latest release, Fortitude. However, the drummer made time to speak to Louder Sound about his drumming influences. Duplantier names Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich as perhaps his biggest influence and the reason he became a drummer. It was him seeing Lars as the best drummer in the world when […]

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Lars Ulrich shares the Metallica song he never wants to hear again

Posted by on September 29, 2020

  Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich sat down with Vulture and revealed the Metallica song he never wants to hear again. Spoiler- it’s nothing from St. Anger or Lulu.  “There’s a song called ‘Eye Of The Beholder’ on the ‘…[And] Justice [For All]’ album. Wherever I hear that song, it sounds kind of like — I guess we don’t […]

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Lars Ulrich’s favorite Metallica song is…

Posted by on September 1, 2020

  Metallica drummer, Lars Ulrich has revealed his favorite song from the band’s catalog. No need to worry, it’s nothing off of St. Anger or Lulu. Instead, it’s from their fifth album, The Black Album. It’s “Sad But True”… “‘Sad But True‘. I just love playing that song. I play it a little differently each time. I love the tempo and giving […]

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Metallica’s Lars Ulrich stands behind “St. Anger” snare sound

Posted by on July 30, 2020

  Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” and spoke about the snare sound of their 2003 album, St. Anger. During the show he was asked if he still stands behind the sound and insisted that he does. “I stand behind it a hundred percent, because at that moment, that was the truth. “Just […]

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