In  Brief......

Lars Ulrich
Born: December 26, 1963
From: Gentofte, Denmark
Personal: Married, 1 Child
Specialty: Pounding, driving rhythms
Plays: drums
Vitals: green eyes, blonde/brown hair, 5'7"/1.7 meters tall,
weighs 130 lbs/58.97 kilos
 

Views of the members........

           "The detail that he pays attention to in
           music and things like that. That's where I
           learned alot from him that way." - Jason

           "Lars isn't as snotty as he used to be." - Kirk
Biography.......

             Lars was barely 10 years old when
             he attended a Deep Purple concert
             and learned what music could be.
             This was no small feat when you
             think of the music that young Lars
             had been exposed to up until that
             time. His father ran a small jazz club
             and was very involved in Europe's
             jazz scene. The legendary sax
             player Dexter Gordon is even Lars' godfather.

           It was Deep Purple and Ritchie Blackmore that changed the world for Lars. He was
           impressed enough from their concert that he purchased their Fireball album the next
           day. Three years later at age 13, he persuaded his grandmother to buy him his first
           drum kit.

           Drums and music took a backseat to tennis, his father's profession. Lars was a ranked
           junior player in his native Denmark when the Ulrichs moved to Newport Beach, California.
           There, Lars was just another tennis player, not the notable player he was in Denmark.

           Shortly after, tennis became less important,
           and Lars fell prey to the guilty pleasures of
           southern California: sex, drugs and rock n'
            roll... Lots of rock n' roll. Lars' passion for
            music grew, and he began trading tapes to
            obtain his beloved blend of European metal.

            In June of 1981, Lars, the ultimate fan boy,
            flew to England to catch some shows by his
            now favorite band, Diamond Head. Somehow,
            some way, Lars managed to talk his way into
            living with the band in England until he had
            had to return to California. Back home, he
            found his tape trading friend Brian Slagel
            looking for bands to record tracks for an
            album that would be released on his new
            Metal Blade Records. Lars secured himself a spot on that album.

           But, Lars had no band.

           Before going to England he had jammed with a James Hetfield, a singer and guitar
           player. That jam had its share of problems... Lars' timekeeping wasn't that solid and the
           cymbals fell victim to gravity a bit too often. But now, he had bait: a spot on an album.

           Hetfield took the bait, and Metallica was born.

           Music now shares the front seat with Lars' wife and
           child, and the drummer has learned to relax a bit
           more, but he's still very much in the driver's seat.