Lars Ulrich
Biography
Lars' father, Torben Ulrich, who was an acclaimed tennis pro from the late 1940s into the early 1980s, was also a musician, playing jazz with such giants as Stan Getz and Miles Davis; another jazz legend, Dexter Gordon, was Ulrich's godfather. He had a jazz club in which Ulrich spent a lot of time as a child. 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. When it was discovered that one of the friends could not go, their ticket was handed over to the nine year-old Ulrich. The young Ulrich found himself mesmerized by the performance, buying the band's Fireball album the very next day. 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. As a result of his newfound interest in music, he received his first drum kit at the age of thirteen, a Ludwig. One of Ulrich's earliest forays into the world of metal was with Metal Church. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, Ulrich was kicked out of the band in 1980, reportedly because they either felt he was a poor drummer at the time or because he hadn't become the viable drummer he was in the later 1980's. In 1981, Ulrich met James Hetfield in Downey, California and formed the thrash metal band Metallica. Ulrich's early work with Metallica led him to be dubbed as one of the thrash metal scene's drumming greats. He became known for his pioneering fast thrash drum beats and techniques featuring on many of Metallica's early songs, such as "Metal Militia" (from Kill 'Em All), "Dyers Eve" (...And Justice for All), "Fight Fire with Fire" (Ride the Lightning) and "Battery" (Master of Puppets). He has since been considerably influential due to both the popularity of his band and his interesting drum techniques and styles such as the machine-gun double bass in the song "One" (...And Justice For All) and the pounding opening of "Enter Sandman" (Metallica). From: Wikipedia
Metallica: Through the Never
Himself
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Himself
Metallica: With The San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Himself (Drummer) (as Metallica)
Metallica - Cunning Stunts
Drums
Metallica - Français pour une nuit
Drums
Metallica: Orgullo, Pasion, Y Gloria
Himself
Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge
Himself (Drummer) (as Metallica)
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Himself
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Drums
Metallica Saved My Life
Self
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
Self - Drummer, Metallica
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Self - Fan - Metallica
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Himself
Metallica Saved My Life
Self
Heavy Metal Kingdom - La nouvelle vague rock britannique
Self
Cover Your Ears
Self - Metallica (archive footage)
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Self
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Drums
Foo Fighters & the Hawkins Family Present: Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Self
Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2
Self
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Self
S&M2 - Behind the Scenes Making of the Show
Self
Volbeat: Let's Boogie!: Live from Telia Parken
Self - Drums on 'Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood' and 'Enter Sandman'
Who the F**K Is That Guy?
Self
Radio Dreams
Self
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Himself
Metallica: Masters of Metal
Self
Lennon or McCartney: A Beatles Documentary
Self
Deep Purple: Made in Japan
Self
Metallica: This Monster Lives
Swlf
Metallica: Through the Never
Himself
Sound City
Himself
Beware of Mr. Baker
Himself
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Joris Ivens
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Himself
Så jävla metal
Self - Metallica
The Big 4
Metallica Drums
Get Him to the Greek
Himself
Metallica - Français pour une nuit
Drums
Metallica: Orgullo, Pasion, Y Gloria
Himself
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
Himself
Global Metal
Himself
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
Himself
Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal
Self - Metallica
Metallica: Kill 'Em All to St. Anger - The Ultimate Critical Review
Self
The Darwin Awards
Himself
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Himself (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said") (as Metallica)
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Himself
Linkin Park: Live In Texas
Green Fisted Bunnyman
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
Himself (Drummer) (as Metallica)
Woodstock 99
Himself (Drummer) (as Metallica)
Metallica: With The San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Himself (Drummer) (as Metallica)
Metallica - Cunning Stunts
Drums
Queen: Champions of the World
Self
Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge
Himself (Drummer) (as Metallica)
Metallica - A Year and A Half Part 1 & 2
Himself (Drummer) (as Metallica)
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
Himself
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All!
Himself (Drummer) (as Metallica)
