Lars Ulrich
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How a late-night drinking session with Lars Ulrich almost ruined Robert Trujillo’s Metallica try-out
By Nick Wells published
Robert Trujillo was announced as Metallica's new bassist on February 24, 2003, following a two-day try-out for the metal giants
“For 40 years, guitar manufacturers have been trying to get me to flaunt their product”: Lars Ulrich turns his hand to guitar demos for the first time – while Kirk Hammett shreds on a Strat
By Jonathan Horsley published
It’s only taken four decades, but Juanes’ signature Fender Strat is so cool that Lars finally feels comfortable sharing his guitar-playing capabilities as Metallica turn their hand to gear demos
Cliff Burton wrote one of Metallica’s heaviest riffs on a de-tuned classical guitar
By Nick Wells published
Kirk Hammett: “To this day, I think: ‘How did Cliff write that?’”
Dave Mustaine: Lars Ulrich wrote the opening riff to Metallica’s Master of Puppets
By Jackson Maxwell published
"It was a guy with a guitar that doesn't know how to play... It wasn't anything really mind-blowing by any means. The way James played it made it mind-blowing"
Myles and Layne Ulrich on the epic signal-splitting rigs behind Taipei Houston's fuzz-heavy debut – and why their dad didn't give them any lessons growing up
By Amit Sharma published
The dedication to their craft may have been inspired by Metallica, but as the Ulrich brothers explain, Lars wanted them to pave their own way. And with the release of their scuzzy debut album, Once Bit Never Bored, the strategy sure paid off
Taipei Houston, the band featuring two of Lars Ulrich's sons, drop debut single As the Sun Sets
By Sam Roche published
Listen to the duo's grungy, fuzz-drenched first single now
Jon Zazula, co-founder of the record label that launched Metallica's debut album, dies aged 69
By Sam Roche published
“My heart is full of gratitude for taking a chance on me and my bandmates,” James Hetfield writes
Remember that guy who made a guitar out of his uncle's skeleton? Now he's built a toilet in the shape of Lars Ulrich
By Sam Roche published
The bizarre project comes from the mind of endlessly inventive Metallica fan Prince Midnight, whose band will perform at the toilet's grand unveiling
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