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Shaffee Interview With Lars Ulrich – Part 3

Shaffee — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:00:48 +0000

I recently spoke with drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica about a number of topics. Because of the length of the entire interview, I’ve decided to break it up in separate parts. FOR PART 1 CLICK HERE FOR PART 2 CLICK HERE In Part 3, I ask how far along the new Metallica album is, his [...]

Shaffee Interview With Lars Ulrich – Part 2

Shaffee — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:16:23 +0000

I recently spoke with drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica about a number of topics. Because of the length of the entire interview, I’ve decided to break it up in separate parts. For Part 1 CLICK HERE. In Part 2, I ask him about whether or not performing more full albums live is in Metallica’s future [...]

Shaffee Interview With Lars Ulrich Of Metallica – Part 1

Shaffee — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:35:13 +0000

I recently spoke with drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica about a number of topics. Because of the length of the entire interview, I’ve decided to break it up in separate parts. In Part 1 of this interview, I ask him about why they decided to bring their upcoming Orion Music + More festival to Detroit [...]

Lars Ulrich Ponders Future of Metallica

Chad Childers — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:32:01 +0000

Metallica just keep rocking along, year after year, becoming one of metal’s most enduring acts. But with that longevity comes the possibility of complacency, which is something that drummer Lars Ulrich says he doesn’t think will ever happen. The drummer tells Metal Hammer that the band’s drive and ambition will keep them from ever breaking [...]

Metallica Drummer Says 'St. Anger' Album Was About Hurting Listeners

Dave Kim — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:46:25 +0000

Most Metallica fans can agree on one thing: the metal titans' 2003 album St. Anger was probably their worst disc ever released. The band was going through some hard times as documented on the 2004 film Some Kind of Monster. Drummer Lars Ulrich admits that recording St. Anger became a necessary evil to complete.

Metallica Drummer Sued By Former Assistant

Dave Kim — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:58:07 +0000

The former personal assistant of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is suing his old employer for unpaid overtime and bonuses. Steven Wiig, who worked for Ulrich from 2001-2009, claims he worked 70 hours a week while the stickman was in Marin, CA and up to 80 hours a week while Metallica was on tour. According to [...]

Metallica To Enter Studio This Spring

Dave Kim — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:00:46 +0000

A new Metallica album is slowly coming together and could arrive sooner than you think. According to drummer Lars Ulrich, the metal veterans will enter the studio in March or April to begin work on the follow up to 2008′s Death Magnetic. Speaking to Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, which Blabbermouth kindly translated, Ulrich says there [...]

Metallica to start working on new album next year

Dave Kim — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:22:33 +0000

Metallica fans won’t have to wait too long for a new album.According to drummer Lars Ulrich, once the metal icons wrap up their tour this month, they’ll hit the studio next year. “There’s a bunch of balls in the air for 2011, but I think the main one is we really want to get back [...]