Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich,1963年12月26日出生在丹麥Gentofte.是美國著名重金屬樂隊Metallica的創建者之一，一直是Metallica的鼓手.

Lars的家庭是丹麥中產階級,他的父親Torben Ulrich是丹麥七十年代到八十年代初的有名氣的網球手，同時精通爵士樂，傳奇薩克斯手Dexter Gordon是Lars Ulrich的教父.

1973年2月份，因為他父親在哥本哈根體育場有網球賽事，所有他擁有體育場的出入證，而那時Deep Purple也在這個體育場舉行現場演唱會。原本他父親是和朋友一起去看現場的，但是有個朋友沒來，於是就帶了當時9歲多的Lars Ulrich去看了Deep Purple現場。不料才9歲多的Lars從此被搖滾樂吸引住了，第二天他就去買了Deep Purple的Fireball專輯.Deep Purple和這張專輯Fireball對Lars產生了啟蒙，把他帶入了搖滾樂.13歲的時候開始練習打鼓(或許他父親也在搞爵士樂吧，所以去練鼓?).即使如此，他父親也以為這是Lars的愛好，他決定把Lars送到美國去練打網球.

到了美國的Lars Ulrich,發現了英國重金屬樂隊Diamond Head,從此成為Diamond Head鐵桿歌迷,Diamond Head對以後Metallica影響非常大。而在同一時期，他在洛杉磯當地報紙The Recycler上看見了James Hetfield的廣告，於是他和James Hetfield碰面了，兩人都對英國重金屬新浪潮很喜歡,Metallica於是就這樣誕生了.

Metallica一直是被譽為Thrash Metal開創樂隊,Metallica起初Thrash風格的歌曲中許多快速的鼓點是Lars獨自創作的，比如Kill 'Em All中的"Metal Militia", Ride the Lightning中的"Fight Fire With Fire",...And Justice for All中的 "Dyers Eve"以及Master of Puppets的"Battery".但是隨著Metallica的名氣越來越大，也煩惱過許多炫麗的鼓技，不過還是很多經典的片段，比如"One"後段快速雙踩和"Enter Sandman"的開頭那段.

2000年4月起,Lars反對Napster,認為這是侵犯了Metallica的版權，並對Napster提起訴訟，結果引來許多人的不滿，這些歌迷把Lars Ulrich刻畫成一個有貪婪又自負的形象.

Tama Starclassic Maple Drums & Zildjian Cymbals:

Drums – Marigold Sparkle (finish # MGS)

10" x 8" Tom (model # SMT1008)

12" x 10" Tom (model # SMT1210)

16" x 14" Floor Tom (model # SMF1614)

16" x 16" Floor Tom (model # SMF1616)

22" x 16" Bass Drum (model # SMB2216)

22" x 16" Bass Drum (model # SMB2216)

14" x 6.5" Lars Ulrich Signature Snare Drum (model # LU1465)*

Note: Ulrich uses the standard Lars Ulrich Signature LU1465 snare live on tour (diamond plate), while he uses both the LU1465 and LU1465BB (bell brass) in the studio, depending on what type of sound he wants.

Cymbals – Zildjian

14" Z Custom Dyno Beat Hi-Hats (model # Z40133)

19" A Custom Projection Crash (model # A20585)

18" A Custom Projection Crash (model # A20584)

18" A Custom Projection Crash (model # A20584)

17" A Custom Projection Crash (model # A20583)

18" Oriental Trash China (model # A0618)

20" Oriental Trash China (model # A0620)

Drum Heads - Remo

10" Tom - TOP: Coated Emperor (model # BE-0110-00); BOTTOM: Clear Ambassador (model # BA-0310-00)

12" Tom - TOP: Coated Emperor (model # BE-0112-00); BOTTOM: Clear Ambassador (model # BA-0312-00)

14" Tom - TOP: Coated Emperor (model # BE-0114-00); BOTTOM: Clear Ambassador (model # BA-0314-00)

16" Tom - TOP: Coated Emperor (model # BE-0116-00); BOTTOM: Clear Ambassador (model # BA-0316-00)

22" Bass - BACK: Clear Powerstroke 3 w/Falam Patch (model # P3-1122-C2); FRONT: Ebony Powerstroke 3 w/ 5" Black Dynamo (model # P3-1022-ES)

22" Bass - BACK: Clear Powerstroke 3 w/Falam Patch (model # P3-1122-C2); FRONT: Ebony Powerstroke 3 w/ 5" Black Dynamo (model # P3-1022-ES)

14" Snare - TOP: Coated Controlled Sound w/Black Dot On Bottom (model # CS-0114-10); BOTTOM: Clear Hazy Ambassador (model # SA-0114-00)

Hardware - Tama and Drum Workshop

Tama Iron Cobra Power Glide Kick Pedal (model # HP900P)

Tama Iron Cobra Power Glide Kick Pedal (model # HP900P)

Tama Iron Cobra Lever Glide Hi-Hat Stand (model # HH905)

Tama Cymbal Holder (model # HC104TB)

Tama Cymbal Holder (model # HC104TB)

Tama Cymbal Holder (model # HC104TB)

Tama Cymbal Holder (model # HC104TB)

Tama Cymbal Holder (model # HC104TB)

Tama Tom Stand (model # HTW99)

Tama Snare Stand (model # HS90)

Tama Multi-Clamp (model # MC62)

Tama Hi-Hat Attachment (model # MHA623)

Tama Ergo-Rider Drum Throne (model # HT310)

DW Drop-Lock Hi-Hat Clutch (model # DWSM505)

Sticks - Ahead

Lars Ulrich Signature 16-1/4" length, .595" diameter (model # LU)