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Lars Ulrich

Born 26 December 1963.

Biography

Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is a Danish drummer best known as one of the founders of American heavy metal band Metallica. He was born in Gentofte, Denmark to an upper-middle class family. A tennis prodigy in his youth, Ulrich moved to Los Angeles, California at age seventeen to pursue his training, but instead of playing tennis, he ended up as a drummer. After publishing an advertisement in a local Los Angeles newspaper called The Recycler, he met James Hetfield and formed Metallica.

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Role Artist Release
Instrument Metallica Death Magnetic (2008)
Instrument Metallica 1986-09-21: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK (2007)
Instrument Metallica St. Anger (2003)
Producer Metallica S&M (1999)
Producer Metallica Reload (1997)
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