Lars Ulrich: A Brief Biography of Metallica’s Drummer and Co-founder
Lars Ulrich is best known as co-founder, and drummer for heavy metal band Metallica, which was formed in 1981. Ulrich has been drumming with Metallica for decades. The band has released ten studio albums, four live albums, twelve video albums, two extended plays, a cover album, thirty-seven singles, and thirty-nine music videos. They have had nine Grammy Awards in total, with twenty-three nominations.
Ulrich has song writing credits on almost all of Metallica’s songs. Ulrich and Hetfield are the only two remaining original members of the band, as other members have either died, or left the band. Metallica is often considered one of the most commercially successful bands of all time. They have sold over 125 million albums worldwide as of 2018.
Lars Ulrich was born on December 26, 1963. He came from an upper-middle-class in Gentofte, Denmark. Lars was the son of Lone (née Sylvester-Hvid), and Torben Ulrich — the famous Danish writer, musician, and former professional tennis player. Torben had run a small jazz club in Copenhagen when Lars was a young child. Lars’ grandfather (Torben’s father), was also a Danish tennis player, who had represented his country in the Davis Cup, as well as in the 1924 Summer Olympics. Lars’ godfather was Dexter Gordon (he was an excellent saxophone player).
