Lars Ulrich
Documented by Drum Faster
Metallica's co-founder and engine room — the Danish tennis prodigy who traded rackets for double kicks and built the biggest metal band on earth. A Tama and Zildjian lifer with four decades of arena mileage.
2023 — M72 World Tour
The in-the-round stadium rig: Tama Starclassic maple in black, Zildjian A Customs, Speed Cobra pedals — and the snare stand doing laps of the doughnut stage.
Tama Starclassic Maple kitdouble 22" kicks, diamond black
Tama 14"x6.5" Lars Ulrich signature snarebell brass reissue lineage
Zildjian A Custom 14" Hi-hats
Zildjian A Custom 18" and 19" Crashes
Zildjian A 20" Ping Ride
Zildjian Oriental 18" China Trash
Tama Speed Cobra 310 double pedal
Ahead Lars Ulrich signature sticks
Remo Coated Emperor
1991 — The Black Album
Bob Rock's big drum sound: slower tempos, deeper tuning, sixteen takes of Enter Sandman. Same Tama loyalty, more microphones than a broadcast studio.
Tama Granstar II kitdouble 22" kicks for the tighter sound
Tama 14"x6.5" bell brass snarethe Sandman crack
Zildjian A 14" New Beat Hi-hats
Zildjian A Custom 18" Crashpair
Zildjian A 20" Ping Ride
Tama chain-drive pedals
Ahead Lars Ulrich signature sticksaluminium-core, adopted in the '90s
Remo Coated Emperor
1986 — Master of Puppets
The thrash blueprint: Tama double-kick artillery, bright A Zildjians, and eighth-notes at 220bpm. Recorded at Sweet Silence in Copenhagen.
Tama Granstar kitdouble 24" kicks, white
Tama 14"x6.5" bell brass snarethe '80s thrash standard
Zildjian A 14" New Beat Hi-hats
Zildjian A 18" Medium Crashseveral, replaced often
Zildjian A 20" Ping Ride
Zildjian A 18" China High
Tama Camco chain-drive pedals
Remo Coated Emperor
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