Metallica · 1988 · drums by Lars Ulrich
One
From ...And Justice for All. Expert · Straight · metal
Tempo
106BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Straight
- Tempo band
- 90–120
- Difficulty
- Expert
The verse pulse. Databases put the studio take between 102 and 108.
"Work up to it" opens the tempo trainer at 76 and climbs to 106 in steps of four every eight bars. Members get the climb; everyone gets the click.
What the drums do
Quiet clean verses with cross-stick and ride, then the machine-gun section: double-kick sixteenth notes in unison with the guitars, the most copied double-bass pattern in metal. The tempo does not change; the subdivision doubles, and your feet have to keep up.
Expert: Years of work. Play it at half speed and be proud.
Lars Ulrich
- Lars Ulrich's drum rig in the Rig Vault →The kit, snare, cymbals and hardware, era by era — look for the 1988 setup.
- Log the sessionNote the BPM you got it clean at, and next time starts from there.
More Lars Ulrich songs
Songs at about 106 BPM
Practise these together: one click, several songs.