Very cool of Lars to actually do this and not his tech. Also, it’s great to see all of the love in the comments. The majority of us wouldn’t be drummers without him. Truly one of the best ambassadors for rock and metal.
@@drummerdan95 and they lose that respect once they utter that untrue sentence. Mike Portnoy? Mike was a blithering idiot that was regretting walking out on Dream Theater.
@@MarcusSandoval-kx2th he's not a super great live drummer but he definitely gets the job done. in the studio, he tends to make very simplistic drum parts (which isn't bad though, it actually works better for metallica than complex drumming). he gets more hate than he deserves
@@MarcusSandoval-kx2th He has written some incredibly iconic drum parts (one,fuel,creeping death) and has incredibly solid rock rhythmic grooves. He probably cops shit for not practising much and being a hack live occasionally. (Their songs are also not easy live, thrash metal songs probably require constant practise)
Love or hate him...I'd like to see drummers pull off master of puppets parts....let me know how that works out for ya....perfect parts..this songs hard to play let alone come up with them parts.!!!!!!
Totally. He is great. He writes and plays very memorable and important drum parts. People can say what they want about his technical skills...but Metallica sound good, don't they? He is the perfect drummer for their band. To drums, he is essentially what Johnny Ramone was to guitar. People forget that the song is the most important thing. Serve the song. It isn't about how many strokes or fancy techniques you can pull off during a fill or groove..it is about how you serve the song...and Lars does that perfectly.
The Drum God - Not for the Virtuosity but for the Cultural Impact and memories. No drummer in the last 40 years has been more influential and inspired youngsters to pick up the drumsticks than him.
My first kit was a nine piece Tama. Same cymbal setup as his during the late 80s/early 90s. Since then I've downsized to a three piece including an 18" bass drum and only cymbals being a ride and 17" hats. So yeah, I went a different direction. But how fast did I click on this? Milliseconds. Seeing Lars behind those two Tama kicks teleports me back about 30 years. He'll always be the guy who got me into drumming.
It's so cool that Lars turned up by himself with no roadie and speaks in great detail about his kit. It shows he knows about drums and doesn't depend on someone else to speak about his drum equipment like Chad Smith did. Thanks, Modern Drummer for another great Tour Kit Rundown video.
Its a rare interview!! I'm 48 & have been a fan since 14. You seldom or never ever see Lars talks about his kit. Thank you David for making this happen.
@@BrandonMelvinDrums King Nothing did it for me, that sight of him playing in the snow was so cool. But the Roam is great as well, especially when he does that one-hand snare fill leading up the chorus and holds the other arm up! That was rad.
Cant say enough how glad I am Modern Drummer started video rundowns, these were always my favorite parts of the magazines. I loved seeing and learning everybodys setups, what they played, why they played them. It was, still is, so fascinating to me
People who bash lars are jealous of his success. END OF. He hasn't been a douche since pre-St Anger days so well over 20 years. He's now really down to Earth, a nice dude and has been improving lately as well. People are mad that they can no longer bash him cause he keeps proving them wrong.
best drummer in the world for me. is he the best drummer in the world? no, but he made me want to play drums as a kid. i am a drummer because of you lars!
So good guys!! Its rare we get to see or hear Lars show or speak about his kits. This is fantastic. Thanks Modern Drummer and Thanks Lars!!! You Rule!!!
That’s so cool that he took the time to do the drum tour! Without Lars there would be no Metallica, that’s all I’m saying. And this tour is HUGE! What a production!
Saw them three times on tour. Flew down to Mexico City for one of those. I don't even listen to metal really anymore, but I'm always seeing Metallica. Being on the floor and having the bass from Lars' two kicks hit me in the chest during Blackend or One made me feel like a teenage kid and reminded me of why I got into drums in the first place.
The legend who inflicted many of us to start drumming, I always had Tama drums just because Lars played on Tama, now I have the Starclassic maple since 2012 with the roadpro hardware just because Lars have the same , sold my Zildjians A Custom and got the Sabian AAX , Lars will always be the friend , the uncle and the drum master that I had since I was a kid, now I'm 40 and the teenager in me can't be more thrilled after attending many Tallica gigs behind Lars , long live the legend
Gotta love Lars. Dude is not only a living legend, but he’s a founding member of the most influential metal band of all time. And as many have said, I’m so glad it was him talking about his gear, I really expected it to be a tech.
F**k all the haters and the ones who don't get what Lars is about and talk s**t about him and Metallica. Lars and Metallica are innovators and living legends! You gotta love Lars and Metallica... \m/\m/
@@apersonontheinternet8034 it may be fun to say but no, Lars is the best drummer in Metallica. I've heard James, but he is not as tight as people claim it to be and he has no feel what so ever (on the guitar it's a different story of course ;-)).
@@DavidOakesMusic The 72 seasons tour was only fridays and sundays.. so, there doesn't need to be 12 kits. Just 4, with 2 back ups. This is per the backstage tour video on TH-cam. They can tear the kits down in a few hours after the show, and along with guitars and that type of gear, can get to the next stadium by Mon-Tues, for a show on friday. Now the towers/stage/rigging on the other hand, the guy said there was two sets of those because they need 2-3 days of set up and 2 days of tear down, so it's not enough time to do that between weekends.
Very cool and very instructive! Despite driving me crazy with his drumming for the past 10 years, Lars is the reason I started playing drums, and I will always be a fan.
I never would have picked up a pair of sticks if it wasn't for Lars. There will always be faster, more technical, more creative drummers, but Lars laid down some serious foundations for rock and metal drumming. He'll always be a legend and one of my absolute biggest influences.
@@kannank.used it on tour until before Load. Didn’t record the Black Album with that, they used a Ludwig kit in studio, but even the Black Album tour was done with the Tama Artstar. The he went with the Starclassics by the time of Load and this particular setup I recall first from S&M, so close to 25 years.
He's the man that got me in to drums, for me he's a hero and my inspiration. I remember when I buy my drum set as a teenager, it was a black and white like the one he played in the Black Album tour. Mine was a cheap chinese drum set but I was happy asf and the first song I learned was "For whom the bell tolls". When I listened the "And Justice For All" album I was very impressed and teached myself to play every song. I've been a fan of Lars and Metallica since 15 years ago when I was a teenager and I will listen to them till the day I die.
Great to see the kit run through by the man himself. Been a Metallica fan and a drummer for 30 years and love their success. Big love to Lars and the rest of the band
They augment the live sound - they don't replace it. Also they can be used for gating purposes. Thirdly - this is a year ago - the tom microphones have now indeed moved inside the drums themselves.
@@DavidOakesMusicyeah, they were used just for gating the toms when Big Mick was at FoH. I'm not sure if they're using them to trigger sounds now, though it would help with consistency between the four drum kits.
Wow what a rarity, there are videos far and few between of Lars talking about his kit, brilliant upload. I travelled from Ireland to Amsterdam for the first shows of the 72 seasons tour and was standing directly behind Lars in the snakepit. The energy was ferocious and understand what he means about hearing the drums acoustically and thru the PA. Thanks for the upload I never clicked so fast
Love Lars! On a non related Metallica, Lars note. Hope you guys do a Tour Kit Rundown with Mike Portnoy since he's back with Dream Theater. I also love the stage Metallica has here, the way he's explaining the rotating kits and stuff, pretty cool.
Very cool! Not often an artist does his own rig rundown and this is one of the most comprehensive ones I've ever seen. No stone left unturned and cool insights. Well done guys!!
great to hear lars talk about his drums, it’s not always that we get « drummer » lars interviews, he always talks about the band rather than his instrument. thanks modern drummer ❤️
What an absolute Legend! Lars is absolutely the original OG drummer I looked up to. Few could play like he did back in the 80’s and 90’s. And to see he is still rocking out over 40 years later is a testament to his dedication to his craft. If I hear the word “continuity” one more time, I might have to throw up😂. Go Lars! You rock!
It's so easy to hate on Lars because of his playing style, his toothpick and damn bathrobes and i do that a lot, but I love hearing the man speak passionately about his drums and not sending a drumtech to do these video's. He deserves a lot of credit, he seems like a great guy.
I think people forget or don’t understand he plays out of time on purpose cause it works to his unique style.also whenever people say lars is a terrible drummer and that it’s easy. Tell those people to try and play motorbreath on drums. Cause from what I’ve seen it’s not that easy
@@lewisgrant7622 I absolutely disagree. Playing out of time as a style is just stupid, i'm absolutely positive he's just slacking. He's not the world's best drummer that ever lived and that's fine. He seems like a nice guy, he plays in the biggest metalband in the world and he's living the life we'd all want.
a truly phenomenal look at what we needed to see....in both denmark AND america's most immersive drummer, and the benchmark fellow of which we all looked for direction on the kit at some point or another. it was guys like lars who showed us how to get down. thanks so much modern drummer, you dont know how much it means to have him show us this.
I love how Lars is still concerned and really wants the fans to have a full real experience when they come to see Metallica even after all these years🤘🤘🤘🤘
For anyone wondering about that snare. It's not actually a bell brass snare as Lars says it is. the model number is LU1465B30. It's his normal chrome signature snare you can buy, but the special 30th anniversary edition that is coated black. It is still 3mm of steel, not bell brass. (unless Lars has some secret snare that is disguised to look like that one but is actually a Tama bell brass underneath, but I doubt it.)
Thank you! Finally someone with the same thought as myself. Seen him throwing that snare to Jimmy. You would not do that with a bell brass. Don you happen to know what the bottom cymbal of the hi-hat is? It’s sold as A Byno Beat singles. So practically you can have whatever under.
I love that the man himself showed up to introduce us to his kit. Love that yellow with the black hardware. Say what you want about Lars but that man is a legend and has influenced so many to become drummers.
This is the ultimate kit run down I was waiting for!! Going to see Metallica in Toronto and at Sonic temple festival in 2025. Great interview David and modern drummer ! 🤘
The piece talking about the snare drum and its sound for each recent album, specifically for "Hardwired", I loved. The snare sound on that album was a lightning strike.
Very cool of Lars to actually do this and not his tech. Also, it’s great to see all of the love in the comments. The majority of us wouldn’t be drummers without him. Truly one of the best ambassadors for rock and metal.
Thinking the same. Wasn’t actually expecting him to do it!
The first sentence is correct. The rest aren't.
Bullshit. @@MetalPersonJ
@@MetalPersonJit's absolutely true lol, just look at how many respected rock and metal drummers today cite Lars as an influence.
@@drummerdan95 and they lose that respect once they utter that untrue sentence. Mike Portnoy? Mike was a blithering idiot that was regretting walking out on Dream Theater.
I never clicked on a video so fast 🤩
same ive never thought we would get this
Damn , wish you were the drummer for 'Escape the internet tour' with Bernth, Charles Berthoud and Ola Englund . This would've been the real dream band
Indeed
Me neither do I 66 Samus my great friend Yurrrrrrr. Greetings from Las Vegas N.V. But I had to click on it because this video is great.
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Notice the drummers in the comments. Also notice the solidarity!
You are amazing, Josh. I love your KoRn/David Silveria drum covers.
You're very talented been watching your videos for years
Also notice the Larsism
Hey Josh! Nice to see you here! ❤
[nipple tweak]
If Lars can do his own Gear Rundown, there’s no excuse for anyone else.
Exactly he’s a very busy guy
Well he has to do something around the drums...
Agreed
this is true, imagine the drummer of "trendy" band sending out his tech now...hahaha
This is huge. Definitely didn’t expect it to actually be Lars talking about his gear. Love it
Yeah why the hate?? Does he suck?? I'm not a musician so....
@@MarcusSandoval-kx2th Yeah, he sucks.
@@MarcusSandoval-kx2th he's not a super great live drummer but he definitely gets the job done. in the studio, he tends to make very simplistic drum parts (which isn't bad though, it actually works better for metallica than complex drumming). he gets more hate than he deserves
@@MarcusSandoval-kx2th He has written some incredibly iconic drum parts (one,fuel,creeping death) and has incredibly solid rock rhythmic grooves. He probably cops shit for not practising much and being a hack live occasionally. (Their songs are also not easy live, thrash metal songs probably require constant practise)
@@danieltrochei4544 And to bring the elephant in the room: Napster.
Some of the most memorable drum parts & songs ever written by this man. Love to see it!
Love or hate him...I'd like to see drummers pull off master of puppets parts....let me know how that works out for ya....perfect parts..this songs hard to play let alone come up with them parts.!!!!!!
Totally. He is great. He writes and plays very memorable and important drum parts. People can say what they want about his technical skills...but Metallica sound good, don't they? He is the perfect drummer for their band. To drums, he is essentially what Johnny Ramone was to guitar. People forget that the song is the most important thing. Serve the song. It isn't about how many strokes or fancy techniques you can pull off during a fill or groove..it is about how you serve the song...and Lars does that perfectly.
@@Robert-h6r7gnever mind master of puppets what about motorbreath
@@michaelr.4878people want to say he’s the worse drummer. Hes the best drummer FOR Metallica
@@lewisgrant7622 He's not even the best drummer IN Metallica! 😆
The Drum God - Not for the Virtuosity but for the Cultural Impact and memories.
No drummer in the last 40 years has been more influential and inspired youngsters to pick up the drumsticks than him.
the only one after him with similar impact would be Travis Barker, but it is very rare indeed.
Well said. It’s exactly like that.
For those that cannot aspire to Neil Peart there's always Lars..
Yep…Peart didn’t do shit.
@@tommynikon2283 He did. But as for more cultural impact and Iconic songs than Lars ? He absolutely did not.
Think about how many great drummers are drummers today because of this man. Legend!!!
My first kit was a nine piece Tama. Same cymbal setup as his during the late 80s/early 90s. Since then I've downsized to a three piece including an 18" bass drum and only cymbals being a ride and 17" hats. So yeah, I went a different direction. But how fast did I click on this? Milliseconds. Seeing Lars behind those two Tama kicks teleports me back about 30 years. He'll always be the guy who got me into drumming.
@@rionthomas8686same! Now playing on a very small jazz kit. But I never forget
Big Facts!!
Lmfao good one
@@rionthomas8686 Love it!
There hasn't been a single day in over 35 years that a Lars drum beat hasn't been in my head.
Same here for over 32 years 👍
thats a good point
Same for me at 26 years
No torture nor therapy would ever be able to remove something from AJFA being played in my head or on my belly daily.
I’m sorry.
It's so cool that Lars turned up by himself with no roadie and speaks in great detail about his kit. It shows he knows about drums and doesn't depend on someone else to speak about
his drum equipment like Chad Smith did. Thanks, Modern Drummer for another great Tour Kit Rundown video.
Chad Smith is a way better drummer though
@@David-cu1xy chad sucks
@@David-cu1xy dude RHCP blow chunks.... worst band in existence. no way
@@David-cu1xyso what?
Great detail ? Watch any other drummer talk about wood type, quality, pitch, and dynamics. He talks about brands, the color, and the rug. What a hack
Reading the comments brings me immense pride. Everyone's coming together to celebrate the legend that got us into drumming all those years ago.
Its a rare interview!! I'm 48 & have been a fan since 14. You seldom or never ever see Lars talks about his kit. Thank you David for making this happen.
WHEN I SAW IT WAS THE MAN HIMSELF AND NOT JIMMY l FREAKED!
For sure. He only complained about free access to their music when the internet happened.
Industry tool bag, 💯
Lars got me into drumming! :)
Lars, Lombardo and Vinnie Paul are the reasons I'm a drummer today. :')
@@vladgutierrez94 Hell yeah! Lately I've really been digging Bill Ward and Vinny Appice as well :)
Yep. The video for 'Wherever I May Roam'. My favorite thing about Lars is how much he loves playing and it shows.
Same
@@BrandonMelvinDrums King Nothing did it for me, that sight of him playing in the snow was so cool. But the Roam is great as well, especially when he does that one-hand snare fill leading up the chorus and holds the other arm up! That was rad.
This is so sick. I’ve waited years for Lars himself to take us on a tour of his kit. Very cool.
Cant say enough how glad I am Modern Drummer started video rundowns, these were always my favorite parts of the magazines. I loved seeing and learning everybodys setups, what they played, why they played them. It was, still is, so fascinating to me
I hit this video so fast it’s not even funny!! 😭😭
That was like the main reason why I was subscribed back in the day.
Same! Amen, brother.
Don’t care what people say, Lars is my favourite drummer of all time
People who bash lars are jealous of his success. END OF. He hasn't been a douche since pre-St Anger days so well over 20 years. He's now really down to Earth, a nice dude and has been improving lately as well. People are mad that they can no longer bash him cause he keeps proving them wrong.
He’s not that good but he’s the reason I like drums . Damn it! 😅
Tell me u don’t play drums without telling me you don’t play drums
@@bojackharkness1971 tic tic tic toc!!
who cares what you prefer?😂
I saw Lars on the MTV video music awards on 1991. I was 13. I have never stopped drumming since. This man shaped who I am.
We, the whole Heavy Metal comunity owe Lars sooooo much. You and that little project of band you had changed the world.
Yeah. 40 years ago
best drummer in the world for me. is he the best drummer in the world? no, but he made me want to play drums as a kid. i am a drummer because of you lars!
I learned to play drums because of Lars too, my drum hero
I picked up a guitar bc of Herfield and Hammett, so I know and respect the sentiment.
So good guys!! Its rare we get to see or hear Lars show or speak about his kits. This is fantastic. Thanks Modern Drummer and Thanks Lars!!! You Rule!!!
lars got me into drumming 🎉❤ so I’m so grateful for these type of videos 🎉
Same. Also howdy
That’s so cool that he took the time to do the drum tour! Without Lars there would be no Metallica, that’s all I’m saying. And this tour is HUGE! What a production!
Saw them three times on tour. Flew down to Mexico City for one of those. I don't even listen to metal really anymore, but I'm always seeing Metallica. Being on the floor and having the bass from Lars' two kicks hit me in the chest during Blackend or One made me feel like a teenage kid and reminded me of why I got into drums in the first place.
Lars seems like an amazing person, looked like he was happy to do the rundown.
Lars put me in the drumming throne. I'll be forever thankful to him.
The legend who inflicted many of us to start drumming, I always had Tama drums just because Lars played on Tama, now I have the Starclassic maple since 2012 with the roadpro hardware just because Lars have the same , sold my Zildjians A Custom and got the Sabian AAX , Lars will always be the friend , the uncle and the drum master that I had since I was a kid, now I'm 40 and the teenager in me can't be more thrilled after attending many Tallica gigs behind Lars , long live the legend
Gotta love Lars. Dude is not only a living legend, but he’s a founding member of the most influential metal band of all time.
And as many have said, I’m so glad it was him talking about his gear, I really expected it to be a tech.
I didn't know Lars was in Iron Maiden.....
@@stephenharrison7514 Iron Maiden sucks ass. Happy ass garbage.
@@stephenharrison7514Iron Maiden sucks😂
Cannot tell you how long I've waited for this 🤘
F**k all the haters and the ones who don't get what Lars is about and talk s**t about him and Metallica. Lars and Metallica are innovators and living legends! You gotta love Lars and Metallica...
\m/\m/
Damn straight.
Lars is still the worst drummer in Metallica though.
Dude please... He sucks and you know it... But it's Metallica so...
@AndrewGrey22 oh he's great at business, 100% agree with that. His drumming is just really... stock.
@@apersonontheinternet8034 it may be fun to say but no, Lars is the best drummer in Metallica. I've heard James, but he is not as tight as people claim it to be and he has no feel what so ever (on the guitar it's a different story of course ;-)).
Love to hear Lars talk drums and gear...
Great video. Thanks
The stage design is incredible. Playing 4 Kits in a show is absolutely insane.
Plus you never have just one stage. So there's probably 3 of these entire set ups waiting to go . So there's probably more like 12 identical kits .
@@DavidOakesMusic The 72 seasons tour was only fridays and sundays.. so, there doesn't need to be 12 kits. Just 4, with 2 back ups. This is per the backstage tour video on TH-cam. They can tear the kits down in a few hours after the show, and along with guitars and that type of gear, can get to the next stadium by Mon-Tues, for a show on friday.
Now the towers/stage/rigging on the other hand, the guy said there was two sets of those because they need 2-3 days of set up and 2 days of tear down, so it's not enough time to do that between weekends.
I’ve waited for this for 21 years! Ever since I first picked up the sticks because of this guy!
You’re a legend, Lars!
It's cool that Lars has been with TAMA since the beginning.
John otto and lars are my two fav modern drummer episodes
Lars actually talking about drums and showing how invested he is in his kit is so refreshing, my all time favorite drummer♥
Very cool and very instructive! Despite driving me crazy with his drumming for the past 10 years, Lars is the reason I started playing drums, and I will always be a fan.
I never would have picked up a pair of sticks if it wasn't for Lars. There will always be faster, more technical, more creative drummers, but Lars laid down some serious foundations for rock and metal drumming. He'll always be a legend and one of my absolute biggest influences.
Love me some Lars!! He's my drum hero. We're all getting old. From 80's to old! But still kicking ass!!
Love Lars. Drummers know how legendary he is. He's a great songwriter as well. Their new stage setup is so awesome.
Still a huge fan of his white kit
I remember his white kit. So iconic. Was it from the Justice tour?
Classic!
His white kit had that deep thick Metallica sound. These jazz drums dont cut it.
@@kannank.used it on tour until before Load. Didn’t record the Black Album with that, they used a Ludwig kit in studio, but even the Black Album tour was done with the Tama Artstar. The he went with the Starclassics by the time of Load and this particular setup I recall first from S&M, so close to 25 years.
@@bermcannonkthese starclassics sound way more powerful than the old Artstars!
Take a shot every time Lars says “continuity”. I love you Lars!
I never expected to hear Lars give a gear run down. This is awesome!
Great video! Love drums, Lars and Modern Drummer! Hugs from Brazil!
Lars is a personal hero of mine. He got me into drumming, like so many others. Thanks, Lars!
At the end of the day, we speak the same language. Can't hate on another drummer, even if he isn't my favorite. Great video.
It warmed my heart to see a rubberband holding the snare throw in the on position.
Great to see Lars doing this.. a guy with so much power, drive and talent !!! great on Modern Drummer for scoring this great interview !!!
Those cymbals are beautiful. Best I’ve ever seen.
So cool to see this video, watching your drum hero talk about his kit is pretty damn super.
Lars is a huge part of why I jam drums. The journey started in 92 for me.. very cool of him to do a kit break down.. thx for this one..🤘
Lars is my greatest musical inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!!!!!
AWESOME!!!! Love Lars's kit so much.
Lars you are a true legend and many of us started on this because of you and 'Tallica. Thank you man.
"Metlica"....
St. Anger documentary...😂😂
James is soo funny sometimes ...😂😂
He's the man that got me in to drums, for me he's a hero and my inspiration.
I remember when I buy my drum set as a teenager, it was a black and white like the one he played in the Black Album tour. Mine was a cheap chinese drum set but I was happy asf and the first song I learned was "For whom the bell tolls".
When I listened the "And Justice For All" album I was very impressed and teached myself to play every song. I've been a fan of Lars and Metallica since 15 years ago when I was a teenager and I will listen to them till the day I die.
Lars got me into drumming and its been fun😂32yrs
Lars is such a nice and friendly person. I am happy to get a Drumstick last year.
22:00 makes perfect sense-with four kits, you want consistency, so using triggers/samples is perfectly justified-even to the purists.
Great to see the kit run through by the man himself. Been a Metallica fan and a drummer for 30 years and love their success. Big love to Lars and the rest of the band
21:46 thank you for finally acknowledging the triggers
They augment the live sound - they don't replace it. Also they can be used for gating purposes. Thirdly - this is a year ago - the tom microphones have now indeed moved inside the drums themselves.
@@DavidOakesMusic I agree, I meant it as a good thing since Lars has been evasive at best over the years despite them clearly being there
@@DavidOakesMusicyeah, they were used just for gating the toms when Big Mick was at FoH. I'm not sure if they're using them to trigger sounds now, though it would help with consistency between the four drum kits.
@@jlevitin92 there are also triggers at the reso of both floor toms, you can see on one of the performance footage.
He gives credit where credit is due good for him
I love how much thought goes into fan engagement and how important that is to Lars. What a cool setup.
Lars is badass
Wow what a rarity, there are videos far and few between of Lars talking about his kit, brilliant upload. I travelled from Ireland to Amsterdam for the first shows of the 72 seasons tour and was standing directly behind Lars in the snakepit. The energy was ferocious and understand what he means about hearing the drums acoustically and thru the PA. Thanks for the upload I never clicked so fast
Love Lars! On a non related Metallica, Lars note. Hope you guys do a Tour Kit Rundown with Mike Portnoy since he's back with Dream Theater. I also love the stage Metallica has here, the way he's explaining the rotating kits and stuff, pretty cool.
Excellent video and here to add my voice to those who love Lars's drumming!
The King. No more words.
My biggest influence ❤
Very cool! Not often an artist does his own rig rundown and this is one of the most comprehensive ones I've ever seen. No stone left unturned and cool insights. Well done guys!!
People don’t realize just how much Lars is invested in his drum kit,sound and the attention to deals. Not just drum wise but also the bigger picture
great to hear lars talk about his drums, it’s not always that we get « drummer » lars interviews, he always talks about the band rather than his instrument.
thanks modern drummer ❤️
Which he did here as well. Just look how he turned over queatikn about coated heads
What an absolute Legend! Lars is absolutely the original OG drummer I looked up to. Few could play like he did back in the 80’s and 90’s. And to see he is still rocking out over 40 years later is a testament to his dedication to his craft. If I hear the word “continuity” one more time, I might have to throw up😂. Go Lars! You rock!
It's so easy to hate on Lars because of his playing style, his toothpick and damn bathrobes and i do that a lot, but I love hearing the man speak passionately about his drums and not sending a drumtech to do these video's. He deserves a lot of credit, he seems like a great guy.
I think people forget or don’t understand he plays out of time on purpose cause it works to his unique style.also whenever people say lars is a terrible drummer and that it’s easy. Tell those people to try and play motorbreath on drums. Cause from what I’ve seen it’s not that easy
Well said.
@@lewisgrant7622 I absolutely disagree. Playing out of time as a style is just stupid, i'm absolutely positive he's just slacking. He's not the world's best drummer that ever lived and that's fine. He seems like a nice guy, he plays in the biggest metalband in the world and he's living the life we'd all want.
@@CaptainAlbatross I mean it is sort of his choice to play out of time there’s not really anything we can do about that
@@lewisgrant7622 He could try practicing ;) But that ship has sailed, and most non-musicians or drummers won't even notice that much.
a truly phenomenal look at what we needed to see....in both denmark AND america's most immersive drummer, and the benchmark fellow of which we all looked for direction on the kit at some point or another. it was guys like lars who showed us how to get down. thanks so much modern drummer, you dont know how much it means to have him show us this.
Wooooooooooooow. You guys did it! AWESOME!
Stop the Lars hate, amazing drummer. Damn near underrated at this point for all the hate he’s given.
This was so awesome! Never thought id see Lars talking about his drums this way! Hell yeah!
This is the best episode of the MD channel! Thank you for that!
Great David! Love that Lars took time to do this with you and gave a look behind the scenes.
I love how Lars is still concerned and really wants the fans to have a full real experience when they come to see Metallica even after all these years🤘🤘🤘🤘
For anyone wondering about that snare. It's not actually a bell brass snare as Lars says it is. the model number is LU1465B30. It's his normal chrome signature snare you can buy, but the special 30th anniversary edition that is coated black. It is still 3mm of steel, not bell brass. (unless Lars has some secret snare that is disguised to look like that one but is actually a Tama bell brass underneath, but I doubt it.)
Thank you! Finally someone with the same thought as myself. Seen him throwing that snare to Jimmy. You would not do that with a bell brass.
Don you happen to know what the bottom cymbal of the hi-hat is? It’s sold as A Byno Beat singles. So practically you can have whatever under.
Oh snap, hell yeah! Lars time! Lars changed my life and sent me down the path of drumming. Can’t wait to watch this bad boy. 🤘🔥
I’m watching this with a huge smile! The way he explains with detail the who and why’s is so amazing! Amazing kit and that black snare is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
They're really killing it this tour. ❤
Lars is unquestionably my favorite drummer to get me into drums.
Amazing rundown video
I love that the man himself showed up to introduce us to his kit. Love that yellow with the black hardware. Say what you want about Lars but that man is a legend and has influenced so many to become drummers.
His cymbals ALWAYS look incredible! The colour of them is amazing!
Very cool to see him doing it by himself 🙏🏻😌 and he seems to be enjoying talking gear
i love Lars's sound and drum playing style. He doesn't over-play, which i appreciate as a drummer for almost 60 years. Less is best!
Great to see Lars do an actual drum feature for Modern Drummer. I would love it if he agreed to do an episode of Drumeo. #wanna
AWESOME, THANKS MD!!!
Lars was my hero and in many ways still is. This video gives me hope that one day we'll get a Lars appearance on Drumeo!
I see lars ulrich kit rundown, I click faster than lightning.
Much love to you Lars! You're one of the guys that taught me how to play drums in the 80's and you'll always have a fan in me!
This is the ultimate kit run down I was waiting for!! Going to see Metallica in Toronto and at Sonic temple festival in 2025.
Great interview David and modern drummer ! 🤘
Bought the clear bag from kislux to go to a concert. It was GREAT! Breezed through security and wore it as a crossbody so I could dance and groove!!
Lars is getting some old man mannerisms. We all grow older. Love the man.
Hes alot more agreeable than in the past ...
Getting old makes you accept alot of things you never would have in the past ....😂🎉
Maturity...😂
Lars is a Genius. Brutal power and mega groove drum sound.
Thank you for this 🔥
The piece talking about the snare drum and its sound for each recent album, specifically for "Hardwired", I loved. The snare sound on that album was a lightning strike.
The Tom’s look 10” and 12”. Great video! 👍🤟
I was thinking the exact same thing
I was confused when he said 12 and 13. Nearly everyone says 10 12
Love Lars. Good to see a video like this. Appreciate it team ❤
Let the hate begin.
Lars rules.
Tama Starclassic Continuity Edition.
Laughter aside, this is an excellent video, thank you. Lars is such a great guy.