Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich has been known to prefer Sabian HH 15'' Rock Hats, particularly evident in the "Making of 'Atlas, Rise!'" video by Metallica on YouTube. He initially began using these hi-hats during the "And Justice for All" era, prominently featuring them in the "Black Album" sessions. Although he switched to Zildjian Z Custom 14'' Dyno-Beat Hats for "Death Magnetic," he returned to the Sabian 15'' hi-hats for "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct" in 2015-16. Notably, this period also marked his first use of Zildjian K cymbals as his primary crashes.

For the recording of their last album, HTSD, Lars used exclusively Dark cymbals. He used traditional Zildjian K's (Dark) 17, 18 & 19 '' Thin Crashes. Moreover, his Hi-Hats (Sabian HH) and China (Zildjian Oriental) are too. He has kept his Zildjian A Custom 19 '' Projection for Crash / Riding Mode and a 17 '' Medium-Thin for his need to have a Bright accent.

According to Metallica's official site, Lars uses the Zildjian 20" FX ORIENTAL CHINA "TRASH".

Listed on his page on the Metallica website.

New and better serie of cymbals after the Damage Inc (MOP) to Nowhere Else To Roam (BA) Tours. Before, he used a A's Traditionnal. Used for records of Load, Reload, Garage Inc (95-98). and used live from 95-2000. You can see on the picture high grip and visible cymbal logos and some parts of the rare video of Load recording.

" Not only are Zildjians the best cymbals, they're the only cymbals. End of story." Lars Ulrich

Source: www.Zildjian.com

Lars Ulrich has been using the Zildjian 18" FX Oriental China Trash cymbal since 1996, as noted on the Zildjian home page.

" Not only are Zildjians the best cymbals, they're the only cymbals. End of story." Lars Ulrich

Source: www.Zildjian.com

Lars Ulrich uses the Zildjian 17" A Custom Projection Crash, as listed on Zildjian's homepage.