Metallica - Fade To Black DRUMS ONLY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNZoiv3wt8c&fmt=18

This is Lars Ulrich's drum track for the song Fade To Black off of the album Ride The Lightning

"Fade to Black" is a song by thrash metal band Metallica from their second album, Ride the Lightning (1984). It was the first musical ballad released by the band, and is considered to be the precursor to "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "One" and "The Day That Never Comes" due to strong similarity in sound, structure, and subject matter. It was ranked as having the 24th best guitar solo ever by Guitar World magazine readers.[1] It is one of Metallica's most famous songs.

The song is featured as a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero: Metallica.

Background

In an interview with drummer Lars Ulrich on the set of the production "MTV Icon: Metallica" in 2003, he recalls how he and bandmate James Hetfield were obsessed with death at the time the album and song were produced. It was written after almost all of their equipment, including a very rare amplifier, given to singer/rhythm guitarist James Hetfield by his mother just before she died, was stolen in Boston, MA, following a gig at the Channel Club on 14 January 1984. This event forced Metallica to borrow equipment from fellow tour band and friends, Anthrax, for the remainder of the tour. The lyrics suggest a man contemplating, then eventually committing, suicide. It begins with an acoustic guitar introduction and becomes progressively heavier as the song goes on.

Since its release, "Fade to Black" has been a fixture in Metallica's live performances. It was also the last song that Metallica performed live with former bassist Jason Newsted. Jason's last gig was at the VH1 Music Awards on November 30, 2000. It was one of Newsted's favorite Metallica songs, and was said to be of great sentimental value to him, although it had been written before he had joined the band. Jason Newsted's previous band, Flotsam And Jetsam, performed a song called "Fade To Black" on their 1986 album Doomsday For The Deceiver before Jason left to join Metallica, although it bears no resemblance to the Metallica version.

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[tfkhellzone]

Lars Ulrich Was a master mine of the Double bass pedal Backthen he could play this some with no promble and Now his old but if he Trys now He can hit the Double bass Part with no promble. Respect Him.

[xrinik94]

tfkhellzone-on every concert lars do the double bass part without problem

[MyCoolboy17]

the picture used in this video was the best kit he ever had of all his kits

[xperia4132]

TAMA power!! \m/ 

[gmatsue84]

@juv3ntin

Look, just because after you bought some CDs and there it was written "Hetfield, Ulrich" it doesn't mean he wrote it, and most importantly, that he is a genius, in fact if you compare him to most of the other drummers you'll see he is also not a very good drummer... just compare what he does to what he could have done in most of metallica songs

[juv3ntin]

@gmatsue84

you really don t deserve the effort... you have your head up your arse so deep it s probably imposible to get it out by now.

give lars the respect he deserves, at least for putting 1.000.000 drum sticks into kid hands...

[gmatsue84]

@juv3ntin

" when you see Lars' name as a composer... well all he does is "no, play 345 not 344545" if you understand me."

Try to understand this, and you'll get it all.

[juv3ntin]

@gmatsue84

Lars has written on every Metallica song with the exeption of Motorbreath.

you are speaking through you arse...

[gmatsue84]

@juv3ntin

Where exactly did Lars do anything? Lars is more like their businessman. The real genius is James Hetfield man. He was the one who created 99% of their songs, when you see Lars' name as a composer... well all he does is "no, play 345 not 344545" if you understand me.

When james was looking for a drummer and lars showed up in their jam, James said "dude, are you sure you play the drums" then he said he'd call lars and never did. In the end, lars called him

[juv3ntin]

@gmatsue84

yes drum wise you are right, but...music wise Lars is a genius, and all the guys you mentioned are not. Metallica is the biggest Heavy band on earth because of Lars unique vision on music.

[gmatsue84]

Not that Lars sucks but, for heavy metal he's only OK compared to drummers like Mike Portnoy, Mike Mangini, Joey Jordison and others

[asitakka]

Thanks for the covers, this is a good Wrench