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Merlin Alderslade

"In the beginning it was a little rattling until I found out his face expressions." This is what it's like being Lars Ulrich's drum tech

Lars Ulrich drumming on stage.

In metal, it doesn't get any bigger than Metallica, and in metal drumming, it certainly doesn't get any bigger than Lars Ulrich. Therefore, you might imagine that being Metallica's drum tech could be amongst the most intense, high-pressure and stressful jobs in all of music, but according to the man who actually performs that role, it's nothing of the sort.

In a new interview with The Prog Rock Digital Podcast (as transcribed by Blabbermouth),  longtime Metallica drum tech Jimmy Clark reveals how he got the job, what it's like working with Lars and why it's nowhere near as stressful as you might imagine.

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