Lars Ulrich might receive way more than his fair share of bashing from other musicians, and while the St. Anger snare drum sound will never cease to divide opinion (or perhaps unite it for the wrong reasons), one thing that isn’t up for debate is that Lars’ drum sound on Metallica’s self-titled/Black Album is a benchmark for heavy drum sounds. Now, microphone manufacturer Lauten Audio has set about recreating the sound from scratch using the original kit, in the same live room Metallica tracked in. Luckily for us, it documented the whole process.
