Metallica Arts For Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich (Instagram @larsulrich)

JAKARTA - Lars Ulrich's new interview has aired on Metallica's Mandatory, Metallica's exclusive SiriusXM channel. The drummer talked about what Metallica meant to him.

"For me, the best part is just one of the main parts of Metallica's experiences, namely community and collective and sharing experiences," Ulrich said.

"I was the only child growing up. I listened to most of my music myself in my early years. But then you start hanging out with your friends and sharing that musical experience. And the reason I want to be in a band is to play music and share music with other people like people think like me," he continued.

"So, being in a band, being out there and playing and playing shows, it's all about that communal experience, trying to break down those barricades, the physical barricades between the band and the audience and just trying to get us all one. To try to find ways to gather everyone and share."

Metallica's Mandatory is back for a limited time to celebrate the upcoming heavy metal giant album, 72 Seasons.

The channel starts on Tuesday and will run until May 3 and is available to SiriusXM subscribers nationwide in their cars (105 channel) and in the SXM application.

SiriusXM's Mandatory Metallica features violent and heavy rock music, including remaster, demos, alternative mixing, concerts, and their favorite songs by other artists.

In addition, listen also starting April 14 at 03.00 EDT until April 16, a special live broadcast from the Metallica Mandatory and Liquid Metal (Ch. 40) for the release of 72 Seasons, Metallica's 11th studio album, which is eagerly awaited.

Listeners can listen to Metallica members James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo perform track after special track in 72 Seasons featuring comments about each song on Metallica Mandatory.

Both Hetfield and Trujillo will also share their music they listen to as they grow up in a special guest DJ set to honor 72 Seasons, which refers to how the first 72 seasons (or 18 years) of your life form who you are.

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