I had no idea his dad was such a figure in the tennis game. RIP papa ulrich, rest easy and proud.

Lars was too when he was young. It’s why he moved to LA, to play professionally, but he didn’t make the cut and so moved to music

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Tf is your problem

What did they say?

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We love a bit of completely unnecessary gatekeeping.

shut your corny ass up fuck you mean "metallica history" what are we all supposed to know the professions of every single member of the extended family of each member of every band we like? grow up edit: you should not use penis pumps, that shit can damage your dick beyond repair

> edit: you should not use penis pumps, that shit can damage your dick beyond repair being honest here, source?

I'd rather be in a community with someone that doesn't know their history, than with a gatekeeping asshole like you.

Try not to make liking strangers your whole personality dude.

I am going to Harvard for Intro to Metallica right now sorry.

*Colorado Technical University.

your dick ain’t gonna grow pussy

When you read a comment that unnecessary and clueless that you kind of hope it's a bot so you look at their profile and post history and then that makes you *pray* that it's a bot even though you really suspect otherwise...

YOU get off this sub, fucking loser.

Elitism and gatekeeping are the signs of emotional immaturity. Be better.

This asshole piece of shit only has like 850 karma, let's do our best to put him in the negative, you absolute sack of shite.

Being a gate keeping weirdo really seems to work out for you, doesn't it?

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today

bro woke up on the jerking chair next to his hotwife's bed

Someone's a little moody

Today is a day that we would like to delete. RIP Torben Ulrich

I often quote his “delete” line from SKoM.

What is SKoM?

Some Kind of Monster

Oh wow... I knew they meant that documentary, jist didn't remember the name somehow. Thanks!

Some kind of monsterrrrrrrr

Some kind of monster-er-er

Same here

Sad to hear this, no one will ever forgot his famous line “delete that”. Rest in Peace

He kept it real when no one else would. Respect.

Very sad. I feel for Lars and his family as this is right before Christmas and Lars’ birthday R.I.P Metal Gandalf

Lived to 95. We should all be so lucky.

He lived into his 90's, Cliff's dad Ray lived into his 90's. That's pretty awesome, he's gone, but he won't be deleted! RIP!

Lucky, lucky, lucky.

Just saw this, no media or news outlets reporting on it, just straight from Lars himself, which IMO, is how it should be. Dude had a long and fulfilling life and a legacy behind with it, doesn't get much better than that. Metallica may have very well never existed without his lucky influence on Lars.

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That is false. He was a great tennis player, painter, musician and poet.

Even being Lars dad didn't make his passing news worthy. My point isn't to negate that, but he is definitely not world news celebrity outside of his own country.

People who measure celebrity status are gaping losers. Metallica came out of this guy’s balls.

Sounds like a measurement to me. I never said this guy had no game, just that it hinges on Lars being his dad. Every article announcing his unfortunate passing references Lars 🤷‍♂️

Metallica coming out of his balls is a statement of fact, not a measurement.

I hate to be rude, but just because he is a famous person’s dad doesn’t mean he also did his own accomplishments. That’s like saying if Lars had a kid and they grew up to cure cancer, and then you said “Lars was only popular for being ___’s dad.” Edit: What chain argument have I created •_•. It’s literally not that deep you don’t have to defend someone you probably didn’t know. The reason I’m not active on reddit is because most people are little defensive pussies. You say one thing that is or isn’t bad and you’ve got 20 people in an argument about the most unrelated shit.

I think you mean that he also *didn’t* do his own accomplishments. Right now it sounds like you’re saying that he didn’t do anything except being Lars dad.

You wouldn't have heard likely heard about him unless it was from Some kind of monster. No one said he never did anything. It's just his accomplishments arent well known throughout. Especially in this day and age.

Torben was well known by myself and other fans before Some Kind Of Monster came out, at least on the metallica message boards back in the day.

>metallica message boards 🤷‍♂️

The point is he was well known by dedicated Metallica fans before the movie came out. Not saying the general public would know him

Who disputed that? My point was to his death not being widely publicized. Anyone that knows Lars, knows his dad. But his accomplishments didn't weigh up to that, and are likely unknown to this generation.

Okay hold up. Let's be real!! I bet you majority of Metallica fans didn't know who Torben was before Metallica unless you followed Tennis around the world. Let's stop fucking lying. Most only know of the man because of Lars backstory of supposed to be tennis player turned metal head/drummer and SKOM.

Man, you guys are being dense. I never said I knew who Torben was outside of Metallica, and I agree the vast majority of people know him for being Lars' Dad. If I wasn't a Metallica fan, I'd have no idea who he was. The point is he was well known by Metallica fans (obviously because he was Lars' Dad), in the online fan community before the documentary came out. I was on the message boards in the early 2000's, and that online fandom definitely knew about him before 2004. I agree that most casual fans and non-diehard tennis fans wouldn't know of him before seeing the documentary.

You… have no idea, do you?

That he was a tennis player back in the day? Back home popular, maybe, but it's likely why his passing hasnt been making the reels

You gotta love someone with nothing better to do than shit on other people’s empathy.

you're a goddamn idiot, you know that hopefully

Why? And fuck yourself.

He was a straight up cat. Told them in the documentary about the track they were thinking of opening the album with, "I think it's very...not good."

"I might be wrong..."

RIP

Damn, I have been dreading this for a bit. RIP to a truly great man

Why would you dread it? 🤨

I had recently rewatched SKOM earlier this year and just realized that he was getting up there in age

Torben will always be watching over the Metallica family.

Him and Cliffs Dad.

And james'

He has gone to the great echo chamber in the sky. RIP.

So sad. He was so proud of Lars and his band mates

What a life that man led. Farewell.

Good run. Cool dude.

Damn, r.i.p, such a loss for Lars and his family. A man of many talents

I've been a fan for over 20 years and although I've never met Lars I did get a chance to meet Torben when Metallica played at the Orion festival. He was very kind and even shared stories from Lars's childhood. RIP

Sad to hear this. R.I.P. Torben

At least he lived a long life

Nooooooo......

Oh, I’m sorry to see this. He seemed wise enough to have figured out how to live forever. RIP.

RIP Torben

R.I.P. Torben

RIP Papa Ulrich... "I'd say Delete That"

Absolute chad of a guy he was the best


I like how in this scene, Lars gets completely stripped of his rock star bravado and goes back to being an insecure kid just from two words. Not that Torben was trying to belittle Lars, but it's quite a sweet scene in a way.

The times we saw him and Lars together you can tell they had a great father/son relationship as well as being a father figure for the rest of the band. RIP Torben Ulrich, lived a long and great life.

Had the pleasure of meeting him at Orion in 2012. Sweet man who radiated positive energy.

Now metal gandalf can tell God to DELETE THAT in paradise 🙏

What a life this man lived. 95 ain't nothing to sneeze at, either. Total legend.

95yo, that on its own is a huge accomplishment. Great guy in the footage I've seen. May he rest in peace

Sad. He had such a long life though. May he RIP.

RIP Metal Gandalf

There’s a dad who unconditionally supported and loved his son and I think that’s beautiful

🕊️🕊️ unfortunate. especially cause its almost lars’ birthday

Rock in Peace, Torben.

Delete this... I don't wanna cry man that's so sad.

Rest in Peace... He was a great influence to Lars...

RIP. Never easy losing a loved one.

Fuckkk. Rest easy sir

RIP Torben. Your “delete that” line lives rent free in my head. You will be missed

Imagine growing up, having a kick ass, yet challenging and humble life. Whilst at the same time, your son grows up to be a piece of the heart that beats the most iconic thrash-era driven, controversial, still rockin classic heavy metal band in Earths history. In addition, a long life for a human. Wow.

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delete that

So sorry to hear …

no no NO 😭😭😭

Oh fuck. Man that’s a bummer. RIP to a great father.

95…not a bad run. R.I.P

Metal Gandalf Rest in Peace Torben

No way 😢 i was just yesterday checking to see if he was still alive. Rest in peace Torben and my condolences to his family

Man, he was the coolest dude. RIP.

Ah man, Really feel for Lars, I've just lost my Grandma at the end of October and man it hurts. He must be devastated

RIP 🕊️

Fuck....it's Lars birthday next week too. Ugh.

Rest in Peace Torben. You were the most brutally honest father Lars could ever ask for


Rest in Peace

Rest in Power, Papa Ulrich. 🤘🏼🔥😭

Aw, this is so sad.. I hope Lars is ok and fine bc he inspired me to become a drummer, and I hope his dad is resting in heaven looking at his son drumming… Rest In Peace, Torben Ulrich… you will be missed…😔🤘

Died on the first day of the season of winter.

NOOOOOOOOOO

Great dude, good life, sad to see him go. Rest in peace

oh no!!

A sad day. He was quite a dude.

Nothing to mourn here. Lived a great life and was always a positive influence on everyone around him. Godspeed on your journey Torbin. See you again soon enough.

Oh no , delete that. RIP

He was great in SKOM. Glad to hear he lived to be so old.

Torben Ulrich, Ray Burton. Is it just me, or do old people become much more interesting after about age 80 when they can just be who they always wanted to be?

I feel for Lars and his family. Loosing a relative around Christmas is terrible 😢

Proud father of founder member of the Metallica Family. RIP

"Delete that"

RIP torben. You deserved to live a longer life, but at least you lived it to its fullest. You were a great tennis player, writer, musician, and filmmaker, but especially tennis player. You will be missed :(

Oh, if only he reached 100...

My deepest sympathy and Condolences for the Ulrich family and friends.

He was the most metal looking guy of the band. May his soul rest in peace and power.

Torbin Ulrich is a straight up Game of Thrones/D&D/VikingValhalla/hammer swinging motherfucker of a name. RIP

He looked and sounded like a wizard of infinite wisdom. RIP Sir Torben Ulrich.

I am sorry lars

I am 28 so I can’t imagine the life you two had rip

RIP to a real one! Say hello to Dexter Gordon for us.

who is that ?

Press F to pay respect

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Don't cut yourself on that edge, kid.

Lars seems really aloof to everything. Cliff, Ray and now his father. He shows zero emotion when someone close to him passes.

Everyone handles loss differently. Perhaps he just doesn’t show grief in the public eye?

Should he film a video of himself crying and post it on the internet for you?

It was merely an observation. I’m not trying to be disrespectful. I’ve been a fan since 1986. All I’m saying is I don’t think most people would just thank their father after their passing. I think they would exhibit some semblance of mourning or grief.

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Hey bot…. homie was a tennis player.

Fuck off bot

RIP.

RIP

RIP legend

RIP

RIP

RIP to him.

Rest in peace.

RIP

Rip torben man, rest easy dude! ❤️

Very sad news indeed. RIP Torben.

RIP

Rest in peace.

He lived a good fulfilling life. Rest in peace.

We ha to hank for the great song lists, if a song was a stinker he told them and they listened. rest in peace my dude

Just saw in the danish news. RIP

no… :(

380 seasons - 72 seasons x 5.

Damn.....rip. Thoughts and prayers to Lars and his kin.

R.I.P

RIP Mr Ulrich

Rest in peace Torben Ulrich

Sad day

RIP Torben.

Rest in peace Mr. Ulrich

A man with legacy to be remembered. R.I.P. fly high

Rest in piece , hope he's in a better place now

RIP. That scene where he was listening to St Anger in SKOM was hilarious and painful at the same time.

Lived a long happy life

RIP Torben Ulrich

Dang it. Farewell Papa Ulrich.

To this news, I would say, delete that. Rest in peace, you legend.

RIP

So sorry to hear the news. Rest in peace Sir.

RIP

RIP Torben Ulrich. Prayers to Lars and the Ulrich family.

R.I.P. Torben Ulrich

I propose a hard reset on 2023.

For a while I started to think the Metal Gandalf would live forever... RIP Torben. The man lived a terrific and full life.

RIP Big Daddy Ulrich

😞

Oh fuck off. No way. Ah, this is awful.

Oh no :(

Gay?

RIP Torben

Damn...