Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has shared a brilliant noisy cover of The Beatles, performed by his two sons Myles and Layne.
Lars Ulrich has shared an awesome cover of The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby by his two sons that has a "kind of energy and madness to it" that has done him proud.
The Metallica sticksman recruited Myles (21) and Layne (18) for a remote appearance on Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's livestream earlier in the week, telling Rolling Stone that the resulting Eleanor Rigby cover came about from the boys' 30-minute session in their family home's jam room.
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“It was like this insane, three-minute Blue Cheer, crazy, garage-rock version of Eleanor Rigby,” he says. “Obviously, there’s been some incredible versions of Eleanor Rigby along the way, but I’m pretty sure there’s never been one that had this kind of sound, this kind of feel, this kind of energy and madness to it. I was like, ‘You know what, boys? You done me proud.’”
When asked if his musically-talented sons are fans of their dad's band, Lars replies, “I don’t know if ‘fans’ is the first word I’d use. But I think they respect it. They’re appreciative… I think they’re fans enough, I would say.”
Watch Myles and Layne rocking out to Eleanor Rigby below:
Elsewhere, in the same livestream, Lars revealed that Metallica could begin work on a new record the longer the coronavirus lockdown goes on.
“So, will there be a Metallica quarantine record?” he asked. “I can’t tell you, because, again, I don’t know how long the quarantine will last. But if you and I and the rest of the world are sitting here six months from now or a year from now, I’d say there’s a very good chance.”
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