Lars Ulrich illness update

United Kingdom | | 08 June 2004

The Metallica drummer is apparently waiting for test results in a German hospital. It is understood that at present the remaining tour dates will go ahead until further notice.

The band are due to resume their European tour tomorrow in Germany.

Metallica's official website describes the moments leading up to the dramatic performance

"For the last few hours James, Kirk and Rob had been busily jamming with Joey Jordison from Slipknot and Dave Lombardo from Slayer. Word filtered through that Lars suffered a medical emergency and frankly, I don't like to ask too many questions when the boys are preparing to deliver in unusual circumstances. The CD players were out, the guys were ripping through jams and the clock was ticking."

"Before the guys went onstage their energy was high high high, and with the show having been delayed without announcement, James stepped out and filled in the crowd on what had been going on, informing them of the Lars situation and that the guys had some friends stepping up to fill in. Thus it was that Lombardo bashed out a brutal Battery, a crushing statement that this show was not going to do anything less than deliver. The uniqueness got even greater after Lombardo drilled out Horsemen, when Jordison appeared clad in his Slip-mask to deliver For Whom The Bell Tolls (adding his own unique twist and flavor) before tearing through Creeping Death and Seek and Destroy."

It is reported by the NME that according to a source, Lars suffered 'a turn' on the band's flight from Lisbon and the UK causing the plane to land in Germany where an ambulance was waiting.