 LOS ANGELES (Metallica Fans Website) - Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has been hospitalised with a "medical emergency", hours before the band were due to perform at last weekend's Download Festival. Three replacement drummers, Slipknot's Joey Jordison, Slayer's Dave Lombardo and Metallica's drum technician were drafted to fill in for Ulrich. "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," an isnide source said. "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," he added.
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