How did Lars and James first meet?
Lars had taken out an ad in a newspaper called the Recycler, saying he was looking for people to jam with. James answered the ad, and was unimpressed with Lars’ playing, partly due to the fact that Lars’ cymbals fell over everytime he hit them. Shortly after, Lars went to England to follow his favorite band, Diamond Head on tour, and after returning to the States got a spot on Brian Slagel’s “Metal Massacre” album. Using this as bait, he talked James into recording a song for the album, and the rest is history.
