Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is a man of many faces, and as a member of metal's most commercially successful band, there's often a camera nearby to capture each golden pose.

The expressionist affectation; the triumph through exertion; the elegance in despondency; the rudimentary essence of profound creation … Yes, these faces are often peculiar, but like Michelangelo's 'David' or Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa,' Lars Ulrich's many expressions are conceptual masterpieces.

Please take a moment to gaze upon Mr. Ulrich and his many faces:

'The O-Face of Ecstasy'
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
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'The Taster'
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
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'The Limp Leer'
Frank Micelotta, Getty Images
Frank Micelotta, Getty Images
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'The Catcher of Snowflakes'
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
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'The Frown of a Lover Lost'
Neilsen Barnard, Getty Images
Neilsen Barnard, Getty Images
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'The Unintended Drumstick to the Groin'
Jeff Fusco, Getty Images
Jeff Fusco, Getty Images
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'The Perplexed Fixation'
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
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'The Misunderstanding of Hide and Seek'
Kevin Winter, Getty Images
Kevin Winter, Getty Images
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'The Duckbilled Smooch'
Noel Vasquez, Getty Images
Noel Vasquez, Getty Images
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'The Incontinence Revelation'
Jeff Fusco, Getty Images
Jeff Fusco, Getty Images
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'The French Tickler'
Kevin Winter, Getty Images
Kevin Winter, Getty Images
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'The Constipation Demonstration'
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
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'The Wandering Jaw'
Paul Hawthorne, Getty Images
Paul Hawthorne, Getty Images
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'The Gary Busey'
Lars Ulrich 'The Gary Busey'
Andreas Rentz, Getty Images
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