Metallica baby news

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and his girlfriend, Gladiator star Connie Nielsen, are celebrating the birth of their first child together.

Connie gave birth to Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen on Monday in San Francisco, publicist Craig Bankey said in a statement Friday.

Nielsen has a son, Sebastian, from a previous relationship, and Ulrich has two children, Myles and Layne, from his marriage to Skylar Satenstein.

An announcement on Metallica's Web site said: "Mother's doing well, dad's in awe, and brothers Layne, Myles, and Sebastian are psyched!"