Metallica Reconciles With Ex-Bassist
Even the metal band that declared “Kill ’Em All” can forgive and forget. When
Metallica takes the stage Saturday at the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Billboard reported, the group will be joined in performance by its former bassist Jason Newsted, above, who quit the band in 2001. Mr. Newsted, who was hired by Metallica in 1986 to replace Cliff Burton, who died in a tour bus accident, said he had received the invitation to reunite with his old band mates from the drummer Lars Ulrich. Mr. Newsted quit Metallica to perform with acts like Echobrain, Voivod and the
Ozzy Osbourne Band. He was replaced by Robert Trujillo, who is also expected to perform.