Kamen approached Metallica in 1991 with the idea of getting the band’s music paired up with a symphony orchestra.
In October 1990, Metallica headed into One on One Recording’s studio in North Hollywood to lay down the tracks for their next album.
In 1989, Metallica got its very first Grammy Award nomination for …And Justice for All in the new Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrument category. Metallica was the favorite to win but the award went to Jethro Tull for the album Crest of a Knave . Fans and the…
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** The band’s first studio album after Burton’s death was called …And Justice for All and was recorded from January to May 1988. It got released in September and was even getting played by DJ Chuck Kaye (aka The Roar of L’Amour) at a venue in Brooklyn where Metallica had…
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Two of the three cut’s on the record – cover versions of Diamond Head’s ‘ Am I Evil? ‘ and Blitzkrieg’s ‘Blitzkrieg’ – ended up on the 1988 Elektra reissue of Kill ‘Em All .
Come August 21, 1987 and Metallica were back in business with the release of an all-covers EP, titled The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited
to make matters worse, Hetfield went and broke his wrist for the second time in a year – this time while skateboarding – which meant they had to cancel a gig on Saturday Night Live in March 1987.
** Burton’s untimely death made things a bit dodgy for Metallica. But the remaining three band members reckoned he’d want them to keep going. With the Burton family on board, they set about finding a replacement. They tried out about 40 people including Hammett’s childhood pal Les Claypool from Primus,…
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** In 1987 they released a video called Cliff ‘Em All which is a tribute to Burton who had been in Metallica for three years. It has had some cracking bass solos, home vids and pics in. keep
Which made Master of Puppets the first Metallica album to get certified Gold on November 4, 1986