Newsted, who was also the band’s main lyric writer, departed soon after to join Metallica , replacing their bassist Cliff Burton , who died in a bus accident. On Halloween night 1986, he played his last show with Flotsam and Jetsam. The band had asked another local bassist Phil Rind of Sacred Reich to fill in for a short time. They then hired Michael Spencer from the Sacramento band Sentinel Beast. Flotsam and Jetsam signed a deal with Metallica’s then-label Elektra Records before opening for Megadeth in 1987 on the Peace Sells tour in Europe and North America. After touring with Megadeth, the band played selected shows in America with Slayer , Dark Angel , Possessed , Celtic Frost , Sacred Reich and Excel .
Newsted, who was also the band’s main lyric writer, departed soon
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