Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced...

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Metallica gets in on their first try. What do you guys think?

Yup, they probably will get on their first try.

Regardless of how their music is now, their impact on metal music is huge.

They are one of the first bands mentioned in people's influences... Usually after Black Sabbath and Priest.

I think they do deserve it, and I'm happy they got in.

BTW I moved this to the Music Discussion Thread.

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FullMetalJustin wrote:: Yup, they probably will get on their first try.

They did. It was announced like yesterday or the day before. Just wondering what people think about it. It took for-fucking-ever for Sabbath to get in. I don't think Maiden or Priest are in. With the exception of Sabbath and Maiden I don't think there are any metal bands that are more "influential" than Metallica.

God, I want to go to the induction ceremony so bad. They said they put out an invite to Jason, but a while back James said they wouldn't put one out to Dave since he never actually played on any of the Metallica albums.

I wonder if Bob Rock will be there...

Metallica's former bassist Jason Newsted will reportedly join Metallica on stage when the veteran rock band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month.

The band, who will be inducted by Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea, said that they were inspired to reunite with their estranged bassist, who left the band in 2001, largely due to awkwardness they witnessed when Blondie were inducted in 2006.

"Jason Newsted will be there, and he will be playing with us at one point," guitarist Kirk Hammett said. "We went as a band when Black Sabbath was being inducted, and at that time Blondie was also being inducted that night. And there was so many politics and so much drama that, you know, we collectively said to each other, 'We don't want any of that,' because it kind of, it puts a really bad, sour note on the whole celebration itself."

The band are also expected to perform at the ceremony, which takes place in Cleveland on April 4, reports Blabbermouth. Metallica's current bassist, Robert Trujillo, is also expected to attend the ceremony.

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The Matt Wolf wrote:: Metallica's former bassist Jason Newsted will reportedly join Metallica on stage when the veteran rock band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month.

The band, who will be inducted by Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea, said that they were inspired to reunite with their estranged bassist, who left the band in 2001, largely due to awkwardness they witnessed when Blondie were inducted in 2006.

"Jason Newsted will be there, and he will be playing with us at one point," guitarist Kirk Hammett said. "We went as a band when Black Sabbath was being inducted, and at that time Blondie was also being inducted that night. And there was so many politics and so much drama that, you know, we collectively said to each other, 'We don't want any of that,' because it kind of, it puts a really bad, sour note on the whole celebration itself."

The band are also expected to perform at the ceremony, which takes place in Cleveland on April 4, reports Blabbermouth. Metallica's current bassist, Robert Trujillo, is also expected to attend the ceremony.

It's cool that Jason is going to be there, but I still think Hetfield is being a dick by excluding Dave Mustaine. His argument is that you're eligible for induction 25 years after your first album, not 25 years after you first formed, and Dave never appeared on any of the albums. However, his riffs still appeared on Metallica albums long after he was booted from the band. Who the fuck wouldn't want to see Dave Mustaine up there with Metallica jamming on "Hit The Lights?"

I'd love to see them do "Mechanix" and "The Four Horsemen" at the same time!

Mechanix would end like a minute before 4 horsemen. Its much faster... meaning better.. unfortunately the lyrics to mechanix suck.

Kind of upset also that Four Horsemen isn't in Guitar hero!

they would obviously have to compromise on the tempo.

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FullMetalJustin wrote:: they would obviously have to compromise on the tempo.

They could just sing the lyrics of Horsemen over an instrumental of Mechanix.

lol!

James wouldnt go for that. The tempo would be too fast for him to add his Ooooooo's and Yeah!'s

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Video for Broken Beaten and Scarred.

Post your thoughts.

I liked it. Good ole live footage video! Can't go wrong with that.

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It was a cool video. Really showed you what it was like at the shows on that tour with the flames and big black balls flying around...hitting you in the face. I thought it was cool that they used a live recording for the audio instead of just the song off of the album.

They could easily make another video for the album by using Guitar Hero Metallica footage. Then we can watch Asian James not actually playing his guitar for half of the song, but sound somehow still coming out.

I concur. It was a really good video. I read a post complaining about James' singing but it sounded like James to me.

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FullMetalJustin wrote:: I concur. It was a really good video. I read a post complaining about James' singing but it sounded like James to me.

It sounds like him, but you can tell they did some touching up of the vocals in production. Nothing too dramatic though.

As previously reported, the Metallica guest list for the April 4 induction includes staffers from the band's previous labels, Megaforce and Elektra, journalists and photographers who have been supportive over the group's career, producers and musician friends.

It was also reported that Dave Mustaine would not be able to attend. However, what wasn't reported [here] are some vital details that Metallica Blog Magnetic reported: that Dave Mustaine will not be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the band, including all three bassists. Perhaps it goes without saying, but Jason Newsted cleared things up.

"There's three bass players getting inducted, and James, Lars and Kirk," former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted said. Former guitarist Dave Mustaine will not be inducted. "Its not my decision. I have nothing to do with that. It was decided by the band, and I think it was just a hard-and-fast rule… anyone who has recorded on any Metallica recordings that have been released to the public as an official release were invited to the induction. So, that's kind of that."

Ray Burton, father of Cliff Burton, who was Metallica's bassist from 1982 until his death in 1986, will accept on behalf of his son.

That excludes Ron McGovney from the three bassists as well, for those who were counting.

Newsted plans to perform with Metallica during the ceremony. For the first time in nine years, "the Black Album band will be back together and mow the shit down," as Jason Newsted puts it.

"I talked to Lars, and it's all good," Jason Newsted said. "I was happy to hear from him. I hadn't talked to him for a long time, so it was nice to hear his voice. It was basically as if no time had passed, as far as the conversation went. We picked up right where we left off. It was just absolutely positive. It was like, there we were, getting ready to get a beer some place. And Lars is ready to rock. He sounded like a kid again talking about the induction, and I felt pretty much like that, too. Getting fired up to rock after that many years… it's pretty special."