Newsted To Replace Trujillo At RN’R Hall Of Fame?
According to a statement from the former Metallica bassist, Jason Newsted will be replacing Robert Trujillo for Metallica’s performance at the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame. Get your Sonisphere tickets here!
While speaking to Reuters/Billboard, Newsted has said that he had a phone conversation with Lars Ulrich in which the Danish drummer asked Newsted to replace current Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo for the band’s whole performance at this weekend’s Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame.
“He said, ‘We want you to rock with us,’” said Newsted. Ulrich allegedly told Newsted that Trujillo “‘is not gonna play at all. We want you to play.’ And my first question was, ‘How’s Robert with that? How does he feel about that? I don’t want to create any kind of negative anything. I want this all to be proper.’
“(Ulrich) said, ‘No, he’s with it, man. He wants to be there as a fan, too, and wants to see the ‘black’ album band’…It’s all good. Everybody’s agreed to it. Let’s rock!’ ‘OK. Let’s rock.’”
“I felt strongly they should go as that band and represent Metallica,” continued Newsted, “because they’re strong right now, together. Those four guys in Metallica are out there knocking the s— down, standing tall, able, prowess, chops are in order … There aren’t many times the Hall of Fame can induct a band that’s fully capable like that.”
Metallica will be inducted into this year’s Hall Of Fame by RHCP bassist Flea. The band have also recently announced a US tour for this fall and have just released a trailer for Guitar Hero: Metallica where you can watch James Hetfield blow up a house.
Sonisphere will be headlined by Metallica and Linkin Park and will take place on August 1st – 2nd at Knebworth. Also on the bill will be Nine Inch Nails, Bullet For My Valentine, Avenged Sevenfold, Machine Head, Lamb Of God, Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Anthrax, Airbourne, Thin Lizzy, Killing Joke and The Sword.
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this is lame, RT has done more for that band than Newsted ever did. I think this is guilt on behalf of Lars et al for the way JN was treated when he joined the band. Get Trujillo up there dammit!
Cool JN was always the best he new how to work the crowd and had the energy. Still think RJ is quality but come on respect the skill.
Jason rocks, Rob rocks…would be ace if they had em’ both up to do a ‘bass’ off. ;-p
I think not all is as it would seem. Let’s see what Lars, James, Kirk and Rob have to say. Why would they ask their former bassist to play with them when they’re on a roll right now? Remember the scene in Some Kind of Monster when the band were asked to appear on MTV Legends? They took Rob on the show then and he hadn’t done anything with the band. They don’t need Jason Newsted. His time with the band has passed and they shouldn’t go back.
Dream on Newsted! Anyone would think he wants to rejoin the band!!!
I thought Newsted was great at the time he was in the band, but c’mon…Rob is the man now!!! The band are far better since he joined and it would be disrespectful not to include him on stage at the hall of fame gig!!!
Newsted’s the past, Rob’s the future!!! Long live the new king of bass!!!
April Fools surely?!