“Jason and I were always battling for the same space in the mix”: The controversial mixing of Metallica’s …And Justice for All wasn’t a hazing of Jason Newsted. This is James Hetfield’s explanation
Given the band’s success and the resources at their disposal, it remains remarkable that Metallica have had not one, but two, albums with enormously controversial mixes.
The more recent of the two was on 2003’s St. Anger, which was a polarizing album even without its famous ‘metal trash can lid’ snare drum sound. The other came 15 years before, on, 1988’s …And Justice for All.
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