Would Metallica have been a better band with John Bush as a lead singer?
In the early 1980s Metallica courted John Bush of Armored Saint to become their lead singer.
They had approached him before they released their debut album "Kill 'Em All" and also later.
See the quote below.
See also Anthrax with Joey Belladonna or John Bush or ...?.
(From 'Sound of the Beast', 2003, page 91.)
As some of us know, John Bush rejected Metallica's offer. He turned them down.
See Bring The Destruction - An Interview with John Bush of Anthrax
Here is a fragment from the above 'Interview with John Bush'.
Anyway, Metallica could have been:
John Bush - lead vocals.
James Hetfield - rhythm guitar.
Lars Ulrich - drums.
Cliff Burton - bass guitar
Lead guitar player Dave Mustaine through April 1983 and Kirk Hammett thereafter.
Let's spaculate. What do you think?
Must see VIDEO:
John Bush (Armored Saint) Live in 1983
In the early 1980s Metallica courted John Bush of Armored Saint to become their lead singer.
They had approached him before they released their debut album "Kill 'Em All" and also later.
See the quote below.
See also Anthrax with Joey Belladonna or John Bush or ...?.
Quote:
| Yet after release of their debut, Metallica remained unsure of Hetfield as a singer. .... he [Hetfield] was singing, only because no one else wanted the job. The band still considered enlisting a conventional lead vocalist and front man and confining Hetfield to rhythm guitar. As late as 1984 there was still one likely candidate. [Lars Ulrich said:] "Thre's only been one guy that we have really been keen on getting for the band, and that's the front man for Armored Saint, John Bush. ... He's got the f.... best voice. ... in like five years, he's only 19 now, he's gonna be one of the biggest singers and frontmen. He's gonna be up there with Dio." |
As some of us know, John Bush rejected Metallica's offer. He turned them down.
See Bring The Destruction - An Interview with John Bush of Anthrax
Here is a fragment from the above 'Interview with John Bush'.
Quote:
| Speaking of Metallica, at one point several years ago before hooking up with Anthrax Bush was ask to join the band. “Before the band made their album Kill Em All they were still pondering getting another singer and my band at the time, Armored Saint, was starting to happen and they knew me from that and they tried to recruit me, I guess. It was a weird time because the guys in Armored Saint and I – we started together, I mean, we were 19 years old. I wasn’t going to join another band; I didn’t even know these guys. I knew kind of who they were but I was into my own thing. But a lot was made of it through the years, Metallica went on to be the band that they are, and James [Hetfield] went on to be the amazing vocalist that he is. It’s just a circumstantial thing that every few years it’ll come back up again. I don’t know if people want to bust the guy’s balls that got offered to play with Metallica and declined, but it wasn’t quiet like that at the time. I don’t think it was my destiny.” |
John Bush - lead vocals.
James Hetfield - rhythm guitar.
Lars Ulrich - drums.
Cliff Burton - bass guitar
Lead guitar player Dave Mustaine through April 1983 and Kirk Hammett thereafter.
Let's spaculate. What do you think?
Must see VIDEO:
John Bush (Armored Saint) Live in 1983
