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From Jetsam To Jetset: The Reforging Of Metallica

Paul Elliott, Sounds, 7 February 1987

1986 saw the rise and rise of METALLICA but then came the death of bassist Cliff Burton last autumn. Since then they've recruited Jason Newsted from Flotsam & Jetsam and gone about rebuilding their career. Now they're touring Europe... but has any of their power gone?

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