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Latest NewsSEPULTURA Guitarist Andreas Kisser Recalls Insane Experience Auditioning for METALLICA in 1992

 

ByGreg KenneltyPublishedSeptember 22, 2020

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During a show on August 8, 1992, Metallica guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield suffered second and third degree burns from standing too close to on- stage pyrotechnics. Hetfield couldn’t play guitar for the remainder of the tour and was replaced briefly by Metal Church guitarist and band guitar technician John Marshall.

 

In a recent interview with Death Angel’s Ted Aguilar, Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser recalls trying out for what ultimately became Marshall’s position.

 

“What a privilege, man. Phil Rind from Sacred Reich, very good friends from Jason Newsted. And me and Phil Rind, of course, were good friends — Sacred Reich and Sepultura were touring together during Arise — and we love Metallica. Me and Phil, we always loved Metallica. I remember we were the only ones, maybe, that were defending the ‘black’ album when it came out… The more ‘thrashy’ people [said], ‘Ah, Metallica sold out,’ whatever. And me and Phil were always defending Metallica.

 

“I love to play covers. That’s how I learned how to play guitar, electric guitar, with the power chords and leads and stuff. And Metallica is one of my best features, let’s say, especially to play the right hand, the thrash metal. Phil Rind knew that I could play a lot of Metallica, but to play with Metallica is something else. It was, like, the pressure… And it’s so different, of course. You go with your friends in your practice room and you play ‘Seek & Destroy’ — yeah, it’s fine. And then you go there and you see Lars: ‘All right. No ‘Seek & Destroy’. Let’s play ‘The Shortest Straw’.’ Then we did it. I mean, ‘The Shortest Straw’, ‘One’, ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘Enter Sandman’… Oh, man. It give me goosebumps only to remember. And I was so welcomed there. Jason Newsted, of course, called me. ‘Hey, we are in Denver, Colorado. We have the setup here at the arena. And we are trying out everyone.’ Metallica cover bands and friends and everything… Which I thought was fantastic. Metallica is huge because they are huge in every respect — their attitude. They really looked for every type of possibility. Even myself, a guitar player from Brazil.”