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Metallica's Robert Trujillo casts doubt on metal supertour

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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 4:09p.m.

Robert Trujillo (Reuters)

Robert Trujillo (Reuters)

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has cast doubt on plans for a heavy rock supertour with Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax - insisting the rockers will never agree on who gets to headline the shows.

Slayer guitarist Kerry King let it slip earlier this month negotiations had started for the first supertour of the 'big four' thrash metal bands.

Reports suggest the tour will kick off next summer.

However, Trujillo is already foreseeing big problems, attempting to satisfy all the rockers' egos.

He tells MetalHammer.co.uk, "I don't think all four bands have played together at the same time. There is (truth to the rumour) but nothing's concrete. It's not a sealed deal. We're working on it. There'd be a lot of egos. I think we'd be OK. It'd be an issue with the other three bands... The only way we would do it is if we're headlining, and we would probably be the ones to put it together."

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23 Sep 2009 10:22a.m.

Chris wrote:

Agree with Trip. James always has been a control freak. I think the "ego" argument is Metallica’s way to bow out of the tour and not be upstaged by all three other bands, which would undoubtedly happen. I used to be a dedicated Metallica fan but I have to admit that Hetfield’s way of looking down his nose at other bands started to bore me years ago. I can’t even recall the last time I listened to any of their music. Sad…

19 Sep 2009 06:50a.m.

Trip wrote:

Trujillo: "There'd be a lot of egos. I think we'd be OK. It'd be an issue with the other three bands... The only way we would do it is if we're headlining, and we would probably be the ones to put it together." I think that about sums up the whole problem right there. Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax should just tour without Metallica. I'm fairly certain that the ego problems would be alleviated that way.