[Rocket Roll]

Pa nisam samo ja to primetio, članovi pomenutog benda se žale na to na sva usta već godinama. Najširi komentar na tu temu a da ga ja znam - nisam pravi fan, fanovi idu u sitna crevca na tu temu - je u filmu "When Metallica Ruled The World". Tu imaš natenane ispričanu priču: kako bas, zašto bas, zašto ne više basa... To je toliko prežvakana činjenica (i to sa pravom) da su morali da je spomenu čak i na Wikipediji:

"...the album's production almost completely lacks identifiable bass guitar. The standard explanation for this combines Newsted's absence from the mixing sessions (where he might have asserted his opinion) and the lingering issue of his "newness" within the band..."

"...they wish that they could re-mix the entire album because the drums and guitar overpower the bass completely. Some believe this is because Jason Newsted was new to the band and they wanted to frustrate him, though many, including Newsted himself, have stated this is due to the bass lines copying the rhythm guitar parts too closely."

"This (To Live Is To Die) is one of the few (if not the only) tracks off the album in which Jason Newsted's bass guitar is actually audible during the middle part of the song, during the melodic rhythm riffs and guitar solos. The bass was thought to have been turned all the way down in the album, and as a result the guitars sound very thin, and the drums sound a lot clickier, particulary Lars' bass drum."