Lars Ulrich says the band didn't want a producer
On the eve of the release of the deluxe version of the album Master Of Puppets , Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett of Metallica gave an interview to Rolling Stone .
There, they talked about what the last show they did with bassist Cliff Burton and how Master Of Puppets could have been completely different.
“We were very protective of what we did on the record and we were afraid someone would ruin everything. (…) I say this with the utmost respect: we didn't see Flemming [Rasmussen, the record's producer] as a producer. He was more of an engineer who was there to record and pick the best parts of it. In our minds, a producer was someone who would ruin our stuff and make our music something that would play on the radio.”
Lars says the band was confident in what they were doing with the album and didn't want any producer, but admits that Geddy Lee from Rush was considered an option when they were deciding who would produce the album.
The new edition of Master Of Puppets includes three vinyl records, ten CDs, a cassette tape, two DVDs, a book with previously unpublished photos , and more .
