- Lloyd Grant
Lloyd Grant is a
Jamaica n musician.Although many stories claim Grant was actually a member of Metallica, James maintains that this single, slapdash encounter was the only time he was involved with the band." [cite book |last=Doughton |first=K.J. |title=Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography |publisher=
Warner Books |year=1993 |isbn=0-446-39486-6]The second and third pressings of "Metal Massacre" include a different recording of "Hit the Lights" with
Dave Mustaine rather than Grant.K. J. Doughton's "Metallica Unbound" has this to say:
"Lars and James decided, with only hours to go before the 'Hit The Lights' demo was due for submission, that a second lead by a second guitarist would be essential. Lars knew a Jamaican guitarist named Lloyd Grant who was available. So, on the way to Hollywood's Bijou Studio where
Brian Slagel was already finished mixing the other Metal Massacre tracks, the band screeched into Grant's driveway, lugged the four-track into his front room, and watched him churn a second lead break...'I remember we had this four-track recorder,' explains Hetfield, recalling the last-minute struggle. 'It had tracks for drums, bass, guitar and vocals. Because there were no vocals in certain parts of the song, we could punch a lead in on the vocal track. I remember we wanted to get another solo on, so we stopped by Lloyd's house and hooked up some little fuckin' amp and just ripped through a solo. It was the first take. We went into the studio and that solo ended up on the record. It's a fuckin' great solo, man!'
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