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Rush's Geddy Lee was nearly set to produce Metallica's metal classic Master of Puppets. The prog rock icon discussed the potential collaboration with the thrash rock gods about producing the follow up album that would define a genre.
In a recent interview with Noisey, the Canadian lead vocalist said: "It’s sort of true. There was some discussion with Lars, back in the day, about working with them. This was before Master of Puppets came out, I think? There was talk, you know. I was friends with their management and I met Lars back in England."
Lee says that the Californian rockers, which then featured original bassist Cliff Burton, were in touch with Rush on and off.
"I remember going to see them here in Toronto when they played at the Masonic Temple. That’s when the original bass player (Cliff Burton) was still happening. You know, before that tragedy. And, you know, we talked about it and I liked their band a lot at that time. But it just never came together."
Following the recent news of Rush drummer Neil Peart retiring from live shows, and the release of Rush's live DVD, Rush40, Lee also stated in the interview that the band were looking positive towards the future.
"There’s always an aspiration there to do something better than what we’ve done in the past and improve upon the concept that is Rush. If we should be so fortunate as to get in the studio together to write a new album, I think that will appear as well."
Meanwhile, Metallica released a snippet of Back To The Front, the up-and-coming book about making Master of Puppets. The band said: “We’re sure it’ll be worth the wait – it’s chock-full of exclusive interviews. We all hit the storage lockers, attics and basements to fill the book. We’re honoured that Cliff Burton’s dad Ray sat down for an extensive interview.”
