They were really grateful – they appreciated the help.” I definitely had to retain my composure and think, ‘This is going to be great, stay positive, let’s rock.’ After it was all done, we all took a bow at the very end. They were headlining, so the energy there was just intense. It took the stress off of me, like, ‘I know this song, but I really don’t know it as well as Joey does.’”ĭid briefly stepping into Metallica’s world give you a different perspective on what they do? I thought I was gonna jump in and play one of the songs during Joey’s section, but they decided to keep him for the rest of the set, which was totally cool with me. He knew the songs front to back, and he nailed it. Like, ‘Is this really happening?’ But I couldn’t question the moment, ’cos there was something more important at stake, which was to help Lars and the band deliver these songs, and deliver a show for the fans.”
I love challenges: ‘Alright, let’s do it, we’ll work it out and make it happen.’ I was thrilled to be up there with those guys, but it was surreal seeing James and Kirk and Rob in front of me. It’s five minutes before you’re due onstage. So we agreed that I’d do the first two, Battery and The Four Horsemen, then Joey would jump in, ’cos he’d been in a Metallica covers band and he knew all those songs inside out.” I knew a few of their songs well enough to play them, but I just didn’t know all the detail of some of the other songs. My first thought was, ‘Is Lars OK?’ But they said, ‘He’s OK, he’s at the doctors, he’s just having a bit of a moment.’ So I said I’d do whatever I could to help.”ĭid they bundle you into a rehearsal room with the other guys to learn the songs? They said, ‘Lars can’t make it, and Metallica was wondering if you’d be able to sit in?’ It was a bit of a shock. “Slayer had played in the tent earlier in the evening, and I was somewhere backstage when I was approached by management.
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