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Roughly 40 people tried out for auditions after Burtons death, including Hammett's childhood friend Les Claypool of Primus, Troy Gregory of Prong, and Jason Newsted, formerly of Flotsam and Jetsam.

Newsted learned Metallica's entire setlist, and after the audition Metallica invited him to Tommy's Joint in San Francisco.

Hetfield, Ulrich, and Hammett decided that Newsted was the one to replace Burton, and Newsted's first live performance with Metallica was at the Country Club in Reseda, California.

The members took it on themselves to "initiate" Newsted by tricking him into eating a ball of wasabi.