As an outside observer and not a fan, I like the premise of St. Anger and what they were trying to say with the album.

But I think it was really bad timing for them to do it.

Originally Posted by: hunter1801The end of the line for me was when i found out he wanted to play with Metallica and ANOTHER band. This is METALLICA!!! This isn't a side project for you to play in when u get bored. He should never have even considered playing with the other band.

1). Metallica basslines are not especially tough. Even Cliff's. I don't see how Jason having a side project takes much of anything away from Metallica. If anything, for me, it would make it easier for me to go pound out whatever the other guys wanted me to do.

2). If I'm playing with three guys who consistantly marginalize my role in a project, I'm going to need to do something on the side to make sure that my creative energies can go somewhere.

Otherwise, I'd burn out and end up quitting anyway.