What happened to the bass on Metallica's . . . And Justice For All album?

Answer 1

wha? u mean the bass player Cliff Burton?
Sorry now i know what u mean, i cheked others answers and now i want to give u one of the best answers :

Burton died on Metallica's European tour when the band's tour bus hit black ice and flipped over in rural Sweden. He and Kirk Hammet drew cards to see who would get the top bunk. Cliff pulled the Ace of Spades, sealing his "victory". As the bus was skidding and rolling, he fell out of a window and was crushed by the bus. He was still alive at this point. He was crushed a second time when the winch cable lifting the bus off him snapped, dropping the bus on him a second time.
The night after the accident, James Hetfield got drunk, tore up his hotel and and ran through the streets for hours, yelling: "Cliff! Cliff! Where are ya??"
Cliff's corpse was cremated. At the ceremony, the instrumental "Orion" from the album Master of Puppets was played.
Metallica endured a severe backlash for their supposed selling out by working with Bob Rock and making softer music, which lead many old-school fans to declare that Cliff's death lowered the quality of Metallica's music.
He co-wrote several Metallica songs, including "Master of Puppets," "Orion," "For Whom The Bell Tolls," and "Fade to Black." The best examples of his unique style are the epic bass solo "Anesthesia)-Pulling Teeth" from the album Kill Em All, and the lead bass in the instrumental "The Call of Ktulu" from Ride the Lightning as well as "Orion" from Master of Puppets.

Burton was succeeded as Metallica's bassist by Jason Newsted. Quoting Newsted, "I always felt this shadow cast over me, and I always felt like I wore shoes that were too large for my feet whenever I remember who I replaced."
Newsted was never really accepted by the band. For his entire time in Metallica, he just was "the new one", and James Hetfield would strictly refuse to accept him as an equal to Cliff Burton.

"When Metallica lost Cliff," said drummer Lars Ulrich, "they not only lost a bassist; they lost their soul."

After Cliff's death, Metallica made ...And Justice for All in 1988. Many Metallica fans, although they never received clarification from the band, believe that the album was the band's last tribute to their fallen musician and friend. It also should be noted that the instrumental track, "To Live Is To Die", was written and composed by Cliff Burton, titled after something he once said. In addition, the Megadeth song "In My Darkest Hour" was also influenced by the death of Burton. Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, who was once Metallica's lead guitarist alongside Burton, has validated this claim.

Answer 2

On Sept 27/86 in Sweeden, Metallica was touring and their tour bus crashed. All members of Metallica lived through it but Cliff. When they wanted to record ...And Justice For All they need a bass player (Jason Newstead) to replace Cliff. The song To Live Is To Die features lyrics that Cliff had wrote.

Answer 3

The band was hazing Jason but making his bass parts smaller. I think it was part to mess with him and part to test themselves to see how well they can play without such a bass master like Cliff Burton.

Answer 4

Cliff Burton died in a car accident

Answer 5

CLIFF BURTON NEVER PLAYED IN THAT ALBUM, HE DIED BEFORE THAT. JASON NEWSTEAD DID. HE LEFT METTALICA AND HAS JOINED UP WITH GILBY CLARKE AND TOMMY LEE TO FORM SUPERNOVA. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A LEAD SINGER IN THE REALITY SHOW ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA.

Answer 6

Hetfield, et al. turned it way down (I think to mess with Jason Newsted). You can barely hear it.