n the underground metal scene. This led to another demo recording being released called "No Life Till Leather," which caught on even better than the first one. (Doughton 19-22)An important moment in the band's history came in August of nineteen eighty-two. James and Lars were in attendance at a club called "Whiskey-A-Go-Go" where they saw an amazingly talented bass player named Cliff Burton. Both almost immediately pursued Cliff, they saw him as the missing piece in what would otherwise be a remarkable band. Cliff was not as optimistic as the other two and held out for a while. It was not until the end of that year that Cliff agreed under one condition, Metallica would have to relocate from Los Angeles to San Francisco. This was not a problem to James, Lars, or Dave considering that Los Angeles was the center of a totally different genre of music. The band moved to San Francisco in December of nineteen eighty-two and, in the process, parted ways with Ron McGovney. (Krgin 52-53)Change still seemed to be the vibe that surrounded the band. In April of nineteen eighty three the band got a call from a heavy metal producer in New Jersey named Johnny Zazula. He was interested in Metallica and wanted to produce their first album. The band enthusiastically accepted the invitation and set to go across the country from San Francisco to New York City in order to record an album. Along the way though problems became apparent between Dave Mustaine and other members of the crew helping them, including fellow band members. The main problem was Dave's alcoholism. He would get drunk and cause trouble with almost anyone and everyone. James and Lars could not figure out any alternatives. A few days before Metallica was set to arrive in New York Lars just happened to be listening to a band called Exodus and was impressed by the guitar work done on it. He and James soon decided that Exodus' guitarist, Kirk Hammett, would be perfect for the ...
