21 Things You Didn't Know About Metallica

9. Robert Trujillo Was Given One Million Dollars To Join Metallica

James Hetfield from Metallica performs at a private concert for SiriusXM listeners at the Apollo Theater on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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As noted in 2003's brilliantly curtain-raising Some Kind of Monster, the band were so blown away by his playing that soon after a handful of auditions, Lars, James and Kirk knew he was the right guy.

They then just straight up gave him a million dollars as a forward on joining the band, making for what's probably The Best Introductory Job Offer In History.

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