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Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Metallica from 1986 to 2001. He performed with thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam for the first five years of his career before joining Metallica in October 1986 to succeed Cliff Burton, who died the month prior.
Jan 20, 2024 · On that day, bassist Jason Newsted marched into a meeting with his three brothers-in-arms of 14 years and declared that he was quitting the band. It was an announcement that rocked the ostensible thrash metal monolith from within, swiftly followed by years of in-fighting and therapy, as well as singer/guitarist James Hetfield ’s admission into rehab.
Nov 11, 2022 · Here’s how it works. Jason Newsted on thrash metal, the Black Album and life after Metallica: “Playing Enter Sandman for the 1,000th time kinda wears on you”. Given he’s avoided the spotlight for the last decade, there’s an awful lot of love and respect in our scene for Jason Newsted. He was the young, bass-playing hopeful from ...
Jan 10, 2014 · Newsted continues, "And so they had told me, pretty convincingly, 'This is a great record, we've been playing it around the office, that's all I've been hearing, it's fantastic, this kid has a ...
Feb 6, 2023 · Jason Newsted has revealed that he’s putting together two new projects – and they’ll see him returning to his heavy roots. The ex- Metallica bassist has spent the last few years out of the limelight, biut in a new radio interview with Gator 98.7 FM 's Gator Garage , he said that he spent much of last year working on the debut album from his long-running group The Chophouse Band.
Mar 31, 2009 · Jason Newsted's 15-year stint playing bass for one of heavy metal's biggest acts came to an end nine years ago, when he exited Metallica for "private and personal reasons and the physical damage I ...
Jan 17, 2021 · Bassist Jason Newsted quit Metallica on Jan. 17, 2001 after nearly 15 years in the line-up. He joined the group after original bassist Cliff Burton died in a tour bus accident in 1986.
May 2, 2013 · May 2, 2013. Jason Newsted and his band Fran Strine. The Roxy on the Sunset Strip is basically empty as Jason Newsted leads his new band, simply called Newsted, through an afternoon sound check ...
Oct 13, 2021 · Newsted joined Metallica following the tragic death of original bassist Cliff Burton in 1986. He played on the classic 1988 album …And Justice For All, but even after a few years in the band he ...
Newsted is an American heavy metal band formed in October 2012. The first lineup was led by Jason Newsted (former member of Metallica , Flotsam and Jetsam , and Voivod ) on bass and lead vocals, along with drummer Jesus Mendez Jr., guitarist Jessie Farnsworth, [1] [2] with Staind guitarist Mike Mushok joining in 2013. [3]
