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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.
Nov 11, 2022 · Jason Newsted on thrash metal, the Black Album and life after Metallica: “Playing Enter Sandman for the 1,000th time kinda wears on you” By Stephen Hill. ( Metal Hammer ) published 11 November 2022. Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted looks back on the highs and lows of his epic career.
Jan 20, 2024 · Bassist Jason Newsted left Metallica on January 17, 2001. Six weeks earlier, he’d played his last show with the thrash metal titans, where he very literally waved goodbye.
Aug 31, 2023 · Following the tragic death of legendary Metallica bassist Cliff Burton in 1986, Jason Newsted had worked hard to get his name to the band, and felt certain he was the bassist they needed, but Burton was no easy act to follow.
Sep 8, 2021 · Jason Newsted: The So What! Interview. The zoom flickers to life, and there he is, Jason Newsted, as ebullient, energetic, and friendly as ever. We drop into chinwagging as though we haven’t caught up for a few days; it’s actually been a few years (we last spoke for the Justice set).
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...
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.
