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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.
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, with Staind guitarist Mike Mushok joining in 2013.
Throughout his career, musician Jason Newsted has made over 250 recordings, encompassing studio albums, live material and work for film soundtracks, cover albums and charity releases. Although he began his career as a member of the thrash metal group Flotsam and Jetsam, Newsted's work has primarily been with the band Metallica, with whom he ...
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. (Image credit: VH1)
Jason Curtis Newsted, (born March 4, 1963, in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bassist, best known as a former bassist of Metallica. Newsted joined the band in 1986, after Cliff Burton's death, and he left the band in early 2001.
May 31, 2024 · Jason Newsted was the founder and chief songwriter in Flotsam and Jetsam, when he was asked to join Metallica. Reportedly, his new band members subjected him to a long and sometimes humiliating induction procedure.
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).
