Nobody’s more surprised that Jason Newsted will be playing again with Metallica this weekend than ... Jason Newsted. Newsted was Metallica’s bassist from 1986 — when he replaced the late Cliff Burton — until he left the group in 2001. Then, last Thursday, he got a call from drummer Lars Ulrich that changed things.
Rolling Stone — Yesterday, Rock Daily was watching the UNC Tar Heels bulldoze the Blake Griffin’s Oklahoma Sooners on their way to a Final Four spot when suddenly a TV time-out led to ... more info
Rolling Stone — On April 4th, Metallica will march into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when they’re inducted alongside Run-DMC and Jeff Beck. But tonight on Fuse, the band charts its j... more info
Rolling Stone — Jason Newsted’s 15-year stint playing bass for one of heavy metal’s biggest acts came an end nine years ago, when he exited Metallica for “private and personal reas... more info
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Nobody’s more surprised that Jason Newsted will be playing again with Metallica this weekend than ... Jason Newsted. Newsted was Metallica’s bassist fro... more info