<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Jason-newsted ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/jason-newsted Fri, 08 May 2026 15:01:07 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “If I didn’t get some kind of help, I was going to die. So I said, ‘You guys, can I have a minute? Please give me a minute.’ And they said, ‘No’”: Jason Newsted explains how addiction struggles led to his Metallica departure ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/jason-newsted-on-his-addiciton-struggles-and-metallica-exit cxe8cmSqAtLn8adMW9zbUW Fri, 08 May 2026 15:01:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Metallica is nearly equal to Ozzy in terms of the respect factor – not all the way, but nearly”: When Jason Newsted swapped bands with Robert Trujillo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/jason-newsted-swapped-bands-with-robert-trujillo QKUHsuSJy7NrUGpcKCJhcT Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:35:00 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:57:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I played with Jason Newsted, I knew he was the one. Not that Robert Trujillo is a bad bass player, but Jason just has this edge”: In March 2003, Ozzy Osbourne introduced the world to his new bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/ozzy-osbourne-new-bassist-jason-newsted 4FHvKvUfRyswGR9igWPZpi Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:30:00 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:14:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s an art to simplicity, and Jason Newsted brought that art. Cliff Burton was more aggressive, and a busier player”: The bassists of Metallica ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/metallica-bassists RFsynq5NQpm4B6jfE3KXb4 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:52:29 +0000 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:34:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jason and I were always battling for the same space in the mix”: The controversial mixing of Metallica’s …And Justice for All wasn’t a hazing of Jason Newsted. This is James Hetfield’s explanation ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/metallica-and-justice-for-all-bass-mix k7PJXTmfnz5DjSMkgyg9YV Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:10:00 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:45:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You'll have to be a straight badass just to carry it let alone play it – I want to see what someone can do with it”: Jason Newsted is selling the 10-string Alembic bass used on Metallica’s Black Album tour – and more than 60 other instruments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-newsted-10-string-black-album-tour-bass-reverb-sale uiCywPsvsBwwqwwvVxLNEK Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:00:10 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:05:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They had spoken to me also. Who knows what was going on in their minds?” Michael Anthony says he and ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted were both approached for the failed Van Halen tribute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-anthony-jason-newsted-van-halen-reunion iKDm5ueiV892HPST8ExzeP Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:19:15 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There aren’t many bassists that could do this job. Playing with Metallica is the most demanding gig there is”: Robert Trujillo reflects on the legacy of Jason Newsted and Cliff Burton ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robert-trujillo-on-cliff-burton-and-jason-newsted qjwV2ncDA9dqKgQRuKpqma Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:50:02 +0000 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:01:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They were waiting for him to state his place in the band. When the reaction didn't come, that was the way the album turned out”: Metallica producer offers a theory for Jason Newsted’s inaudible bass on …And Justice For All ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-newstead-and-justice-for-all-bass-theory F7qoLRqFpLoeE4nx9Et7hS Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:16:24 +0000 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:02:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m not gonna point fingers, but through all of this, one of the ingredients was not playing ball with everybody else”: Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony sets the record straight on the much-rumored VH tribute project ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-anthony-van-halen-tribute-project oSTiC6eyTWXbBj4doBP43T Wed, 08 May 2024 15:06:37 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:39:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Hetfield would say, ‘Dude, get that bass s**t happening!’ It was a breathin'-down-your-neck type of thing...” Jason Newsted on the making of Metallica’s Load album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jason-newsted-on-the-making-of-metallica-load iBvCxdpBtMCBJrcJYxu2UB Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:02:36 +0000 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:54:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I'd sweat so much I had to test my basses by dunking them in water!" True story: Jason Newsted sweated so much with Metallica that his basses would short-circuit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jason-newsted-sweated-so-much-with-metallica duPMn5QTm9qcBXmeSBUKWC Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:14:32 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:46:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica’s Robert Trujillo: “Cliff’s approach was, ‘I’m gonna play what I feel, and if you don’t like it, screw you!’” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/metallica-robert-trujillo-on-cliff-burton rzk3gULacqLfXC4zCH99s7 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:23:15 +0000 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:49:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jason Newsted was “scared” of Metallica releasing Nothing Else Matters, thought Enter Sandman was “kinda corny” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-newsted-enter-sandman-corny 7UoAGGsPUj3jJro6vWmNFm Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:46:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’re the one”: Jason Newsted discusses his unforgettable first meeting with Cliff Burton’s mother ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-newsted-cliff-burton-mother 3hxNUtFgjSuSX6NstcSRo Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:07:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Jason Newsted’s original bass-driven instrumental demo that paved the way for Metallica’s My Friend of Misery ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-newsted-my-friend-of-misery-bass-tapes-demo WM8Adkc3Y32DtpmwiGGPXM Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:02:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jason Newsted says he was “f*cking livid” when he first heard …And Justice For All ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-newsted-livid-and-justice-for-all WF3WoJncMUjR5N5hpDcCxc Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:06:18 +0000 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:16:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jason Newsted: his best (and worst) bass albums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jason-newsted-his-best-and-worst-bass-albums eft5BUG29QgYs4ASfJCaRS Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:18:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jason Newsted recalls getting mocked for playing bass with a pick - and explains why the haters are wrong ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-newsted-recalls-getting-mocked-for-playing-bass-with-a-pick-and-explains-why-the-haters-are-wrong X7tocKHTvHVhita6ywRpXP Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:24:32 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:25:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Metal to Modern Art: Jason Newsted Talks Upcoming Exhibit, Metallica and More ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/metal-modern-art-jason-newsted-talks-upcoming-exhibit-metallica-and-more VwRm2MkHzSj9FGKLfJzqWR Tue, 02 May 2017 19:47:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jason Newsted Discusses His Metallica Audition — Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-newsted-discusses-his-metallica-audition-video 6RPgxsgJYagJFWwQ5P6WwB Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:12:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dear Guitar Hero: Jason Newsted Talks Flotsam and Jetsam, Voivod, Getting Hazed by Metallica and More ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/dear-guitar-hero-jason-newsted-talks-flotsam-and-jetsam-voivod-getting-hazed-metallica-and-more URmV2wzgRV3YUeWyhqcnGS Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:55:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Megadeth and Jason Newsted Perform Metallica's "Phantom Lord" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-megadeth-and-jason-newsted-perform-metallicas-phantom-lord QLvErCqyvsqJifoP6iF8RA Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:22:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen: Newsted Premiere New Song, "Ampossible" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-newsted-premiere-new-song-ampossible Pan5nBcQP2mcwJucw8cx78 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:51:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Voivod Joined by Phil Anselmo for Pink Floyd's "Astronomy Domine," and by Jason Newsted for "Voivod" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/video-voivod-joined-phil-anselmo-pink-floyds-astronomy-domine-and-jason-newsted-voivod 2Kk9ofpUqoENumogkf7Dy Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:56:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen: Newsted Premiere New Song, “Heroic Dose,” and Announce Debut Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-newsted-premiere-new-song-heroic-dose-and-announce-debut-album dazjNPAbyftTEbA8xMzQnB Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:33:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Season 12 of VH1 Classic's 'That Metal Show' to Premiere June 1 with Jason Newsted ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/season-12-vh1-classics-metal-show-premiere-june-1-jason-newsted oVJMF7hgtNrwXaE8CYnoX7 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:04:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Jason Newsted Talks New EP, 'Metal,' and Reconnecting with Metallica ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/interview-jason-newsted-talks-new-ep-metal-and-reconnecting-metallica odFAe95UPiiEJz6Gypk8X4 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:19:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jason Newsted Announces January Release for 'Metal' EP ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-newsted-announces-january-release-metal-ep 8rN4q9WLNJB45Bewx23pQi Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:17:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica Joined by Mercyful Fate, Anthrax, Armored Saint Members for Second 30th Anniversary Show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/metallica-joined-mercyful-fate-anthrax-armored-saint-members-second-30th-anniversary-show YkCEm5jmoHrFVxPXi77os4 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:21:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Watch Jason Newsted's Papa Wheelie Cover Motorhead, Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-watch-jason-newsteds-papa-wheelie-cover-motorhead-van-halen ZBza5aj4fcMegk8cNVxqFU Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:00:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Jason Newsted Talks Metallica, Papa Wheelie ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-jason-newsted-talks-metallica-papa-wheelie xhCAgu7pak6oDRYmvjUULj Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:20:19 +0000