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Jason Newsted explains how addiction struggles led to his Metallica departure

By Phil Weller Published

The bassist says he was a “horrible addict” and needed to leave the band for his own sake

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Jason Newsted (L) and Robert Trujillo of Metallica perform the finale at Day One of the bands' 30th Anniversary shows at The Fillmore on December 5, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
When Jason Newsted swapped bands with Robert Trujillo

By Karl Coryat Published

Why Jason Newsted got the call from Ozzy – and what lay in store for Robert Trujillo, who signed with Newsted’s old band, Metallica

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Jason Newsted & Ozzy Osbourne at Ozzfest 2003
In March 2003, Ozzy Osbourne introduced the world to his new bassist

By Karl Coryat Published

Earplugged journalists from MTV News, CNN, and ABC News, gathered to hear Jason Newsted turn out alongside Ozzy, Zakk Wylde and Mike Bordin

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Jason Newsted, Robert Trujillo,and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform at Day Two of the bands' 30th Anniversary shows at The Fillmore on December 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
“There’s an art to simplicity, and Jason Newsted brought that art”: The bassists of Metallica

By Nick Wells Published

From Ron McGovney to Robert Trujillo, we trace the evolution of Metallica’s low-end sound

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Metallica's Jason Newsted (left) and James Hetfield perform onstage at Castle Donington in Donington, England on August 22, 1987
James Hetfield explains the controversial mixing of Metallica’s …And Justice for All

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The band's first album with Newsted, ...And Justice for All was marked by the band's increasingly progressive and technically intricate bent – and barely audible bass parts

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Jason Newsted is selling the 10-string Alembic bass used on Metallica’s Black Album tour

By Phil Weller Published

The musician has collected some rare, weird, and wonderful instruments over his 40-year career, now he’s teamed-up with Reverb to get them into the hands of new players

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Michael Anthony says he and Jason Newsted were both approached for the failed Van Halen reunion

By Phil Weller Published

Newsted turned heads in 2022 when he claimed he was in line to join a Van Halen reunion tour – but now Anthony has revealed he was in the running for it, too

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Jason Newsted, Robert Trujillo,and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform at Day Two of the bands' 30th Anniversary shows at The Fillmore on December 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
Robert Trujillo reflects on the legacy of Jason Newsted and Cliff Burton

By Nick Wells Published

If you know your Metallica history, you’ll know that Robert Trujillo is the fourth player to fill the Metallica bass role

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Metallica producer offers a theory for Jason Newsted’s inaudible bass on …And Justice For All

By Phil Weller Published

Flemming Rasmussen explains why the band – who were mourning the loss of Cliff Burton at the time – decided to dial down Newsted on his maiden Metallica record

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Bass player Michael Anthony, formerly of Van Halen, performs onstage during the Adopt the Arts annual rock gala at Avalon Hollywood on January 31, 2018 in Los Angeles, California
Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony sets the record straight on the much-rumored VH tribute project

By Janelle Borg Published

According to Michael Anthony, internal disputes have ruined the Van Halen tribute project's potential

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