Latest about Jason Newsted
"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
“To test each one, I’d fill up a big tub with super hot water, dump in some salt, and submerge the bass”
Metallica’s Robert Trujillo: “Cliff’s approach was, ‘I’m gonna play what I feel, and if you don’t like it, screw you!’”
Trujillo remembers bass guitar’s ultimate metal maverick, Cliff Burton
Jason Newsted was “scared” of Metallica releasing Nothing Else Matters, thought Enter Sandman was “kinda corny”
But he says what was the band's “softest song ever” took down the “biggest walls”, allowing their heavier material to penetrate the mainstream
Jason Newsted reportedly approached to join new Van Halen tour with Alex Van Halen and Joe Satriani
Though it's unclear whether the lineup would have taken part in some kind of Van Halen tribute tour, or a tour under the Van Halen name, Newsted said that the idea eventually "fizzled"
“You’re the one”: Jason Newsted discusses his unforgettable first meeting with Cliff Burton’s mother
The former Metallica bassist recalls how he was welcomed with open arms as a new member by the band's inner circle
Hear Jason Newsted’s original bass-driven instrumental demo that paved the way for Metallica’s My Friend of Misery
The newest release from the upcoming Black Album reissue shares one of the record’s best-loved tracks as it was originally envisaged by Newsted
Jason Newsted says he was “f*cking livid” when he first heard …And Justice For All
"I was out of my head, because I really thought I did well, and I thought I played how I was supposed to play,” the former Metallica bassist said
Jason Newsted: his best (and worst) bass albums
Highlights from the former Metallica bassist's discography ranked and rated
