Jason Newsted

Joining Metallica was a dream come true for Newsted, but the shadows of grief loomed large in those early days.

Metallica uploaded a video of ex-bassist Jason Newsted unboxing the deluxe box set for the reissued version of their album 'Reload.'

Jason Newsted dives deep into this year's tour with the Chophouse Band and how a friendship with Blackberry Smoke and a battle with throat cancer led to it.

"Don’t tell me I’m not committed," the bassist said.

The former Metallica bassist "underwent a procedure for throat cancer" in 2025, and he says that he's now living a more "clear-headed" lifestyle.

Black Label Society, Jason Newsted and Slayer all had big tour announcements this past week.

Some of these rockers left on their own and others were fired but their departures still shocked the rest of the world regardless.

"I've asked them a thousand times. I do not know."

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In an interview, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo explained what made the band's previous bassists, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted, special.

Producer Flemming Rasmussen thinks Metallica turned down the bass on '...And Justice for All' to get a reaction out of Jason Newsted.