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

Thirteen years after Jason Newsted left Metallica, the bassist is finally telling the story of why he left the band. For every Metallica fan, this is absolutely a must-see interview (watch above). In ...

For years, fans believed one story about his exit. Now, Newsted is setting the record straight with a much darker explanation.

Bassist Jason Newsted quit Metallica on Jan. 17, 2001 after nearly 15 years in the line-up. He joined the group after original bassist Cliff Burton died in a tour bus accident in 1986. For years, the ...

Jason Newsted served as the bassist for Metallica from around 1986 to 2001. Newsted initially told ScuzzTV in 2014 that he left due to a conflict of interest with his side project at the time, ...

When Jason Newsted joined Metallica, he found it challenging to keep his "chin up" while being surrounded by his "collectively depressed" bandmates. The former Metallica bassist recently shed new ...

For years, fans believed one story about his exit. Now, Newsted is setting the record straight with a much darker explanation. Jason Newsted left Metallica in 2001, shocking fans and sparking ...

Luckily, Newsted’s four-string talents steadily gained more of a presence after the arrival of producer Bob Rock, as the next entry in our list of Top 10 Jason Newsted Metallica Songs duly shows.

Jason Newsted recently got the all-clear from throat cancer ...

Having toured the world as the bassist for Metallica for 15 years, musician Jason Newsted didn’t quite know what to do with himself after leaving the heavy metal band in 2001. A serious shoulder ...

When it was announced that Jason Newsted had left Metallica in 2001, it was shocking because he'd been with the band for years and seemed so dedicated to it. Then, a narrative that explained the ...