Tag Archives: Jason Newsted

Jason Newsted officially cancels February and March shows

Posted by on February 21, 2014

When we last checked in with Jason Newsted, he’d cancelled his plans to play at this weekend’s Soundwave Festival in Australia. Or had he? A tweet from the promoter said that the band’s gear had arrived in Brisbane, but a since-deleted message on the former Metallica bassist’s Facebook page said that they’d cancelled all their […]

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UPDATE: Megadeth cancels Australian dates, while Newsted announces shows with Testament

Posted by on February 9, 2014

Megadeth found themselves in a bit of drama down under after Australian festival Soundwave’s organizers claimed the band requested that former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted’s band not play a show with them. Dave Mustaine was quick to deny that claim. However, in a weird turn of events, Megadeth has announced they are canceling all of […]

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Dave Mustaine says he didn’t kick Newsted off shows

Posted by on February 6, 2014

Yesterday, the Metallica vs. Megadeth debate was dragged kicking and screaming back into the spotlight as Australian festival Soundwave’s Facebook page said that Megadeth requested that former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted’s band not play a show with them, replacing them with Whitechapel. Of course , this instantly became newsworthy, especially since the two bands had […]

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Did Megadeth kick Newsted off Sidewave shows?

Posted by on February 5, 2014

From the look of the Big 4 shows a few years back, any bad blood between Metallica and Megadeth was water under the bridge. That seemed to be confirmed when Newsted was selected as one of the bands to play Megadeth’s Gigantour last year. However, according to the organizers of the Australian Sidewave festival shows […]

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Flotsam and Jetsam Set To Release Re-Recording of ‘No Place for Disgrace;’ Stream For “P.A.A.B”

Posted by on January 20, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/DDFPe8dTPcY[/youtube] Back in 2006, Flotsam and Jetsam remixed and remastered their debut album Doomsday For The Deceiver (a.k.a. the one with Jason Newsted on it). Instead of doing the same for their sophomore album, the band just decided to re-record the whole damn thing. No Place For Disgrace – 2014 will be made available digitally on February 18 with the […]

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Jason Newsted Elaborates On Split From Metallica

Posted by on January 10, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/GFiTkWPZ8xU?t=30m[/youtube] In January 2001, bassist Jason Newsted left Metallica. Since that time, reasons given to his departure has ranged from hazing to conflict of Newsted wanting to engage in side projects, specifically Echobrain. Now, in a new interview with ScuzzTV, Newsted has given more insight into his split with Metallica. You can watch the interview […]

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Win a Metal Insider 2013 CMJ Showcase Prize Pack!

Posted by on September 26, 2013

It’s hard to believe that we’re less than three weeks away from Metal Insider’s 2013 CMJ showcase! To say we’re psyched about this would be an understatement. Nachtmystium’s first show in nearly a year, Byzantine’s first show in New York in six years, the black metal of NYC hometown boys Black Anvil, and awesome sets […]

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Jason Newsted finally joins Megadeth onstage for Metallica song

Posted by on August 12, 2013

While they’ve been talking about doing it since the kickoff of Gigantour, former Metallica members Dave Mustaine and Jason Newsted joined each other onstage last night (11) in Toronto on the last date of the tour. The pair played “Phantom Lord,” a song Mustaine co-wrote that appeared on Metallica’s first album, Kill ’em All. While […]

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New & Noteworthy, August 6: King of the Underdogs

Posted by on August 6, 2013

As promised last week, today’s list has some solo albums, some highly anticipated new albums from artists we haven’t seen in awhile, and a ton of generally good new music. Check it out here!   Newsted, Heavy Metal Music (Collective Sounds/Chophouse)   The follow-up to January’s Metal EP, this is the first full-length release for […]

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Listen To ‘Heavy Metal Music’ of the Jason newsted Variety

Posted by on July 29, 2013

Heavy Metal Music. The title of Jason Newsted’s first solo album is straightforward and to the point, and so is the album. And while the first full length album to bear his name won’t be out until next Tuesday (6), it’s streaming now. It’s not the heaviest thing ever, but the former Metallica bassist, who’s […]

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