jason newsted

During a recent podcast appearance, Jason Newsted recalled the time Metallica stopped a show after darts were thrown at them onstage.

The former Metallica bassist tells UCR the reason he still feels he has something to prove to his fans.

Jason Newsted opened up about his painkiller addiction in the '90s and 2000s during a new interview ahead of his tour with The Chophouse Band.

The bassist called the 1988 LP "the largest-selling garage duo album of all time."

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

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

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

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.

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.

They'll alternate between headlining dates and opening for Blackberry Smoke.

In like a lion and yes out like a lion too.

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