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  Jason Biography
Jason was suggested for a try-out to Lars by Brian Slagel.
Jason was up to the task and has definitely made his mark on Metallica.
Jason was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, and raised in Niles.
www.joroprod.com /jasonbio.htm   (641 words)

  
 Jason Newsted - Biography - AOL Music
Bassist Jason Newsted may not have been an original member of Metallica, but he was present for the band's rise from the metal underground to the top of the charts worldwide from the late-'80s up to the dawn of the 21st century.
Newsted formed a new band shortly thereafter, dubbed Dogz, which changed their name to Flotsam & Jetsam by 1983, specializing in a newly founded metal style -- thrash.
All the while Newsted was the band's leader, serving as the main songwriter and lyricist in addition to his bass duties.
music.aol.com /artist/jason-newsted/109562/biography   (676 words)

  
 Music Fan Clubs Metallica - Metallica > The Band > Jason Newsted
Today Jason is an integral part of the band, and as a former fan himself, is widely respected for his ongoing commitment to the fans.
Jason follows the Phoenix Suns, the Chicago Bulls on the NBA, and the Detroit Lions and the Raiders in the NFL.
Jason's first gig with Metallica was opening for Metal Church at The Country Club in Reseda in the first week of November 1986.
www.musicfanclubs.org /metallica/jason.htm   (1244 words)

  
 Rock Star: Supernova   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Though Jason Newsted served as bassist for one of the most famous rock bands of all time (you may have heard of them...
Newsted, a longstanding fan of the legendary Montreal band, joined the eclectic, thrash/speed/progressive rockers, releasing Voivod's thirteenth studio album on Chophouse Records in 2003.
And now, with Tommy Lee and Gilby Clarke, Jason has joined Supernova, gracing the group with his bass-playing chops, tremendous dimension and all that extra credibility we've come to expect from the guy.
rockstar.msn.com /supernova/jason   (405 words)

  
 METALLICA - Encyclopedia Metallica - Projects - Jason Newsted
Jason did the most parts in writing their songs.
Jason appeared with Flotsam & Jetsam on the 7th issue of Metal Blade's 'Metal Massacre' compilation albums and he also appeared on the 'Doomsday for the Deceiver' album on the Metal Blade label.
Jason played together with the 11 year old frontman Rueben Moss and the 14 year old Evan Moss on drums and backing vocals on six of The Moss Brother's songs from their first album 'North Side of the Tree'.
www.encycmet.com /projects/projason.shtml   (411 words)

  
 Jason Newsted debuts new band, EchoBrain - Bowl of Flakes
Newsted left Metallica in January, partly due to a strict policy barring side projects (see), and he had an air of rebirth about him at the posh Bimbo's 365 Club.
Newsted is busy with numerous projects (he's getting ready to produce Texas aggro-rockers Speedealer's upcoming record) but for now, EchoBrain is the main thing on the veteran bassist's mind.
Newsted paced and prowled the stage throughout the set, checking in with each bandmember in turn, sweating profusely and banging his head — in essence, the same guy who once patrolled arena stages with Metallica.
www.metalflakes.com /bowlofflakes/showthread.php?t=11146   (808 words)

  
 Jason newsted and Metallica (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jason Curtis Newsted was born on March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Jason joined Metallica from Flotsam And Jetsam after the tragic death of bassist Cliff Burton in 1986.
In Januari 2001 Jason decided to quit Metallica and was finally replaced by Robert Trujillo in 2003.
www.ruighaver.net.cob-web.org:8888 /metallica/jason-newsted.htm   (47 words)

  
 Jason Newsted - Unofficial Fan Page
Welcome to the Jasonizer, a site built by fans and dedicated to honoring the musical activity of Jason Newsted, from the Flotsam times to Voivod and Ozzy and all the way in between.
Jason Newsted has dedicated his life to performing, writing and promoting quality Metal and throughout the years he's been known for his unrivaled fan appreciation, passion for music, modesty, friendliness and those out-of-this-world stage performances.
Discuss all aspects of Jason Newsted's musical career, performance and style with the other Jason maniacs in the overly democratic Jasonizer message boards.
www.jasonizer.com /home.html   (456 words)

  
 MP3.com: Injury deals blow to TV rockers (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bassist Jason Newsted suffers major shoulder injury, forcing bandmates Tommy Lee and Gilby Clarke to hunt for a bassist for their upcoming tour.
Newsted will require immediate surgery after tearing his left bicep and rotator cuff while trying to catch a bass that had fallen off an amplifier, the band said.
Rock Star Supernova was initially called Supernova but chaged the name because a Southern California band of the same name sued the band and CBS for trademark infringement, and a judge issued an injunction forcing the band to change its name.
www.mp3.com.cob-web.org:8888 /news/stories/6869.html   (713 words)

  
 Rock Star: Supernova Fans - The Rockstar Supernova Fansite (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod, but is best known as a former member of the metal band Metallica.
Jason was often referred to by the nickname "Jason Newkid." (Ironically, he was the second oldest member of Metallica after Kirk Hammett.)
The last song Jason played with Metallica was "Fade to Black", and he knew at the time that it was going to be the last song he would play with the band.
supernovafans.com.cob-web.org:8888 /modules.php?name=Jason_Newsted   (1332 words)

  
 Chophouse Records
Newsted's post on the LKR Board of Directors will begin immediately and will help the organization gain visibility as it provides free music education to children across the country.
Newsted will accept his honorary board seat and award recognition from Little Kids Rock executive director, Dave Wish at the NAMM Show in Anaheim on Saturday, January 17th at 1:45pm at the Dean Markley booth, #5710.
Jason Newsted and his band Voivod are some of the most recent stars to get involved and they have done so in a very special way.
www.chophouserecords.com /news/jason_namm04.php   (671 words)

  
 Chophouse Records - Official Site for Jason Newsted   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jason answers some fan questions, and talks about and shows you one of his paintings.
Newsted will be spending his summer as part of the band [Rock Star] Supernova as they search for a lead singer on the CBS show Rock Star.
But Newsted admitted that the chance to start a new group for the reality TV show Rock Star was an opportunity that he couldn't pass up: "No one, any of our peers or Metallica or anybody, have ever had the opportunity to have their band backed and financed by international network television.
www.chophouserecords.com   (1002 words)

  
 Jason Newsted joins board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Newsted will accept his honorary role in a presentation at the NAMM conference today (Jan. 17) in Anaheim, California.
Newsted and his band Voivod have already recorded the song 'Yoda' written by a fifth grade Little Kid Rock student.
Jason was the bass player for Echobrain on their last album but left the band to pursue to work with Ozzy Osbourne.
www.undercover.com.au /news/2004/20040115_jasonnewsted.html   (358 words)

  
 The Rock Radio: Jason Newsted says "Rock Star" was too good to pass up
Jason Newsted says "Rock Star" was too good to pass up
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted told us that he considered himself semi-retired after the death last year of Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, the guitarist in Newsted's current band, Voivod.
Newsted says the contest is narrowed down to 15 vocalists, but the winner won't be decided until September.
www.therockradio.com /2006/06/jason-newsted-says-rock-star-was-too.html   (255 words)

  
 Metallica movie update-Jason Newsted - Bowl of Flakes
Jason made this break and I don't think he was ready to speak to them."
And because these guys were paying the bills, we felt like we couldn't say, 'We can't tell you.' But we had to be careful in what we said because we didn't want to inflame them in a sense.
And Jason wanted to know what the band was thinking and so we sort of, for a little bit there, became go-betweens and we were literally brokering the meeting of them."
www.metalflakes.com /bowlofflakes/showthread.php?t=12411   (517 words)

  
 Jason Newsted
After 14 years of holding down bass duties for Metallica, Jason Newsted is leaving the band.
In a joint statement issued by Newsted and Metallica on Wednesday (January 17), the bassist hinted that the physical duress and rigors of the band's touring schedule over the past few years may have played a hand in his decision to walk away from the group.
A rep from Metallica's management company, Q-Prime, said she was unaware of the fate of Newsted's Echo Brain project, and said the fledgling band has no immediate connection with the bassist's decision to leave Metallica.
www.filibeto.org /~aduritz/jason_newsted.html   (405 words)

  
 Jason Newsted News
Rock Star Supernova is back on the hunt for a star performer after bassist Jason Newsted was injured trying to catch a 40-kilogram piece of equipment that had fallen from his amp.
VOIVOD Frontman: JASON NEWSTED Is 'All About Challenge And Fun' - Sep. 22, 2006 Patrick Rennick of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with Michel "Away" Langevin and Denis "Snake" Belanger of...
This is not quite where Jason Newsted, heavy metal rocker extraordinaire, expected to find himself.
www.topix.net /who/jason-newsted   (752 words)

  
 Jason Newsted - Ultimate Metal Forum
The show that is swhere people compete to be the new lead singer for the "supergroup" (their word, not mine) consisting of Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted, and, uh...
Apparently Newsted is financially set for the rest of his life, because of how he managed his money when he was in Metallica.
Jason is famous for being turned down in the mix in Metallica and Lee is famous for being a goof-ball clown that shagged Pammy Anderson.
www.ultimatemetal.com /forum/showthread.php?p=5180945#post5180945   (998 words)

  
 The Rock Radio: Injury forces Jason Newsted out of Rock Star Supernova
Rock Star Supernova bassist Jason Newsted was forced to leave the band for up to nine months after suffering injuries to both shoulders, according to Blabbermouth.net.
Newsted was scheduled for immediate surgery after tearing an anterior labrum in his left shoulder and a bicep and rotator cuff in his right, reportedly while attempting to catch a 90-pound bass head that had fallen off his amp.
Lee said about Newsted's departure, "Jason was always the right guy for this band and we'll miss having him with us as we kick off our album and tour, but we know he'll be back as soon as he can pick up and play."
www.therockradio.com /2006/10/injury-forces-jason-newsted-out-of.html   (361 words)

  
 Jason Newsted
Metallica regrets to announce that after 14 years as Metallica's bass player, Jason Newsted has chosen to leave the band.
Jason Newsted: "Due to private and personal reasons, and the physical damage that I have done to myself over the years while playing the music that I love, I must step away from the band.
Newsted joined Metallica from Flotsam And Jetsam in the fall of 1986 after the tragic death of bassist Cliff Burton.
www.metallicaworld.co.uk /Jason-Newsted.htm   (469 words)

  
 MTV News | Music News, Movie News, Features and Interviews, Artist Photos
Jason Newsted says Voivod, the veteran Canadian thrash band he recently joined, can kick Metallica's ass.
Newsted, who rarely misses a chance to jam with friends, formed a project with Piggy and Away called Tar Rat in 1995.
Jason offered to produce and perform on Voivod's next album, so they journeyed to his Chophouse studio in California, and before they knew it Jason was a part of the group, making it official during a radio interview before he had even told the rest of the band.
www.mtv.com /news/articles/1459215/12182002/voivod.jhtml   (747 words)

  
 DIY Life After Metallica: Interview with Jason Newsted
After 15 years of extensive touring with the biggest heavy metal band in the world, Jason Newsted decided it was time to pursue some of his other musical interests that he'd not previously had time for.
Newsted spoke with us about his new projects and good old-fashioned DIY promotion.
One guy puts on a sticker and passes it to me, I put in the hand-written note, the next guy seals it, and we let it rip.
www.discmakers.com /music/ffwd/diy.asp   (851 words)

  
 Jason Newsted - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod, but is best known as the former member of the band Metallica from 1986-2001.
The videos for "One", "King Nothing" and "Nothing Else Matters" show Jason using his fingers, and he also plays with his fingers on the fretless acoustic bass used for "The Unforgiven" from the aforementioned film.
The band selected Lukas Rossi to be their lead singer on September 13, 2006 on the television show Rock Star: Supernova.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jason_Newsted   (1451 words)

  
 MSJ-Interview With Voi Vod's Jason Newsted
They came out here to the Chophouse [Jason's recording studio and record label in CA- ed.] For a couple weeks at a time in 1995 and 1996 and we formed something called Tarrat.
I've had Jasonic as the name of my music publishing company for many, many years.
It's the same thing I do with the Echobrain project [melodic rock band that Jason is also a member of-ed.], it's the same thing I'll do with all the music I hold dear.
www.musicstreetjournal.com /voivodint.htm   (2723 words)

  
 Ozzy Osbourne Tour Dates: Ozzy snags ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted >> liveDaily
music) bassist Jason Newsted to fill the hole left by bassist Robert Trujillo, who recently became Newsted's replacement in Metallica.
A pair of pictures that show Newsted and Osbourne together are posted at the official Ozzfest website.
Newsted left Metallica in January of 2001, citing "private and personal reasons, and the physical damage that I have done to myself over the years while playing the music that I love." At the time, he called the move "the most difficult decision of my life."
www.livedaily.com /news/4754.html   (545 words)

  
 Jason Newsted - AOL Music
Jason Newsted Accepts Honorary Seat on Little Kids Rock's Board of Directors · Jason Newsted's Statement on His Departure from Ozzy's Band...
It was Ulrich who asked Newsted coolly: "Want a job?" After confirming Jason as their new bassist, Metallica constructed a cheap studio in Ulrich's garage...
Download, listen and watch Jason Newsted music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/jason-newsted/109562/main   (153 words)

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