It was heavy metal's equivalent of the 1990s Leno/Letterman late-night wars: in February 2003, Metallica announced that its new bass player was Robert Trujillo, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies and ...

Newsted recounted Osbourne's heavy medication use during the tour, including 77 pills in a single day. Despite Osbourne's lifestyle, Newsted described him as a dedicated and enthusiastic musician, ...

Over the weekend, Metallica played at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York. Their first concert in Syracuse in nearly two decades broke an attendance record, drawing more than 47,000 fans. Many ...

Ahead of Metallica’s show at The JMA Wireless Dome this weekend, ex-bassist Jason Newsted spoke with News Channel 9 journalist Jeff Kulikowsky about his time playing alongside the band. The interview ...

If someone ever constructed a Mt. Rushmore of heavy metal bands, Metallica would be on it right next to Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer. Throughout their four-decade career, Metallica has nabbed eight ...

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has teamed with Reverb to sell instruments from his personal collection, including some integral items from the heavy metal band’s history. Among the instruments ...

Jason Newsted, who joined Metallica as their bassist in 1986 after the tragic death of Cliff Burton and remained with them through 2001, is now selling some of the iconic gear he used during his time ...

Luxury hotel Thompson Atlanta-Buckhead has appointed Jason C. Bass as its director of culture and programming, HospitalityNet reported. Bass will spearhead the curation of culturally diverse ...

Jason Newsted is the kind of performer that leaves it all out there on the stage. As someone that’s seen him perform multiple times in person, the dude just goes and goes and doesn’t stop until the ...

Playing Metallica shows can be pretty grueling. In fact, so much so, that Jason Newsted reveals that he used to exhaust his supply of basses on tour as his sweating during shows tended to short out ...