Jason Newsted
| Jason Newsted | |
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Newsted at Rock am Ring 2013.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jason Curtis Newsted |
| Also known as | Jasonic, Jason "Newkid" |
| Born |
March 4, 1963 Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Genres | Heavy metal, thrash metal, speed metal, progressive metal, hard rock, alternative metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals |
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| Labels | Metal Blade, Elektra, Chophouse, The End, Surfdog |
| Associated acts | Metallica, Flotsam and Jetsam, Papa Wheelie, Voivod, Echobrain, Rock Star Supernova, Ozzy Osbourne, Spastik Children, WhoCares, Govt Mule, Newsted, Megadeth, Unkle |
| Website | newstedheavymetal |
| Notable instruments | |
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Sadowsky Vintage Custom Bass Alembic Basses Rickenbacker 4003 |
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Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963) is an American metal musician, known for being the third bass guitarist with the band Metallica from October 1986 until his departure in January 2001, he was also a part of Voivod and Flotsam and Jetsam. Joining Metallica in 1986 after Cliff Burton's death, Newsted remained a member until 2001. He continued with his project Echobrain, played with Ozzy Osbourne and joined heavy metal band Voivod. Newsted uses the pseudonym Jasonic, which serves as both his alias in Voivod and the name of his music publishing company. He is also the founder of the Chophouse Records studio and label based in California. From 2012 to 2014 he played in his self-titled band Newsted, for which he provided lead vocals as well as bass. Newsted lives in Alamo, California.
Jason Curtis Newsted was born into a family of musicians: his mother taught piano and one of his brothers plays trumpet. He was exposed to music as a child, listening to the record collections of his older brothers. His first instrument was a guitar, which he started to play at 9 years old, but he moved to bass at 14, after listening to Gene Simmons of Kiss. Newsted cites Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath as his major influence. He lists Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, Peter Baltes of Accept, Geddy Lee of Rush, Rob Grange of Ted Nugent and Bill Church of Montrose as other significant influences.
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