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James Hetfield explains the controversial mixing of Metallica’s …And Justice for All
By Jackson Maxwell published
The band's first album with Newsted, ...And Justice for All was marked by the band's increasingly progressive and technically intricate bent – and barely audible bass parts
Jason Newsted is selling the 10-string Alembic bass used on Metallica’s Black Album tour
By Phil Weller published
The musician has collected some rare, weird, and wonderful instruments over his 40-year career, now he’s teamed-up with Reverb to get them into the hands of new players
Michael Anthony says he and Jason Newsted were both approached for the failed Van Halen reunion
By Phil Weller published
Newsted turned heads in 2022 when he claimed he was in line to join a Van Halen reunion tour – but now Anthony has revealed he was in the running for it, too
Robert Trujillo reflects on the legacy of Jason Newsted and Cliff Burton
By Nick Wells published
If you know your Metallica history, you’ll know that Robert Trujillo is the fourth player to fill the Metallica bass role
Metallica producer offers a theory for Jason Newsted’s inaudible bass on …And Justice For All
By Phil Weller published
Flemming Rasmussen explains why the band – who were mourning the loss of Cliff Burton at the time – decided to dial down Newsted on his maiden Metallica record
Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony sets the record straight on the much-rumored VH tribute project
By Janelle Borg published
According to Michael Anthony, internal disputes have ruined the Van Halen tribute project's potential
“Hetfield would say, ‘Dude, get that bass s**t happening!’ It was a breathin'-down-your-neck type of thing...” Jason Newsted on the making of Metallica’s Load album
By Nick Wells published
The ex-Metallica bassist recalls the making of Load and why James Hetfield had a lot to do with the bass
"I'd sweat so much I had to test my basses by dunking them in water!" True story: Jason Newsted sweated so much with Metallica that his basses would short-circuit
By Scott Malandrone published
“To test each one, I’d fill up a big tub with super hot water, dump in some salt, and submerge the bass”
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