Throughout his career, musician Jason Newsted has made over 250 recordings, encompassing studio albums, live material and work for film soundtracks, cover albums and charity releases. Although he began his career as a member of the thrash metal group Flotsam and Jetsam, Newsted's work has primarily been with the band Metallica, with whom he played bass guitar between 1987 and 2001.[1] During Newsted's tenure with the band, they produced four studio albums—1988's ...And Justice for All, 1991's Metallica, 1996's Load and 1997's Reload—as well as several supplementary releases. However, Newsted faced difficulty integrating with the group, and found little opportunity to add his music input;[2] having only been given writing credit for only three Metallica songs during his tenure.[3]
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Frustrated by his "second-class citizen" status and having been forbidden to work on side projects, Newsted quit in 2001 to work with the band Echobrain.[4] That band's self-titled debut was released in 2002, and featured an alternative metal style unlike Newsted's former work.[5] That same year, Newsted appeared on albums by Papa Wheelie and southern rock band Gov't Mule,[6][7] as well as becoming a full-time member of veteran Canadian thrash group Voivod.[8] Newsted wrote and recorded three albums with the latter band: Voivod, Katorz and Infini.[8][9][10] Since leaving the group, Newsted has been involved with several musical supergroups, releasing a charity double A-side single as part of WhoCares[11] and starring in the television series Rock Star: Supernova, which led to the creation of an eponymous band.[12] Newsted's other work has involved a cameo appearance on Sepultura's album Against[13] playing instruments on Unkle's debut album Psyence Fiction,[14] and releasing a split demo recording under the names of IR8 and Sexoturica.[15]
In 2013, Newsted founded the self-titled band Newsted, who released the EP Metal in January 2013,[16] and the full-length album Heavy Metal Music the following August.[17] Newsted founded and operates the independent record label Chophouse Records, named for his home studio, and has issued several of his releases through the label since 2002.[18]
Songs
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Footnotes
Album notes
- Doomsday for the Deceiver (Media notes). Flotsam and Jetsam. Metal Blade Records. 1986.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited (Media notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1987.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ...And Justice for All (Media notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1988.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Metallica (Media notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1991.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Live Shit: Binge & Purge (Media notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1993.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Load (Media notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1996.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Reload (Media notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1997.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Against (Media notes). Sepultura. Roadrunner Records. 1998.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Garage Inc (Media notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Sony Music, Vertigo Records. 1999.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Psyence Fiction (Media notes). Unkle. Mo' Wax. 1998.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - S&M (Media notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1999.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2 (Media notes). Various. Hollywood Records. 2000.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Electricitation (Media notes). The Moss Brothers. Marshall Lamm Recording. 2001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - The Deep End, Volume 2 (Media notes). Gov't Mule. ATO Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Echobrain (Media notes). Echobrain. Surfdog Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - IR8 vs. Sexoturica (Media notes). IR8 and Sexoturica. Chophouse Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Live Lycanthropy (Media notes). Papa Wheelie. Chophouse Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Strange Enjoyment (Media notes). Echobrain. Surfdog Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Unipsycho (Media notes). Papa Wheelie. Chophouse Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Voivod (Media notes). Voivod. Chophouse Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - The Deepest End, Live in Concert (Media notes). Gov't Mule. ATO Records. 2003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Katorz (Media notes). Voivod. The End Records, Nuclear Blast. 2006.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Rock Star Supernova (Media notes). Rock Star Supernova. Burnett Records, The End Records. 2006.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Infini (Media notes). Voivod. Relapse Records. 2009.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Six Feet Down Under (Media notes). Metallica. Universal Music Group. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Metal (Media notes). Newsted. Chophouse Records. 2013.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Heavy Metal Music (Media notes). Newsted. Chophouse Records. 2013.
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Single notes
- "Harvester of Sorrow" (Single notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1988.
- "Enter Sandman" (Single notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1991.
- "The Unforgiven" (Single notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1991.
- "Hero of the Day" (Single notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1996.
- "The Memory Remains" (Single notes). Metallica. Elektra Records, Vertigo Records. 1996.
- "I Disappear" (Single notes). Metallica. Warner Bros. Records, Hollywood Records. 2000.
- "Out of My Mind" / "Holy Water" (Single notes). WhoCares. Ear Music, Eagle Rock Entertainment. 2011.
Other references
- "Jason Newsted's Official Website – Newsted Heavy Metal". Jason Newsted. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- Metallica (1998). Cunning Stunts (Videotape). Elektra Entertainment.
- Berlinger, Joe (2004). Metallica: This Monster Lives. Saint Martin's Press Inc. ISBN 978-0-312-33311-9.