Jason Newsted

Jason Newsted
Newsted at Rock am Ring 2013
Background information
Birth name	Jason Curtis Newsted
Also known as	Jasonic, Jason "Newkid"
Born	(1963-03-04) March 4, 1963 (age 61) Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal thrash metal hard rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar vocals
Years active	1981–present
Member of	Newsted
Formerly of	Voivod Metallica Flotsam and Jetsam Papa Wheelie Rock Star Supernova Echobrain Ozzy Osbourne Band Spastik Children WhoCares
Website	newstedheavymetal.com

Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Metallica from 1986 to 2001. He performed with thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam for the first five years of his career before joining Metallica in October 1986 to succeed Cliff Burton, who died the month prior. Newsted performed on the albums ...And Justice for All (1988), Metallica (1991), Load (1996), and Reload (1997). He left the group in early 2001.

After leaving Metallica, Newsted was a member of metal bands Echobrain and Voivod, using the pseudonym Jasonic for the latter, and toured with Ozzy Osbourne. Since 2012, he fronts heavy metal band Newsted. Newsted was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Metallica in 2009.