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Newsted Ready to Rock Concert Audiences With New Material and a Sprinkle of Metallica Tunes

Chad Childers — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:26:12 +0000

Newsted will play their first official gigs tonight (April 19) and tomorrow (April 20) at the Red House in Walnut Creek, Calif., and many fans are wondering what to expect from Jason Newsted's new band. The former Metallica bassist re-emerged on the music scene late last fall, revealing his new self-titled group with drummer Jesus Mendez Jr. and guitarist Jessie Farnsworth. Then, just recently, the band added longtime Staind guitarist Mike Mushok, whose group is currently in the midst of a hiatus.

Newsted Announce 2013 U.S. Tour Dates

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:06:30 +0000

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted‘s new metal band is called Newsted. Newsted’s new metal EP is called ‘Metal.’ Now, Newsted are set to promote ‘Metal’ with a U.S. tour beginning April 19. Newsted’s upcoming series of shows are not only geared to promote the ‘Metal’ EP, but are also being used as “warm up club [...]

Jason Newsted on New Band Dynamics, Besting Justin Bieber on iTunes + Tour Plans

Matt Wardlaw — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:05:27 +0000

In the first part of our exclusive interview with Jason Newsted, he discussed his new EP ‘Metal,’ as well as the influence of his former Metallica bandmate James Hetfield, among other topics. In Part 2 of our interview, Newsted delves into the relationships he has with the members of his new band (which aptly goes [...]