When it was announced that Jason Newsted had left Metallica in 2001, it was shocking because he'd been with the band for ...

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted says that he was diagnosed with and subsequently beat throat cancer.Speaking on an ...

The former Metallica bassist "underwent a procedure for throat cancer" in 2025, and he says that he's now living a more ...

While performing with Metallica since 1982, Cliff Burton sadly passed away in 1986 at just 24 years old when the band’s tour bus crashed. Mourning the death of the musician, Metallica also searched ...

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has been living his best life. Ever since leaving the biggest band on the planet, the ...

"There was a couple things that were very good and then a couple things were very bad," explained Newsted. "When it came down to the money stuff and just having to wear all the hats and doing the ...

Bassist Jason Newsted quit Metallica on Jan. 17, 2001 after nearly 15 years in the line-up. He joined the group after original bassist Cliff Burton died in a tour bus accident in 1986. For years, the ...

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and his Chophouse Band will embark on their first-ever U.S. headlining tour this ...

Newsted’s Echobrain, an alternative-metal project which had proven to be the breaking point in his relationship with Hetfield, didn’t catch on with the masses following his Metallica departure. As it ...

Having toured the world as the bassist for Metallica for 15 years, musician Jason Newsted didn’t quite know what to do with himself after leaving the heavy metal band in 2001. A serious shoulder ...

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted opened up about being diagnosed with throat cancer and where his health stands today.