Jason Newsted Prefers to Leave Metallica Because James Hetfield Doesn’t Contribute !!

Jason Curtis Newsted born March 4, 1963 is an American musician who was the bassist of heavy metal band Metallica from 1986 to 2001. He first performed with thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam from 1981 to 1986 before joining Metallica to succeed the deceased Cliff Burton. Newsted performed on the albums And Justice for All (1988), Metallica (1991), Load (1996), and Reload (1997). 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. During a meeting between the members of Metallica in January 2001, Newsted proposed that the band should take a year-long hiatus, and he would use that time to focus on his side project Echobrain. When the other band members specifically James Hetfield rejected Newsted’s proposals, he chose to quit the band. LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed the video please! ​follow my INSTAGRAM : All materials featured in the video are owned by their respected owners. We do not claim their videos as our own. All videos/photos/used in the explanation are for visualization purposes only. #jasonnewsted #metallica #jameshetfield #larsulrich