Jason Newsted

Jason Newsted is a bass guitarist. He was a member of Metallica from 1986 to 2001. He is one of the main protagonist of Kids and Gods of Heavy Metal.

Bio
Full name: Jason Curtis Newsted

Birth: March 4, 1963

Also known as: Satan, Jasonic, Jason "Newkid"

Instruments: Bass guitar, vocals, guitar

Age: 55

Triva
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 rejected Newsted's proposals, he chose to quit the band. On January 17, as plans were being made for the band to enter the recording studio to record its eighth studio album, Newsted announced his departure.

On October 23, 2006, Newsted was injured while attempting to catch a falling bass amp head (which, according to him, was the bass amp that was used to record The Black Album, Load, and Reload).