Jason Newsted

Biography

Jason Newsted is an American musician who spent fifteen years as Metallica's bassist, joining in 1986 and leaving in 2001. Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, he played with the thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam for five years before replacing Cliff Burton in Metallica. His albums with the group included ...And Justice for All (1988) and the self-titled Metallica (1991). After his departure, he played in Echobrain and Voivod, toured with Ozzy Osbourne, and formed his own band, Newsted, in 2012. He appeared in the concert films Cunning Stunts (1998) and S&M (1999), and in Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004). In 2009, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica.

63years old

Turns 64 on March 4in 112 days

Born March 4, 1963Battle Creek
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as Jason Curtis Newsted

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 24 years1992 to 2016

Every film, newest first

2016Hired GunIMDb rating 7.2
2004Metallica: Some Kind of MonsterIMDb rating 7.5
1999Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&MIMDb rating 8.8
1998Metallica: Cunning StuntsIMDb rating 8.3
1992A Year and a Half in the Life of MetallicaIMDb rating 8.1

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Big break
Newsted got an edge by getting Metallica's setlist, learning it, and showing drummer Lars Ulrich that he knew all the songs, which surprised Ulrich. Two days later the band asked him back and gave him the bassist job.
First role
Newsted's first studio work with Metallica came in 1987 on The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited, where the liner notes listed him as 'Master J Newkid'.
About the name
After leaving Metallica, Newsted played in the metal bands Echobrain and Voivod, and for Voivod he went by the pseudonym Jasonic. He also toured with Ozzy Osbourne.
Behind the camera
Newsted became a member of the thrash metal group Flotsam and Jetsam. For their 1986 album Doomsday for the Deceiver, he was the main writer of the lyrics.

Jason Newsted movies on Netflix

Hired Gun2016IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster2004IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M1999IMDb rating 8.8as Himself
Metallica: Cunning Stunts1998IMDb rating 8.3as Himself
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica1992IMDb rating 8.1as Himself

Most often with

Wayne Isham directed two of these films. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lars Ulrich

James Hetfield

Kirk HammettWayne IshamDirector, 2 films

Films together

Lars Ulrich4 films together, 1992 to 2004
Lars Ulrich's page
- Metallica: Some Kind of Monster2004IMDb rating 7.5Newsted as HimselfUlrich as Himself
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M1999IMDb rating 8.8Newsted as HimselfUlrich as Himself
- Metallica: Cunning Stunts1998IMDb rating 8.3Newsted as HimselfUlrich as Himself
- A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica1992IMDb rating 8.1Newsted as HimselfUlrich as Himself
James Hetfield4 films together, 1992 to 2004
James Hetfield's page
- Metallica: Some Kind of Monster2004IMDb rating 7.5Newsted as HimselfHetfield as Himself
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M1999IMDb rating 8.8Newsted as HimselfHetfield as Himself
- Metallica: Cunning Stunts1998IMDb rating 8.3Newsted as HimselfHetfield as Himself
- A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica1992IMDb rating 8.1Newsted as HimselfHetfield as Himself
Kirk Hammett4 films together, 1992 to 2004
Kirk Hammett's page
- Metallica: Some Kind of Monster2004IMDb rating 7.5Newsted as HimselfHammett as Himself
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M1999IMDb rating 8.8Newsted as HimselfHammett as Himself
- Metallica: Cunning Stunts1998IMDb rating 8.3Newsted as HimselfHammett as Himself
- A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica1992IMDb rating 8.1Newsted as HimselfHammett as Himself
Wayne IshamDirector, 2 films, 1998 to 1999
All films by Wayne Isham
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M1999IMDb rating 8.8Newsted as Himself
- Metallica: Cunning Stunts1998IMDb rating 8.3Newsted as Himself

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