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title: "Jason Newsted"
type: "Person"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/musician/jason-newsted"
bands: 7
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# Jason Newsted

**Jason Newsted** is a metal musician, known for Newsted.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Jason Newsted |
| From | Battle Creek |
| Born | 1963 |
| Bands in catalog | 7 |

## Bands

| Band | Role | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) | background vocals, electric bass guitar | 1986 to 2001 | Former |
| [Voivod](https://themetalnet.com/band/voivod) | electric bass guitar | 2001 to 2008 | Former |
| [Flotsam and Jetsam](https://themetalnet.com/band/flotsam-and-jetsam) | original, electric bass guitar | 1984 to 1986 | Former |
| [Newsted](https://themetalnet.com/band/newsted) | eponymous, lead vocals, original, electric bass guitar | 2012 to present | Current |
| [WhoCares](https://themetalnet.com/band/whocares) | additional, electric bass guitar | 2011 to 2012 | Former |
| [IR8](https://themetalnet.com/band/ir8) | lead vocals, original, electric bass guitar | 1994 to 1994 | Former |
| [Sexoturica](https://themetalnet.com/band/sexoturica) | lead vocals, original, electric bass guitar | 1994 to 1995 | Former |

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/musician/jason-newsted](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jason-newsted). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt