Former Metallica Bassist Jason Newsted Shares Home Video from Quarantine


Jason Newstead, former member of Metallica, has shared a home video with fans while self-quarantining with his wife, Nicole.due to the coronavirus in his home in Jupiter, Florida. To date, Newsted has been part of the Jupiter community for nearly 20 years. He captioned the clip: “Just having some fun during Social Distancing”.Newstead who has had other projects post-Metallica such as Echobrain and his solo Metal band Newstead as well as a member of Ozzy Osbourne’s touring band and Voivod. More recently he has done some charity shows with The Chophouse band of which he is the frontman. He also famously quit all social media in 2014, and didn’t comment on it publicly until 2017. Jason was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, along with Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo, in 2009.Continue reading


Watch Jason Newsted Perform With His Band The Chophouse


Former Metallica bassist Jason Newstead has been keeping a low musical profile the last few years, and focusing on his artwork.Jason and his band The Chophouse (which doubles for the name of his studio and production enveours) the Norton Sculpture Garden in West Palm Beach, Florida recently. Watch them perform the song ‘Blackbird’ below.  Continue reading