JASON NEWSTED - "I'm Feeling A Bit Better"

July 29, 2013, 10 years ago

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On July 21st, NEWSTED leader Jason Newsted (ex-METALLICA, VOIVOD, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) was diagnosed with walking pneumonia. As such, he and his band were forced to miss a week's worth of shows on Gigantour "under doctor's orders." The bassist/vocalist has just checked in with the following good news:

"I'm feeling a bit better, this pneumonia bug can last a few weeks sometimes... I gotta keep pushing... the show must go on! We'll be firing up the metal machine again beginning tomorrow (July 30th) in Everett, WA. We have a couple of very big weeks ahead with Gigantour and the release of our Heavy Metal Music LP on August 6th! Cheers & let's fukking rock! See ya out there."

Remaining dates for Gigantour 2013, featuring MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, HELLYEAH, DEVICE, NEWSTED, and DEATH DIVISION include:

July

30 - Everett, WA - Comcast Arena

August

1 - West Valley City, UT (SLC) - Maverik Center
2 - Denver, CO - 1st Bank Center
4 - Fargo, ND - Scheels Arena
6 - Manhattan, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
7 - Manhattan, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
9 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
10 - Montreal, QC - Heavy Metal 2013
11 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

Newsted is streaming their debut full-length album and follow-up to the Metal EP, Heavy Metal Music, below:

The album features the following 11 songs:

'Heroic Dose'

'Soldierhead'

'...As The Crow Flies'

'Ampossible'

'Long Time Dead'

'Above All'

'King Of The Underdogs'

'Nocturnus'

'Twisted Tail Of The Comet'

'Kindevillusion'

'Futureality'



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