JASON NEWSTED - "METALLICA Was Worldwide Before There Was An Internet Or Any Of That Kind Of Crap"
August 8, 2013, 11 years ago
The Vinyl District recently interviewed former METALLICA bassist JASON NEWSTED, who is currently on the road as part of Gigantour with his new solo outfit NEWSTED; an excerpt follows:
Newsted released their debut LP, Heavy Metal Music, on August 6th. Is there anything specific that prompted you to use such a simple, direct title?
Early on, Metallica was bigger across the world than they ever were in The States, and that’s the way I was taught. It was instilled in me to look at it that way. I’ve played in 50 or 52 countries now so far, and in my career, no matter what language you speak, heavy metal music is heavy metal music, and Newsted is Newsted, and I want to make sure that’s very clear to everyone, what they’re gonna get when they lay down their money for this music."
To read the interview in its entirety, click here.
Remaining Gigantour dates, featuring MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DEVICE, HELLYEAH, and NEWSTED, include:
August
9 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center10 - Montreal, QC - Heavy Metal 2013
11 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
