Year : 2013
Style : Heavy Metal , Thrash Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 169 mb
Bio:
Newsted (stylized as NEWSTƎD) was an American heavy metal band formed in October 2012.The lineup consisted of former Metallica, Flotsam and Jetsam and Voivod member Jason Newsted on lead vocals and bass, drummer Jesus Mendez, Jr., guitarist Jessie Farnsworth, and Staind guitarist Mike Mushok.The band released the four-song EP Metal (recorded before Mushok had joined) on January 8, 2013, and followed up with their full-length debut album Heavy Metal Music on August 6, 2013.Guitarist Mushok stated that there are no plans for the band to regroup for any further touring or recording, explaining that Jason Newsted "shut down" the project in early 2014.Jason went silent after the news broke out and was away from social media for a very long time.Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American metal bassist known for his work with Metallica, Voivod and Flotsam and Jetsam. Joining Metallica in 1986 after Cliff Burton's death, Newsted remained a member until 2001, making him the band's longest-serving bassist. After he left Metallica, he continued with his project Echobrain, played with Ozzy Osbourne and joined heavy metal band Voivod. Newsted uses the pseudonym Jasonic, which serves as both his alias in Voivod and the name of his music publishing company. He is also the founder of the Chophouse Records studio and label based in California.In December 2012, Jason announced that he had formed his own band called Newsted with drummer Jesus Mendez Jr. and guitarist Jessie Farnsworth, with Staind guitarist Mike Mushok joining later in March 2013.The band released a four-song EP, titled Metal, on January 8, 2013.
Album:
Metal is the debut EP by heavy metal band Newsted.The band was formed by American bassist Jason Newsted in 2012.The EP was released on January 8, 2013, under Newsted's own record label Chophouse Records.The EP was recorded at the Creation Lab studio in Turlock, California.From 1986 until 2001, Jason Newsted was the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica. During the 1990s, he met drummer Jesus Mendez Jr., who helped out at the Metallica headquarters and later served as a drum tech on a tour for Newsted's former musical group Echobrain.In the late 2000s, Newsted met guitarist Jessie Farnsworth; the trio began working on music and writing songs. In the meantime, Jason Newsted was guest at Metallica's 30th-anniversary concert and performed onstage with the band. He said that those shows, along with the fans, inspired him to do another record.Newsted began writing songs on software application GarageBand in August 2012, before giving them to Mendez Jr. and Farnsworth to learn.In October 2012, the band began recording songs and later recorded another set in December 2012.The band recorded a total of eleven songs which they planned to release during the first six months of 2013.The result would be the album Heavy Metal Music, released August 6, 2013.The album was produced by Jason Newsted, with help from associate producer, Frank Munoz.The EP was recorded, mixed and mastered by Anthony Focx at the Creation Lab Studio from October 5−12, 2012.On November 15, 2012, Jason Newsted announced the launch of his official website for information on his projects.[8] On November 16, 2012, Jason Newsted was interviewed on Eddie Trunk's Friday Night Rocks radio show. He revealed that he would be releasing music under his own self-named band.On December 7, 2012, Newsted announced that his band was just finishing off their first record.[10] On December 11, 2012, Newsted announced that the band had finished their first batch of songs, and that they were working on a second batch.On December 14, 2012, Newsted revealed the track listing and release date for a four song debut EP, titled Metal, available on January 8, 2013, via iTunes.On December 15, 2012, a music video was filmed for the first song "Soldierhead".On December 17, 2012, "Soldierhead" premiered on the Eddie Trunk Live show on Sirius Satellite Radio.On January 10, 2013, Newsted announced that physical CDs of the EP would be available to order from January 15, 2013.The album sold around 6,200 copies in its first week of release and debuted at number 62 on the U.S. Billboard 200."Soldierhead" and "King of the Underdogs" were later featured on the album Heavy Metal Music's track listing while "Godsnake" and "Skyscraper" were made available as bonus tracks on Deluxe Editions of the album.
Line Up:
Jason Newsted - Vocals (lead), Bass (2012-present) - See also: ex-IR8, ex-Sexoturica, ex-WhoCares, ex-Flotsam and Jetsam, ex-Metallica, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Voivod, ex-Sepultura (live), ex-Echobrain, ex-Paradox, ex-Quarteto de Pinga, ex-Rock Star Supernova, ex-Spastik Children
Jessie Farnsworth - Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2012-present)
Jesus Mendez Jr. - Drums (2012-present) - See also: The Napoleon Blownaparts
production:
Jason Newsted − production
Frank Munoz − additional production
Anthony Focx − recording, mixing, mastering
Chris Lascano − photography
Mark Devito − cover layout and design
Tracklist:
01. Soldierhead 4:16
02. Godsnake 5:16
03. King of the Underdogs 6:00
04. Skyscraper
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