Jason Newsted

He also performed a brief in-studio VIP concert!

On Jan. 17, 2001, bassist Jason Newsted revealed the news that he was exiting Metallica.

Raised on a farm, the bassist's life changed when a classmate introduced him to the music of Kiss.

You weren’t always meant to hear these.

One influencer argued the band's 'problematic' past.

This was before Echobrain.

Bassist was warned off side projects long before he quit over feeling artistically limited.

He shared his feelings on some of their big tracks.

In typical Roth fashion.

"There's nobody that can top it, so how do you show it honor?" bassist said.