Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted will not be joining MEGADETH as the replacement for David Ellefson.
Ever since MEGADETH officially fired Ellefson last Monday (May 24), speculation has risen that Newsted would step in to fill the bassist role on the band’s upcoming summer tour with LAMB OF GOD.
Yesterday, (Sunday, May 30), Jason’s wife Nicole posted the following message on her Instagram: “Hi guys! Two things
“1. Jason is not joining MEGADETH. peace to them. Listen to metal
“2. Jason does not have social media accounts; this includes but is not limited to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Onlyfans and Tinder. “If you are receiving dm’s from the Jason Newsted music account or any other account claiming to be Jason please know this is not Jason and proceed at your own risk”.
Newsted shared the stage with MEGADETH and performed the classic METALLICA song “Phantom Lord” with on August 11, 2013 at the final show of that summer’s Gigantour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can watch video of that performance below.
Newsted, who quit METALLICA in February 2001, was the frontman of NEWSTED, which took part in the 2013 edition of Gigantour, the critically acclaimed package festival founded in 2005 by Mustaine.
So there ya go.
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