I will always miss Jason in Metallica😢 it will always be a before and after

Beat the fan out of him? If that was REALLY the problem (and not your own narcissism) why didn´t you get someone else then? Absolute degenerates. I love this band, but the kind of narcissism and downright psychopathy from Lars and James is sickening. Jason really gave it his all, and the amount of hard work, blood and sweat he put into this band was even beyond Cliff´s and even Rob´s efforts. Rob got in, was showered with immediate respect and praise before he even did anything, and got 1 million dollars just because...reason, or more like: Hey dont judge us for what we did to the old guy. We are "the good guys" ya know. Jason didn't get a penny for joining Metallica and had to work his ass off and give 1000+ percent to get any recognition. They were absolute tools. No wonder they didn´t manage to make an album like And Justice For All, or the black album again. Even Load and Reload are better than the garbage they have put out in the last 20 years.

Jason, leaving the band created the Metallica the Jason deserved

Metallica became the giant band that it is, thanks to the presence of Newsted, with Burton the Black Album would never have existed. The Grammy they lost with AJFA was a lesson that Hetfield and Ulrich had to learn, never lower the volume on the bass.

Rob sitting there listening to how his predecessor’s predecessor cannot be replaced.

so much BS, as soon as Jason left, Metallica lost the drive and attitud they had

The Black Album IS what it IS because of Jason. Bass riffs made that album what it is. the best Metallica Album of all time

Also a complete lack of self awarness on Lars' part asking when they became the bad guys. They essentially pushed him out of the band...

I still get so sad sometimes that they pushed Newstead out instead of dealing with their own stuff. Love Rob but man imagine Jason's live vocals during Spit Out the Bone or the "WAKE ME!" part in Sleepwalk.

Jason was the energy in that bad. He brought so much to their live shows, no disrespect, that rob just doesn’t have.

Jason was really cool with😢 me

If rob will sing in the band, he will be kickout too

Metallica totally lost it after Jason departure, he was great , a pillar of the band structure , now it' s bs , since st anger up to now

I just listened to the Audition Tapes with Jason. Saying he didnt play his own stuff is beyond my understanding if you listen to the lines Jason pulls off there....

James and Lars pride killed the band, they had never reached the level of success without him, after his departure they have ride on the success of their past. Very sad that they saw him as a threat to be choked and stopped when he added so much value to the whole band 🔥

James is like Do You do whatever you want to play to Jason. They all knew no matter what he played it was getting cut out the mix anyway. The problem was this band didn’t want a bassist for a member after cliff. Jason was never a member of Metallica. He was there for touring live shows. Nothing else. When it came to recording he had no say

what did james said to rob about using a pick? i dont understand..

Unfan Jason till you want him to be a fan of your needs, narcissistic

I❤Newsted. I mean like Metallica's most famous album had HIM in it. My top favorite songs have Newsted on the bass. Once I didn't really care much about Metallica (though there were some songs I liked) until I listened to "fuel". got me hooked to Metallica, and once again, Newsted was on the bass. Jason Newsted was HUGELY underestimated by his bandmates for his work. Without him, I'm not sure where the band would've been at right then and now. Another thing about him related to his playing. Sometimes people (specifically James in this case) think playing bass with a pick is weird. But when I heard about Newsted, I just know in my heart "It's ok to play bass with a pick". I mean, HE did it, and he's a pro. We can do it too...if it's easier.

Humble Backbone one of the band around a bunch of narcissistic ego maniacs.

Never meet your heroes

Ever since Newsteads departure Metallica have been better than ever.

Too late for tears Jason Gave all to the band ,he must quit on 1986 because this guys we're a 🤬

What Would Lemmy Do Lars? Lemmy’s right behind you for God’s sake.

They beat the fan out of him so he left. The guys must be happy. They got what they wanted

not sure if James has changed over the years, but while i love The early stuff up to the black album ... i lost all respect for Lars YEARS ago. Always so full of himself ... Jason didn't "need " (for himself/his happiness) Metallica anymore and i am glad he left for HIS SAKE

You should give more respect to Jason he sacrifice his life for metallica...yah he's not best bassist but he's the best fit....I would take Jason's side any given time than robert even he's sick playing bass this genre is not for him...

I miss Jason in Metallica. Absolutely awesome dude! Saw them play here in Melbourne back in '98 on the Reload tour. Jason was at about 500% for the full show. the rest of the band were absolutely terrible and barely phoning in anything resembling a performance

He loved other bands, which for some fucked up reason, was frowned upon. Mostly by James. I remember Jason saying he was probably gonna be in trouble, for showing up at Rockfest in Arizona, headlined by Sepultura.

HE FOCKING LEFT THE BAND!

Why the heck didn't Newsted join Megadeth

Metallica always had fantastic musicians, James, Dave, Kirk, Jason, Cliff, Robert even Ron. And then there is Lars...

All blame on James. If u had been a man of character, u wld have asked him back.

Do you think Iron Maiden would treat a bandmate as such! it would never happen

Ive lost respect for this band

For my part, I quit METALLICA after, Kill'em all, Ride the lightning and MOP. And I don't regret. AJFA could have been a great album with a good mix with a bass and a real drums sound, but they prefer that shitty sound, so ADIOS and No regrets, no remorse ...

Jason had the balls to quit Two aasholes : Lars and James ! METALLICA was a the greatest thrash metal band, but after Kill'em'all, Ride the lightening and MOP, they start to do shit : Muting the bass on AJFA was stupid. The black album was commercial and no comment for others LP's. St-anger was the worst .... No matter on sales and tours. Metallica is dead a long time ago. May Jason be happier with real friends to share new music.

Burton was good but not the ultimate bass player.

Overwrought...

Lars and James are a couple of tools!

Yes well this was some time back. They are all twenty years older now. His fault, thier fault, my fault assignment of blame isn't helpful. Bands have broken up before. Some bands bigger than Metallica called it quits after loosing a member. Not right or wrong There are bands that touring casinos and clubs that started in the fifties with the second drummer, third Bassist owning the rights. Far as I know they burried the hatchet. None of them ever have to worry about needing to find a job, or how they will put thier kids through school. The four members who recorded the album Kill Em All all those years ago were not even the first incarnation of the band. Anyone remember Dave Mustaine? He was thrown out. Last I heard he was doing all right for himself. This is basically gossip.

Your loss he left.

I lost interest after the black album honestly. It was the end of their perfect streak.

It's sacrilege to say this, but Newsted was the best bassist for metallica. All things considered with Cliff's death, Jason fit perfectly in Metallica. Rob is insanely talented, but i never warmed up to him.

A tragedy is when Cliff died. Jason leaving was a choice. Metallica continues on to rule the world.

Jason was a below average musician who never had any real talent