BASSIST JASON NEWSTED JOINED METALLICA IN 1986 AS CLIFF BURTON’S REPLACEMENT…BURTON DIED WHEN THEIR TOUR BUS FLIPPED WHILE ON TOUR IN SWEDEN IN SEPTEMBER OF 86…AFTER 15 YEARS WITH METALLICAL, NEWSTED MADE THE DECISION TO LEAVE THE METAL MASTERS AFTER FAILING TO CONVINCE FELLOW BANDMATES TO TAKE A YEAR OFF TO ALL PURSUE SIDE PROJECTS AND ON THIS DATE HE MADE THE DECISION PUBLIC AS THE BAND WAS SET TO START RECORDING THEIR 8TH ALBUM…NEWSTED CITED, QUOTE, PRIVATE AND PERSONAL REASONS AND THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE I HAVE DONE TO MYSELF OVER THE YEARS WHILE PLAYING THE MUSIC THAT I LOVE, END QUOTE AS THE REASON FOR LEAVING…IT TOOK 2 YEARS BEFORE HIS REPLACEMENT WAS FOUND IN ROBERT TRUJILLO WHO STILL KEEPS TIME FOR METALLICA TO THIS DAY…JASON NEWSTED NEEDED TO SPREAD HIS WINGS…YOU HEAR NEWSTED’S UNIQUE STYLE OF BASS ON 1991’S “WHEREVER I MAY ROAM”…IT’S TODAY’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X
