Jason Newsted

The former Metallica bassist tells UCR the reason he still feels he has something to prove to his fans.

They'll alternate between headlining dates and opening for Blackberry Smoke.

Bassist argues band’s sound was Hetfield and Ulrich's, with two others to "embellish."

The Metallica drummer has a lot of musicians in his corner.

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

But in a good way.

James Hetfield also reflects on why they didn't fight to keep bassist who left in 2001.