JASON NEWSTED: 'VOIVOD Can Kick METALLICA's Ass' - Dec. 19, 2002

Despite his previous statements to the contrary, ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted — currently a full-time member of VOIVOD — is no longer available to return to his former group.

"It would only happen if [METALLICA frontman] James [Hetfield] called me and asked me, or came to the house and asked me, looked me in the eyes and said, 'Dude, come rock with me,' " Newsted told MTV. "I would have done that when I was asked that question three months ago. Now that I'm in [VOIVOD], no, I wouldn't go back to METALLICA. I'm not gonna go back to METALLICA.

"If the inevitable 'someday' [comes] and there's a reunion and we play 10 shows for some people and we make it a real special thing that can meet the quality of what we created," he continued, "then I would be a part of it somewhere down the line. But right now, VOIVOD is my main focus and 100 percent of my time. I don't see a lot happening in the METALLICA camp. ... I don't see a lot of dedication to the music, and without that, you know, it's pretty tough."

Newsted, who spent 14 years in METALLICA before announcing his departure from the group in January 2001, says VOIVOD can kick METALLICA's ass.

"I have to show respect to them, but at the same time I can offer the challenge. I'd like to play on the same stage, VOIVOD and METALLICA, and we're gonna see who's what. That's really important to me, as a fan of METALLICA, to see them come on and kick ass again. But also at the same time, I think that I'm in a band now that can kick their ass.

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Originally posted by hexonxonx:
I'm tired of discussing 21st century bobrocktallica. They don't deserve to be discussed in neither positive nor negative manner. They're just irrelevant.

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Irrelevant... a word that fits Metallica perfectly! And Hex is exactly right, they don't even deserve to be discussed anymore! I too fell the pang of disapointment when they are mentioned as Metallica represents the lost potential of the whole thrash movement to me, and that's just damn sad.

On the other hand, hex hit the target: Voivod fans are guaranteed to buy "Multiverse", but the "dumb masses" still need to be reached. And now they have with them the man who learned from the masters (or how else can you explain Metallica selling 4 million+ of both "Load" and "Reload"?) how to put a metal band on the global media and, most important of all, how to sell tons of CDs (money sure doesn't hurt).

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Originally posted by Noitall:

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Piggy say : '' wtf am i doing here ? ''

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Originally posted by h:
yeh! u mus b sum kind of GAY if u r not into re-load.
Or whatever retarded language they're using on ****.com today. Thank fuck we don't have to put up with that shit here. Once again Warcorpse, I thank you!!

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Originally posted by SoCxNe0rC:
I'm actually gonna buy BOTH albums, but I have a feeling that Voivod's is gonna be better.

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The audience would be made up of partisan jug-headed WWF fans, for only they truely appreciate the art of kick-ass.