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By Tobias Carroll Jason Newsted’s career in music spans decades, and while he’s most strongly associated with Metallica — the group for which he played bass from 1986 to 2001 — that’s only a part of his impressive discography. He’s played with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Voivod; he also contributed to UNKLE’s 1998 debut Psyence Fiction. More recently, though, Newsted’s drawn attention for a musical venture he opted not to take part in — and it’s led him to publicly rethink his approach to the media. Earlier this month, Newsted told The Palm Beach Postthat Alex Van Halen had approached him l…