I hear this constantly, "Jason Newsted is a dumbass for leaving Metallica." I beg to differ. The man left and doesn't have to stand behind that piece of shit St. Anger. I will admit that I bought the album hoping for big things. All I heard was "It is a return to old Metallica" or "Dude, Metallica is back." They were lies. Metallica died in 1991. Their bodies spewing only meager favorites on Load, Reload, and S&M. Newsted knew this and got the hell out of there.

He didn't have to be in that stupid documentary Some Kind of Monster either. He moved on to make music. A questionable decision at the time, but a better one in hindsight.

Newsted left Metallica to join Canada's pioneering metal band Voivod. Voivod will enter the studio in the spring to record their final album using the songs left behind by founding guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour who died in August 2005 from colon cancer.

An official statement from the band reads: "There remain 13 songs that guitarist Denis D'Amour (Piggy) had written with the band before his death, yet to be recorded. Michel Langevin (Away) and Denis Belanger (Snake) will track the last songs this spring bringing all the past and present members together to participate in a homage to the guitar legend of Piggy and the legacy of 25 years of a brotherhood forged by exploring metal, rock, and punk ethics with an other worldly premise. Jean-Yves Theriault (Blacky) and Eric Forrest (E Force) have eagerly agreed to contribute bass tracks along with the current bass player Jason Newsted (Jasonic). Voivod may play select shows after the release as a thank you to the fans to bring closure to a great career."

Here is a better song than anything on St. Anger. Voivod's The Getaway.