Jason Newsted joins Joshua Toomey and The Talk Toomey Podcast to discuss the 30th Anniversary of Metallica's Black Album. In this clip, Jason discusses the process of writing "My Friend Of Misery" and what he assumed James and Lars liked about the tune. Jason and Joshua talk about the original release date of the record and the shows the band was playing at the time. Jason tells the reasoning behind him wearing Metallica shirts onstage and answers how the band kept up with record sales throughout the first months of its release.

Jason Newsted discusses all things Metallica's Black Album with Joshua Toomey on The Talk Toomey Podcast in Part 2 of the 4 Part Series.

PT 1: Bob Rock Pushing Metallica during the Black Album https://knot1.co/NewstedPt1
PT 3: Day On The Green '91 and Moscow '91 https://knot1.co/NewstedPt3
PT 4: 'The Black Album' "We Did Something Very Special" https://knot1.co/NewstedPt4

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