Heavy Metal Music (album)

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Heavy Metal Music
Newsted heavy metal music.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 6, 2013
RecordedMarch−April 2013
Genre Heavy metal [1]
Length57:03
Label Chophouse
Producer Jason Newsted
Newsted chronology
Metal
(2013)
Heavy Metal Music
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Loudwire Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rock Sound 5/10 [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Heavy Metal Music is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Newsted. [10] It was released on August 6, 2013, [10] and is the only Newsted release to feature guitarist Mike Mushok who joined the band following their debut release EP, Metal (2013). [10] It was the band's only full-length release prior to bassist/vocalist Jason Newsted shutting down the project in early 2014, [11] though the band later reunited in 2023.

Contents

Background

The band finished pre-production of the album in March 2013, [12] and finished recording sessions in April. [13] The album title, track listing and artwork were unveiled on June 4, 2013, along with the album's first track, "Heroic Dose". [10] The album features two songs, "Soldierhead" and "King of the Underdogs", from their debut EP, Metal . [10] On July 18, 2013, Newsted premiered a second track, "Ampossible". [14] On July 25, 2013, Newsted released an official lyric video for the song "Above All". [15]

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Newsted [16]

No.TitleLength
1."Heroic Dose"5:24
2."Soldierhead"4:16
3."...As the Crow Flies"5:58
4."Ampossible"4:00
5."Long Time Dead"4:32
6."Above All"4:35
7."King of the Underdogs"5:57
8."Nocturnus"6:13
9."Twisted Tail of the Comet"5:14
10."Kindevillusion"5:20
11."Futureality"5:25
Total length:57:03
Deluxe edition bonus tracks [17]
No.TitleLength
12."Spiderbiter"4:31
13."Godsnake"5:16
14."Skyscraper"6:35
Itunes deluxe edition [18] and Japanese edition [19] bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."The Differents"5:39

Personnel

Newsted

References

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  2. "Newsted - Heavy Metal Music". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  3. Lyons, Todd. "Newsted - Heavy Metal Music Review". About.com . Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  4. Hadusek, John (August 6, 2013). "Album Review: Newsted - Heavy Metal Music". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  5. Pratt, Greg (August 13, 2013). "Newstead - Heavy Metal Music". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  6. Lawson, Dom (August 1, 2013). "Newsted: Heavy Metal Music – review". The Guardian . Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  7. Bowar, Chad (August 6, 2013). "Newsted, 'Heavy Metal Music'". Loudwire . Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  8. O'Connor, Sarah (July 27, 2013). "Newsted - Heavy Metal Music". Rock Sound . Freeway Press Inc.
  9. Kaill, Gary (July 24, 2013). "Newsted – Heavy Metal Music". The Skinny . Radge Media. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Hartmann, Graham (June 4, 2013). "Newsted Unveil Debut Album Title + Track List, Unleash New Song 'Heroic Dose'". Loudwire . Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  11. "JASON NEWSTED Has No Immediate Plans To Revive NEWSTED Band, Says MIKE MUSHOK". December 23, 2014.
  12. Hartmann, Graham (March 19, 2013). "Jason Newsted Welcomes Mike Mushok of Stained Into Band, Offers Album Update". Loudwire . Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  13. Childers, Chad (April 9, 2013). "Newsted Completes New Album Recording". Loudwire . Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  14. Blistein, Jon (July 18, 2013). "Newsted Channels Sixties Spies on 'Ampossible' - Song Premiere". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  15. Bowar, Chad (July 25, 2013). "Newsted Unveil 'Above All'". Loudwire . Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  16. ASCAP. "NEWSTED JASON C". ASCAP Repertory. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  17. "Record sleeve image". Jpc.de. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  18. "Heavy Metal Music (Deluxe Version) by Newsted". iTunes . Apple Inc. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  19. "Heavy Metal Music - back cover". Discogs . Retrieved December 17, 2023.