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METAL BREAKDOWN DAILY: Jason Newsted Metallica Truth, Deep Purple & Mötley Crüe

METAL BREAKDOWN DAILY: Cutting-edge hard rock and metal news for the Doom Crew.

On today's episode, we finally get the unfiltered truth behind one of the most debated departures in heavy metal history. Jason Newsted breaks down the real reason he left Metallica in 2001, revealing a life-or-death battle with addiction and a heartbreaking lack of support from the band's inner circle.

Plus, we dive into the return of Deep Purple with their 24th studio album, Splat!, which frontman Ian Gillan claims is their heaviest material in over 50 years. We also cover Mötley Crüe's upcoming performance on…

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