In some shocking news, bassist Jason Newsted has just announced that he is leaving Metallica do to personal and private reasons. Another reason was because of all the damage he has done to himself over the years while playing the music he loves.

This is not the first time that Metallica has lost a bass player. Back in 1986, Metallica's original bassist Cliff Burton was killed while the band was on tour. There are now many questions fans are asking such as, is this the end of Metallica? Or will they release the new album they were working on?