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2003.03 10 Questions with Jason Newsted by tangento.net

Tangento: Name your favorite-ever Voivod album (not including the latest)
Jason: “Outer Limits” with “Dimension Hatross” a close second.

T: What bassist was your greatest inspiration growing up?
Jason: Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath.

T: Is Piggy the most unique Guitarist you have worked with?
Jason: The most unique METAL guitarist I’ve ever played with, but we can’t forget Andreas Kisser of Sepultura, Devin Townsend of Strapping Young Lad, and Igor Leonardi. (super talented Slovenian guitar-synth player)

T: Can you give a quick rundown on what bass/amp/fx equipment
you used during the recording of the new Voivod album?
Jason: AMPEG SVT bass amp, 100 Watt Marshall guitar rig, and tried every distortion pedal known to man…old and new.

T: What type of ‘Newfangled Sci-Fi Guitar’ is Piggy using in the ‘We Carry On’ video?
Jason: Custom-made aluminum body instrument from New York company that goes by the qwirky moniker of Born to Rock…which, in our humble opinion, fits Piggy perfectly. You’ll be hearing plenty of it this year on the road.

T: What is your current status/ situation with Ozzy?
Jason: Jamming with my buds in LA over the weekend to see if we’re going to make a band.
I’ve been playing until my flesh cracks each night. We’ll see you at Ozzfest this Summer.

T: Have you been learning any French lately?
Jason: Oui means “no”…right?

T: Because of the wide variety of the usual rumours, speculations, and gossip, many fans of
Voivod and Metallica have been wondering: why exactly did you leave Metallica?
(just the bottom line)
Jason: Honor, respect, and metal.

T: Are there updates on, and/ or plans for – Voivod to headline a world tour?
All of us Old-School Thrashers would like to put in a request to include the newly revitalized Celtic Frost on the bill!
(Kreator, Sodom and Destruction, too – what the hell)
Jason: Never say never. Metal is rising again.

T: Can you shed any light on the possible release of the mysterious final chapter of the Voivod Character?
Jason: All I can tell you is that we’re not to the final chapter yet. Infact, this is the first chapter of the third volume.