{"id":6319,"date":"2026-07-15T02:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6319"},"modified":"2026-07-15T02:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:38:48","slug":"jason-newsted-on-the-time-metallica-had-darts-thrown-at-them-onstage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6319","title":{"rendered":"Jason Newsted on the Time Metallica Had Darts Thrown at Them Onstage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/jason-newsted\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jason-newsted\" data-tag=\"jason-newsted\">Jason Newsted<\/a> was in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/metallica\/\" id=\"auto-tag_metallica\" data-tag=\"metallica\">Metallica<\/a>, he says he can remember only a handful of times when the band ever stopped a show. One was in Canada, during a period where the thrash-metal titans were still building the massive fan base they maintain today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDuring an appearance on <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s <em>Nashville Now<\/em> podcast, the bassist recalls one specific gig in remote Canada where he and singer James Heftfield found themselves under fire \u2014 from darts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn those days, Newsted says, the band wasn\u2019t always selling out hockey arenas north of the border, and the promoter would split the venue in half with a rubber curtain. That pushed fans close to the stage, and also up alongside the band in the seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThe kids are up above you,\u201d Newsted says. \u201cSo, we\u2019re playing, playing, playing, all of a sudden \u2026 a dart! I look over at James, like, \u2018Dude!\u2019 The no-words communication thing.\u201d Soon, another dart hit the stage, not far from Hetfield\u2019s tennis shoe, and Metallica halted the gig.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cIt was maybe the fourth time we ever stopped a show. When we saw too much blood or somebody\u2019s arm getting pulled out, we\u2019d stop the show for a second,\u201d Newsted says, recalling how Hetfield picked up the projectile and shouted, \u201cWhat the fuck?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pattern-block-tracking\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center pmc-hide-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0px;min-height:89px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large pattern-block-tracking\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLL0ooGQ0asg7cMkQPaIa7ZIHdYruXgD4l\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nashville-now-desktop.jpg\" alt=\"Nashville Now: Click for more of Rolling Stone\u2019s weekly country music podcast: interviews, news, and must-hear songs.\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--crisp)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center pmc-hide-desktop\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0px;min-height:100px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image pattern-block-tracking\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLL0ooGQ0asg7cMkQPaIa7ZIHdYruXgD4l\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nashville-now-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"Nashville Now: Click for more of Rolling Stone\u2019s weekly country music podcast: interviews, news, and must-hear songs.\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--crisp)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMetallica fans quickly identified the culprit, with the help of laser pointers, which were popular at the time. \u201cThe security guys and the kids and whoever had the laser pointers at the moment \u2026 the kids all jumped on him and the sheriffs carried that fucker out. The self-policing nature of the Army, the reason that is what it is, is because they feel a part of something so much larger than themselves. And when you\u2019re singing, \u2018Die, die!\u2019 with a 100,000 people, that\u2019s a thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNewsted is currently on tour with his Chophouse Band, opening a string of shows on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/blackberry-smoke\/\" id=\"auto-tag_blackberry-smoke\" data-tag=\"blackberry-smoke\">Blackberry Smoke<\/a>\u2019s 25th anniversary tour. The Southern rock band\u2019s lead singer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/charlie-starr\/\" id=\"auto-tag_charlie-starr\" data-tag=\"charlie-starr\">Charlie Starr<\/a>, joins Newsted on this week\u2019s <em>Nashville Now<\/em> to talk about how the two musicians joined up. He also shares a second-hand story from the Black Crowes\u2019 Rich Robinson about that \u201cDie! Die!\u201d chant, a refrain in Metallica\u2019s \u201cCreeping Death.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAccording to Starr, Robinson told him it was one of the most profound moments he had ever witnessed in a live setting. \u201cHe said the two most powerful things he had seen in all his experience on the road, was the \u2018Die!\u2019 chant, and Bob Dylan, alone with the same amount of people, 400,000, playing acoustic guitar. That sheer power of the four of you guys, and the power of one man with a song.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWatch Newsted and Starr\u2019s complete interview below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Southern Rock Meets Metal: Blackberry Smoke and Jason Newsted | Rolling Stone Nashville Now\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KzhNQ8RobmU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDownload and subscribe to\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s weekly country-music podcast,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/nashville-now\/\"><em>Nashville Now<\/em><\/a>, hosted by Deputy Editor, Head of Country Joseph Hudak, on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rolling-stone-nashville-now\/id1826878725\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0or<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0jCfnXfdYhwIM2I4x7SxZx\">\u00a0<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5klADYUqVyvTtNQaMfoxL1?si=a66f0a74b3c04119\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0(or wherever you get your podcasts). 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