This article is about the 2013 Newsted album. For heavy metal albums, see Category:Heavy metal albums. For the genre of rock music, see Heavy metal music.
Heavy Metal Music is the only studio album by American heavy metal band Newsted.[10] It was released on August 6, 2013,[10] and is the first Newsted release to feature guitarist Mike Mushok who joined the band following their debut release EP, Metal (2013).[10] The album is the band's only full-length release, since bassist Jason Newsted shut down the project in early 2014.[11]
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]