he left because he realized metallica (who once were known as one of the heaviest bands around) were getting old, and the music was getting stale plus he was always an outsider. He plays for Voivod now, who brutalizes anything metallica has put out in the past 10 years or more. funny turn of events, jason plays bass for ozzy now also, replacing Rob Trujillo (new bassist for metallica)
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