Jason Newsted replaced Cliff Burton
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Jason Newsted is an American bassist best known for serving as Metallica’s bassist from 1986 to 2001 following the death of Cliff Burton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jason Newsted replaced Cliff Burton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5783996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jason Newsted replaced Cliff Burton Context triple: [Metallica, replacedMember, Jason Newsted replaced Cliff Burton]
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A.
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett is the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica, renowned for his influential solos and role in shaping the band's signature sound.
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B.
Billy Costigan
Billy Costigan is the undercover Massachusetts State Police officer infiltrating the Irish mob in Martin Scorsese’s crime thriller film "The Departed."
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C.
Jon Lomberg
Jon Lomberg is an American space artist and science communicator best known for his close collaboration with Carl Sagan and his major role in designing the visual and artistic elements of NASA’s interstellar messages, including the Voyager Golden Record.
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D.
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish neoclassical metal guitarist renowned for his virtuosic, fast-paced playing style and influential solo career.
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E.
K.K. Downing
K.K. Downing is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member and longtime lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jason Newsted replaced Cliff Burton Target entity description: Jason Newsted is an American bassist best known for serving as Metallica’s bassist from 1986 to 2001 following the death of Cliff Burton.
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A.
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett is the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica, renowned for his influential solos and role in shaping the band's signature sound.
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B.
Billy Costigan
Billy Costigan is the undercover Massachusetts State Police officer infiltrating the Irish mob in Martin Scorsese’s crime thriller film "The Departed."
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C.
Jon Lomberg
Jon Lomberg is an American space artist and science communicator best known for his close collaboration with Carl Sagan and his major role in designing the visual and artistic elements of NASA’s interstellar messages, including the Voyager Golden Record.
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D.
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish neoclassical metal guitarist renowned for his virtuosic, fast-paced playing style and influential solo career.
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E.
K.K. Downing
K.K. Downing is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member and longtime lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
band
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bassist ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| appearedOnAlbum |
...And Justice for All
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garage Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ Load NERFINISHED ⓘ Metallica (The Black Album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Reload NERFINISHED ⓘ S&M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Flotsam and Jetsam
NERFINISHED
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Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ Newsted (band) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozzy Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Voivod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-03-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-09-27 ⓘ |
| endTimeInBand_Metallica | 2001 ⓘ |
| firstRecordingWithMetallica | The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBand | Newsted (band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ thrash metal ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| joinedAfterAlbumTour | Damage, Inc. Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leftBand | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | bus accident ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Flotsam and Jetsam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ Newsted (band) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozzy Osbourne’s band ⓘ Voivod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jason Curtis Newsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
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record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForLeavingMetallica | to pursue other musical projects and due to internal band tensions ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | death of Cliff Burton in a bus accident ⓘ |
| replaced | Cliff Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeInBand_Metallica | 1986 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jason Newsted replaced Cliff Burton Description of subject: Jason Newsted is an American bassist best known for serving as Metallica’s bassist from 1986 to 2001 following the death of Cliff Burton.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.