During the 1990s, he met drummer Jesus Mendez Jr., who helped out at the Metallica headquarters and later served as a drum tech on a tour for Newsted's former musical group Echobrain.

[6] In the late 2000s, Newsted met guitarist Jessie Farnsworth; the trio began working on music and writing songs.

[5] The EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Anthony Focx at the Creation Lab Studio from October 5−12, 2012.

[8] On November 16, 2012, Jason Newsted was interviewed on Eddie Trunk's Friday Night Rocks radio show.

[11] On December 14, 2012, Newsted revealed the track listing and release date for a four song debut EP, titled Metal, available on January 8, 2013, via iTunes.