Newsted (band)

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Newsted was an American heavy metal band formed by former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, known for its aggressive sound and straightforward, old-school metal style.

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Label	Occurrences
Newsted (band) canonical	3
Newsted – Heavy Metal Music	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22130792 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Newsted (band)
Context triple: [Jason Newsted, memberOf, Newsted (band)]

A. Sevendust
Sevendust is an American heavy metal band known for its aggressive sound, melodic hooks, and influential presence in the late-1990s and 2000s alternative metal scene.
B. Mudvayne
Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band known for its complex song structures, technical musicianship, and distinctive visual style, particularly prominent in the early 2000s nu metal scene.
C. Coal Chamber
Coal Chamber is an American nu metal band from Los Angeles, known for their dark, groove-driven sound and prominence in the late 1990s metal scene.
D. Godsmack
Godsmack is an American hard rock and alternative metal band known for hits like "I Stand Alone" and "Voodoo" and for their aggressive, riff-driven sound.
E. Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is an American heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s, best known for its neoclassical guitar work and as an early platform for virtuoso guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
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: Newsted (band)
Target entity description: Newsted was an American heavy metal band formed by former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, known for its aggressive sound and straightforward, old-school metal style.

A. Sevendust
Sevendust is an American heavy metal band known for its aggressive sound, melodic hooks, and influential presence in the late-1990s and 2000s alternative metal scene.
B. Mudvayne
Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band known for its complex song structures, technical musicianship, and distinctive visual style, particularly prominent in the early 2000s nu metal scene.
C. Coal Chamber
Coal Chamber is an American nu metal band from Los Angeles, known for their dark, groove-driven sound and prominence in the late 1990s metal scene.
D. Godsmack
Godsmack is an American hard rock and alternative metal band known for hits like "I Stand Alone" and "Voodoo" and for their aggressive, riff-driven sound.
E. Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is an American heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s, best known for its neoclassical guitar work and as an early platform for virtuoso guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
F. None of above. chosen