 While on tour with the Wildhearts , Townsend formed a short @-@ lived thrash metal project with Metallica 's then @-@ bassist Jason Newsted . The band , known as IR8 , featured Newsted on vocals and bass , Townsend on guitar , and Tom Hunting of Exodus on drums . The group recorded a few songs together , although Townsend says that they never intended to go further than that . " People heard about it and thought we wanted to put out a CD , which is absolutely not true , " he explains . " People took this project way too seriously . " A demo tape was put together , but the material was not released until 2002 , when Newsted published the IR8 vs. Sexoturica compilation . 
 While on tour with the Wildhearts , Townsend formed a short @-@ lived thrash metal project with Metallica <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>then @-@ bassist Jason Newsted . The band , known as IR8 , featured Newsted on vocals and bass , Townsend on guitar , and Tom Hunting of Exodus on drums . The group recorded a few songs together , although Townsend <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>says</mark></a> that they never intended to go further than that . " People heard about it and thought we wanted to put out a CD , which <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a> absolutely <a href='negative_concord' title='4'><mark>not</mark></a>true , " he <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>explains</mark></a> . " People took this project way too seriously . " A demo tape was put together , but the material was not released until 2002 , when Newsted published the IR8 vs. Sexoturica compilation . 
While on tour with da Wildhearts , Townsend formed a short @-@ lived thrash metal project wit Metallica  then @-@ bassist Jason Newsted . The band , known as IR8 , featured Newsted on vocals and bass , Townsend on guitar , and Tom Hunting of Exodus on drums . Tdagroup recorded a few songs together , although Townsend say that they never intended to go further than that . " People heard bout it and thought we wanted to put out a CD , which ain't absolutely true , " he explain . " People took this project way too wht . " A demo tape was put together , but thdaaterial was not released till 2002 , when Newsted published the IR8 vs. Sexoturica compilation .