Question: Bassist of the band who released Voivod was originally in a band based where? 

full_context: Document 1: List of songs recorded by Metallica: Metallica is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The band released its debut album "Kill 'Em All" in 1983, which credited songwriting between frontman James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Dave Mustaine, who had left before the album was recorded (bassist Cliff Burton was credited for the bass solo "(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth"). On the 1984 follow-up "Ride the Lightning", Burton received more songwriting credits and Mustaine's replacement Kirk Hammett was also co-credited on four songs. "Master of Puppets", released in 1986, was the last album to feature Burton, who died in a bus accident later that year.
Document 2: Kirk Hammett: Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician who has been lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for the heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on "Rolling Stone"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 15 in Joel McIver's book "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists".
Document 3: James Hetfield: James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering a classified advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper "The Recycler". Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles.
Document 4: Metallica: Metallica is an American heavy metal band based in San Rafael, California. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles when vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield responded to an advertisement posted by drummer Lars Ulrich in a local newspaper. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine (who went on to form Megadeth) and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton, and Jason Newsted are also former members of the band.
Document 5: Voivod (band): Voivod is a Canadian thrash metal band from Jonquière, Quebec. The band consists of Denis "Snake" Bélanger (vocals), Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain (guitar), Dominique "Rocky" Laroche (bass) and Michel "Away" Langevin (drums). Their musical style has changed several times since the band's origin in the early 1980s. Starting out as a speed metal band, Voivod have added a mix of progressive metal and thrash metal to create their own unique metal style, and they are credited as one of the "big four" Canadian thrash metal bands, along with Sacrifice, Razor, and Annihilator.
Document 6: List of Metallica concert tours: Metallica is an American heavy metal band, founded in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield. Aside from Ulrich, the original lineup for some of the 1982 concerts included James Hetfield (rhythm guitar and lead vocals), Dave Mustaine (lead guitar and backing vocals) and Ron McGovney (bass guitar). Cliff Burton replaced McGovney in 1982 and played with the band until his death in 1986. After his death, bassists Jason Newsted (1986–2001), and Robert Trujillo (since 2003) were recruited in the band. While the lead guitarist role was taken by Kirk Hammett (since 1983) after Dave Mustaine got fired from the band.
Document 7: Metallica discography: The following is the discography of Metallica, a Los Angeles-based metal band formed in 1981 by James Hetfield (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Lars Ulrich (drums). After several bassist and lead guitarist changes, the band settled on Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett, respectively. Metallica started playing locally, releasing their first widely circulated demo, "No Life 'til Leather", in 1982. The demo caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who signed Metallica to Megaforce Records. The band released "Kill 'Em All" in 1983, and the following year they released "Ride the Lightning". After "Ride the Lightning" was released, Metallica left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records. In March 1986, the band released its third studio album, "Master of Puppets", which was Metallica's first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). While promoting the album, Burton was killed in a bus accident. Jason Newsted was hired as a replacement. The band's first release to feature the new member was "," and then followed by "...And Justice for All" in August 1988, which peaked at number six on the "Billboard" 200.
Document 8: Newsted: Newsted (stylized as NEWSTƎD) was an American heavy metal band formed in October 2012, and consisting of former Metallica, Flotsam and Jetsam and Voivod bassist Jason Newsted on lead vocals and bass; drummer Jesus Mendez, Jr.; guitarist Jessie Farnsworth; and Staind guitarist Mike Mushok. The band released the four-song EP "Metal" (recorded before Mushok had joined) on January 8, 2013, and followed up with their full-length debut album "Heavy Metal Music" on August 6, 2013. Guitarist Mike Mushok says that there are no plans for the NEWSTED band to regroup for any further touring or recording, explaining that bassist Jason Newsted "shut down" the project in early 2014.
Document 9: Denis Bélanger: Denis "Snake" Bélanger (born August 9, 1964) is the vocalist and lyricist of the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod.
Document 10: Jason Newsted: Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963) is an American metal musician, known for being the third recording bass guitarist with the band Metallica from October 1986 until his departure in January 2001, as well as being a part of Voivod and Flotsam and Jetsam. After leaving Metallica he continued with his project Echobrain, played with Ozzy Osbourne and joined heavy metal band Voivod. Newsted uses the pseudonym Jasonic, which serves as both his alias in Voivod and the name of his music publishing company. He is also the founder of the Chophouse Records studio and label based in California. From 2012 to 2014 he played in his self-titled band Newsted, for which he provided lead vocals as well as bass. Newsted lives in Alamo, California.
Document 11: Voivod (album): Voivod is the thirteenth album release, and the tenth studio album, by Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod. It is the first to feature, since 1993's "The Outer Limits", returning vocalist Denis Bélanger (Snake) and their first recording with bassist Jason Newsted (Jasonic), formerly of Metallica. It was released in 2003 on Newsted's Chophouse Records label. This is also the last album Voivod completed before guitarist Denis D'Amour (Piggy) died of colon cancer in 2005.
Document 12: Negatron (album): Negatron is the ninth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, released on November 21, 1995 through Hypnotic Records worldwide and Mausoleum Records in the US. It is the first studio album not to feature original singer Denis "Snake" Bélanger, who temporarily left the band in 1994, with bass player Eric Forrest assuming vocal duties for the recording.
Document 13: List of songs performed live by Metallica: Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and vocalist and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield, alongside lead guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist Ron McGovney. Mustaine and McGovney were later replaced by Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton, respectively. Burton died in 1986 and was replaced by Jason Newsted, who remained in the band until 2001, before Robert Trujillo joined. Since its first live concert on March 14, 1982, Metallica has played 2,012 official shows. As of their show on September 16, 2017, the band has performed 164 songs and medleys live.
Document 14: Phobos (album): Phobos was the tenth studio album released by Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod. It was released on Hypnotic Records in 1997. It is also the second and last studio album to feature bassist and vocalist Eric Forrest.
Document 15: Machine Head (band): Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn, drummer Dave McClain, guitarist Phil Demmel and bassist Jared MacEachern. Machine Head is one of the pioneering bands in the new wave of American heavy metal.
ground_truth: San Rafael, California