Robert Trujillo news and features

“I’m trying to show the world that a bass player can do many things”: Watch the first trailer for Geddy Lee’s new docuseries, featuring Les Claypool and Robert Trujillo

By Nick Wells published 26 October 23

Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? also stars Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic and former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur

Robert Trujillo of Metallica performs on stage at Ippodromo San Siro on May 8, 2019 in Milan, Italy.

“Ozzy Osbourne gets in my face and we're doing this dance. Sometimes Kirk and I do it during For Whom the Bell Tolls”: Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo explains the origin of his iconic crab walk

By Nick Wells published 11 August 23

Robert Trujillo thanks Ozzy Osbourne for helping turn on his stage performance with Metallica

Robert Trujillo: “We have more riffs than we know what to do with. With every handful of riffs we get out of Kirk, there’s another 500 we didn’t hear”

By Amit Sharma published 26 May 23

Now a 20-year veteran as Metallica bassist, Trujillo details the secret weapons that locked in with James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett's guitar tones on 72 Seasons, and the key to getting extra grit from fingerstyle bass

Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo offer their track-by-track guide to Metallica’s super-heavy smash-hit new album, 72 Seasons

By Jenna Scaramanga published 18 May 23

Fast stuff, bouncy stuff, thrashing riffs, evil tones, power grooves and ‘total noise’ solos included

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: “With 72 Seasons, I improvised 20, 30 solos, gave them all to Lars and Greg Fidelman, and went, ‘You guys edit them!’”

By Jenna Scaramanga published 5 May 23

Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo draw back the curtain on the metal album of the year: the gear shakeups, the Angus Young and Ritchie Blackmore-inspired guitar approach, and the response to critics of Kirk’s improvisational soloing approach

Jazz Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter performs on stage with John Patitucci at Barbican Centre on October 8, 2011 in London, United Kingdom.

John Patitucci: “My gratitude for Wayne Shorter is boundless”

By Nick Wells published 7 March 23

John Patitucci, Robert Trujillo, Flea, Felix Pastorius and many more pay tribute to jazz legend Wayne Shorter

Cliff Burton (left) and James Hetfield perform onstage with Metallica

Metallica’s Robert Trujillo: “Cliff’s approach was, ‘I’m gonna play what I feel, and if you don’t like it, screw you!’”

By Nick Wells published 10 February 23

Trujillo remembers bass guitar’s ultimate metal maverick, Cliff Burton

Jaco Pastorious performs on stage with Weather Report at the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in 1981

Watch Will Lee and Richard Bona cover Liberty City by Jaco Pastorius in this exclusive clip from the Beneath The Bassline documentary

By Nick Wells published 1 December 22

Video Jaco Pastorius would have been 71 this week. Watch our exclusive clip as Will Lee, Richard Bona, Marcus Miller, Christian McBride, Robert Trujillo, Nik West and Laurence Cottle remember the genius of Jaco

Best 5-string bass guitars: all of the options from budget to boutique

By Matt McCracken published 25 August 22

Get lower with the best 5-string bass guitars from Yamaha, Fender, Ibanez, and more!

Ozzy Osbourne’s new album – featuring Zakk Wylde, Tony Iommi, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton – will appear by spring 2022

By Matt Parker published 5 November 21

Sony lists new record among key releases for next six months

Metallica surprise show at The Independent, San Francisco

Watch Metallica play a surprise club show in San Francisco

By Matt Parker published 17 September 21

The 400-cap show in the band’s hometown was announced at the last minute on social media

Tye Trujillo performing live with Suicidal Tendencies

Robert Trujillo’s 17-year-old son performs alongside Suicidal Tendencies at Blue Ridge Rock Festival

By Matt Owen published 14 September 21

Tye Trujillo was filling in for the band’s regular bassist Ra Diaz, who is currently on tour with Korn

Tye Trujillo’s metal trio Ottto debut thundering new track, Ride Low

By Matt Parker published 2 August 21

Check out the latest effort from the Venice Beach band

Les Claypool faces off with Metallica’s Robert Trujillo in a bass-slapping duel in new short film Precious Metals

By Richard Bienstock published 10 February 21

The film is directed by the Primus bassist’s son, Cage Claypool

EMG introduces all-new Les Claypool 'Pachyderm Gold' bass pickups

By Matt Owen published 21 January 21

New finishes for Robert Trujillo's Rip Tide set also unveiled

Sons of Slash, Robert Trujillo and Scott Weiland release first single as Suspect208

By Michael Astley-Brown published 13 November 20

Hear the grungy Long Awaited now

James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett perform The Star-Spangled Banner virtually before San Francisco Giants home game

By Richard Bienstock published 24 September 20

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo also threw out the ceremonial first pitch – in an alley

NAMM 2020: EMG unveils new pickups, including Jim Root and Robert Trujillo signature models

By Jackson Maxwell and Sam Roche published 13 January 20

The Slipknot axeman and Metallica bassist collaborate with the pickup experts to deliver the Daemonum and Rip Tide signature sets

10 bassists you'd want in your dream band

By Sponsored, Tom Gilbert, Brian Caples published 21 August 19

Our list of low-end juggernauts that could take your band from bars to the big leagues

Watch the Wedding Band, Featuring Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo, Jam Black Sabbath, Kool & the Gang Covers

By Richard Bienstock published 29 July 19

The band's one-off gig in Ontario also featured tunes from AC/DC, Billy Idol and more.