<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Robert-trujillo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/robert-trujillo Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:50:01 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I can put them in every guitar, and it’s gonna sound exactly like I need it to”: Metallica has rolled out something special to help celebrate 50 years of EMG ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/metallica-2026-limited-edition-pickups 6guVnd8YDZMt4fDAjNVS3Z Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:50:01 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:55:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde leads all-star Ozzy Osbourne tribute at the BRIT Awards – with the help of Robert Trujillo and Robbie Williams ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zakk-wylde-ozzy-tribute-brit-awards-2026 QNhfYAwz83V22HBzisHGhc Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:51:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “No, that doesn’t sound right”: Robert Trujillo gatecrashes group Enter Sandman lesson at Guitar Center ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/robert-trujillo-gatecrashes-enter-sandman-guitar-lesson-at-guitar-center LoJbDfhALVfPDAzpZvMA8k Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:34:11 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:03:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My bass got caught in my pants and ripped them down to my ankles”: 11 real-life Spinal Tap moments from bass-playing royalty ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/real-life-spinal-tap-bass-moments DZz9g8DHBYcPKP2GcKcSj4 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:47:13 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:33:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Metallica is nearly equal to Ozzy in terms of the respect factor – not all the way, but nearly”: When Jason Newsted swapped bands with Robert Trujillo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/jason-newsted-swapped-bands-with-robert-trujillo QKUHsuSJy7NrUGpcKCJhcT Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:35:00 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:57:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Geezer broke down into tears. He had a hard time speaking, and then he delivered an amazing eulogy”: Robert Trujillo opens up on his experience of Ozzy Osbourne’s “beautiful” funeral ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/robert-trujillo-shares-his-experience-of-ozzy-osbournes-funeral rkncTJEuLoHtuPAJjXUvuE Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:34:08 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:11:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I played with Jason Newsted, I knew he was the one. Not that Robert Trujillo is a bad bass player, but Jason just has this edge”: In March 2003, Ozzy Osbourne introduced the world to his new bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/ozzy-osbourne-new-bassist-jason-newsted 4FHvKvUfRyswGR9igWPZpi Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:30:00 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:14:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The company's performance has deteriorated due to the rise of the secondhand market and intensifying competition”: Iconic Japanese guitar firm Fernandes Guitars files for bankruptcy again – but there's still hope for fans of the brand ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/fernandes-files-for-bankruptcy-again-but-theres-still-hope XNjMmqXeVbwf84tqtSrr9d Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:24:51 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:28:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A growly tone that no other pedal has": Robert Trujillo’s son, Tye, dips into the signature stompbox world for the first time with a pedal that combines wah, drive and distortion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/tye-trujillo-signature-morley-trudrive-wah dJb6iWNnjpzTAUVEBYuofT Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:15:12 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:50:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s an art to simplicity, and Jason Newsted brought that art. Cliff Burton was more aggressive, and a busier player”: The bassists of Metallica ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/metallica-bassists RFsynq5NQpm4B6jfE3KXb4 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:52:29 +0000 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:34:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Well, yesterday was nuts”: Metallica pull out all the stops for All Within My Hands charity gig – bringing out oddball Danelectros, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament and rarities ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/metallica-all-within-my-hands-show-2024 SmGtnDBifs6o9fXLD4kqwG Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:20:03 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:23:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We end up drinking until 5 in the morning. I wake up with the worst hangover of my life, and now I’ve got to play with Metallica”: How a late-night drinking session with Lars Ulrich almost ruined Robert Trujillo’s Metallica audition ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robert-trujillo-on-his-metallica-audition AhveqoNHJs9WDNTW6js4Co Sat, 07 Sep 2024 10:15:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:42:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I used to play Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne songs in backyard parties when I was 16. And then all of a sudden, I’m playing in his band”: Robert Trujillo on going from teenage Sabbath fan to Ozzy's bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robert-trujillo-on-playing-with-ozzy-osbourne 4xFEFsPVEYExPd4KHQnjD8 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:21:28 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was funny when I first met James Hetfield. I was like, ‘Thank you for teaching me how to play guitar. You paved the way for me’”: Mastodon's Bill Kelliher on how meeting his guitar heroes pushed him to improve his craft ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mastodon-bill-kelliher-meeting-guitar-heroes-james-hetfield DoF9zTUKGANZhEDGFvhhP8 Wed, 15 May 2024 16:01:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/geddy-lee-asks-are-bass-players-human-too BHVnHik5QLULbzsQJ6EDSh Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:41:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robert-trujillo-crab-walk S8EbFkCr78PK9oSLbmczVZ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:58:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ 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” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/metallica-robert-trujillo-72-seasons yUXpwtg7BZoNZxmbcC5wj6 Fri, 26 May 2023 09:25:18 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:28:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo offer their track-by-track guide to Metallica’s super-heavy smash-hit new album, 72 Seasons ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/metallica-72-seasons-track-by-track GUP5zHW7owUGuoyMW2hUkM Thu, 18 May 2023 14:55:59 +0000 Thu, 18 May 2023 21:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ 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!’” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/metallica-kirk-hammett-robert-trujillo-72-seasons ixQs2W5too4RuGVi2uPvFn Fri, 05 May 2023 10:01:57 +0000 Fri, 05 May 2023 10:05:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Patitucci: “My gratitude for Wayne Shorter is boundless” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-patitucci-my-gratitude-for-wayne-shorter-is-boundless WpRCwX5kTJD9BTx3pQgeQZ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:09:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica’s Robert Trujillo: “Cliff’s approach was, ‘I’m gonna play what I feel, and if you don’t like it, screw you!’” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/metallica-robert-trujillo-on-cliff-burton rzk3gULacqLfXC4zCH99s7 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:23:15 +0000 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:49:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Will Lee and Richard Bona cover Liberty City by Jaco Pastorius in this exclusive clip from the Beneath The Bassline documentary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/will-lee-and-richard-bona-cover-liberty-city-by-jaco-pastorius mwixKoQvQJY9zBS2sgDwhE Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:45:03 +0000 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:47:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best 5-string bass guitars 2025: from budget workhorses to high-end boutique beasts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/best-5-string-bass-guitars 77Lo5LYyDBLaZSdSrX7zj7 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:39:10 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:45:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ozzy Osbourne’s new album –featuring Zakk Wylde, Tony Iommi, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton – will appear by spring 2022 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-2022-album QNUrZdCnU34t38ckQ5QTbX Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:53:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Metallica play a surprise club show in San Francisco ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/metallica-surprise-show CdnYxQntTFTehV6khATTBo Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:12:15 +0000 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:12:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Trujillo’s 17-year-old son performs alongside Suicidal Tendencies at Blue Ridge Rock Festival ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tye-trujillo-performs-with-suicidal-tendencies fPiuS3b8aDhhCfq76xrLEU Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:10:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tye Trujillo’s metal trio Ottto debut thundering new track, Ride Low ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tye-trujillo-ottto-ride-low wFeooQ7wXJWLHYDso6VEFi Mon, 02 Aug 2021 14:29:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Claypool faces off with Metallica’s Robert Trujillo in a bass-slapping duel in new short film Precious Metals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/les-claypool-faces-off-with-metallicas-robert-trujillo-in-a-bass-slapping-duel-in-new-short-film-precious-metals z8RP9vhw6sgpG4u4Trfm2C Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:34:58 +0000 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:06:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ EMG introduces all-new Les Claypool 'Pachyderm Gold' bass pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/emg-introduces-all-new-les-claypool-pachyderm-gold-bass-pickups MFzWiEdasM2Ktz6JCMiVAV Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:16:52 +0000 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:18:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sons of Slash, Robert Trujillo and Scott Weiland release first single as Suspect208 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sons-of-slash-robert-trujillo-and-scott-weiland-release-first-single-as-suspect208 KnUXvSFbriJPHZn98L2beS Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:28:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett perform The Star-Spangled Banner virtually before San Francisco Giants home game ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/james-hetfield-and-kirk-hammett-perform-the-star-spangled-banner-virtually-before-san-francisco-giants-home-game AqrdacJif2hxdoSiktBmPZ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:08:26 +0000 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:09:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2020: EMG unveils new pickups, including Jim Root and Robert Trujillo signature models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/namm-2020-emg-unveil-new-pickups-including-jim-root-and-robert-trujillo-signature-models acjxiv4WrqbE27gJu292FA Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:55:53 +0000 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:16:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 bassists you'd want in your dream band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/10-bassists-youd-want-in-your-dream-band bdZeWnNMKe3cSXUaDxg8X4 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:55:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the Wedding Band, Featuring Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo, Jam Black Sabbath, Kool & the Gang Covers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-the-wedding-band-featuring-metallicas-kirk-hammett-and-robert-trujillo-jam-black-sabbath-kool-and-the-gang-covers kZcf93kFkT9V6f2wnqChNR Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:02:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo Perform Rammstein’s “Engel” in Berlin ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-metallicas-kirk-hammett-and-robert-trujillo-perform-rammsteins-engel-in-berlin jUxqwqs4mLARnS8XHMLT9W Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:47:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Metallica Perform “Frantic” for the First Time in Eight Years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-metallica-perform-frantic-for-the-first-time-in-eight-years hTGLD575pMjUJenDLxcUSi Mon, 06 May 2019 14:50:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica Announce Concert with San Francisco Symphony ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/metallica-announce-concert-with-san-francisco-symphony q5X45ZhLSC7GvW9xxixxFP Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:14:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo Cover Pink Floyd’s “Run Like Hell” in Kansas City ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-metallicas-kirk-hammett-and-robert-trujillo-cover-pink-floyds-run-like-hell-in-kansas-city MTti4AeaG3zDLCrjxBk8X4 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:51:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica's Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo Perform Prince's "When Doves Cry" in Minneapolis ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/metallicas-kirk-hammett-and-robert-trujillo-perform-princes-when-doves-cry-in-minneapolis Y8UhGt7Gic8Hdg3VW2Wyr8 Wed, 05 Sep 2018 17:08:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Ghost Cover Metallica's "Enter Sandman" with Candlemass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-ghost-cover-metallica-enter-sandmas-with-candlemass zWVeaQu5a7WmCSzjUX2eAL Fri, 15 Jun 2018 15:26:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Metallica's Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo Cover A-Ha's "Take On Me" in Norway ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-metallica-kirk-hammett-and-robert-trujillo-cover-a-ha-take-on-me-in-norway BKbxFiZyjZJC79S4vRWKi5 Thu, 03 May 2018 20:42:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica Announce North American Arena Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/metallica-announce-north-american-arena-tour BHtQSf3nchwW85fCiT5KcZ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:56:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear John 5's Cover of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/319356 tNEiKAf4g6bCL3Bfuax5hT Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:58:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ernie Ball Presents the Hetfield & Hammett Experience ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/ernie-ball-presents-hetfield-hammett-experience Uyfw7oDET79ZJycP6gdYbX Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:23:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica's James Hetfield Unharmed After Amsterdam Fall ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/metallicas-james-hetfield-unharmed-after-amsterdam-fall CPiRRru2pzryMB58UqiaEW Tue, 05 Sep 2017 16:48:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica Announce Massive 'Master of Puppets' Reissue ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/metallica-announce-massive-master-puppets-reissue 5qhE6wSWR6GAJ4J3xsmx8S Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:20:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Let Metallica Take You Behind the Scenes of the Making of "Atlas, Rise!" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/let-metallica-take-you-behind-scenes-making-atlas-rise 7YWxcWrdvKDj2YMhsU7tVi Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:50:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica to Live Stream Final Show of North American Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/metallica-live-stream-final-show-north-american-tour VhYUYeqAkLcg8WEZKJ9sKS Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:34:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Metallica Perform "Motorbreath" in Montreal in New Pro-Shot Footage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/see-metallica-perform-motorbreath-montreal-new-pro-shot-footage qQLw83bd5M8e3rfAPonWX4 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:30:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Robert Trujillo Audition for Metallica in 2003 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-robert-trujillo-audition-metallica-2003 ewpDSujxZeuLANjQaFcuq4 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:56:41 +0000