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Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day during 1994 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, United States
Fernandes Guitars files for bankruptcy again – but there's still hope for fans of the brand

By Janelle Borg Published

The company – which has been championed by Kirk Hammett, Billie Joe Armstrong, Keanu Reeves and Robert Trujillo – had previously filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations in July 2024

Music Industry
Tye Trujillo with the Tye Trujillo TruDrive Wah Pedal
Tye Trujillo dips into the signature stompbox world for the first time with the TruDrive

By Janelle Borg Published

The Trujillo TruDrive Wah, designed in collaboration with Morley, promises to be a “cool new wah for the next generation of players”

Effects & Pedals
Jason Newsted, Robert Trujillo,and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform at Day Two of the bands' 30th Anniversary shows at The Fillmore on December 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
“There’s an art to simplicity, and Jason Newsted brought that art”: The bassists of Metallica

By Nick Wells Published

From Ron McGovney to Robert Trujillo, we trace the evolution of Metallica’s low-end sound

Bassists
Metallica All Within My Hands Foundation 2024
Metallica pull out all the stops for All Within My Hands charity gig – bringing out oddball Danelectros, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament and rarities

By Phil Weller Published

With the help of some special guests, Metallica played deep cuts, new covers, and a very interesting reimagining of one of their recent releases all in the name of charity

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Left-Robert Trujillo of Metallica performs at State Farm Stadium on September 01, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona; Right-Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium on August 08, 2022 on the Birmingham, England
Robert Trujillo on going from teenage Sabbath fan to Ozzy's bassist

By Janelle Borg Published

Robert Trujillo recalls the pinch-me moment Ozzy Osbourne told him to play as loud as he wanted to play

Bassists
Left - Guitarist Bill Kelliher of Mastodon performs on stage during the Hellfest Open Air Festival on June 17, 2022 in Clisson, France;Right - Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield of the band Metallica perform at the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on March 20, 2024 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC
Mastodon's Bill Kelliher on how meeting his guitar heroes pushed him to improve his craft

By Janelle Borg Published

Mastodon's Bill Kelliher also credits Slayer's Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman for changing his previously nonchalant attitude to warming up before a show

Guitarists
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“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

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

Bassists
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

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

Artists
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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

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

Bands
Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett
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

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

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