Robert Trujillo
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| Birth name | Roberto Trujillo | |
| Born | October 23, 1964 (age 42) in Santa Monica, California, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Heavy metal, Funk, Punk rock | |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar | |
| Years active | 1989 - Present | |
| Associated acts |
Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne | |
| Website | Official Metallica website | |
Roberto Trujillo (born on October 23, 1964) is a bassist, who has played in Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society and Ozzy Osbourne's band before joining Metallica in 2003.
He grew up in Venice, California and was a standout among other local musicians. He played in a few local bands before joining Suicidal Tendencies in 1989, replacing the band's second bassist Bob Heathcote. He is responsible for adding in funk influences to the band seen prominently on albums Lights...Camera...Revolution! and especially on Art of Rebellion. He eventually turned bandmate Mike Muir on to funk music, and the two formed Infectious Grooves to play more funk oriented music.
He was a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band for a number of years starting in the late 90s. Trujillo was the subject of controversy for rerecording Bob Daisley's bass tracks on Osbournes's Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman due to Daisley's claim of not receiving proper royalties. This achieved additional notoriety for giving no notice on the outside of the CD to the buying public that they were not purchasing an original recording.
Robert Trujillo became Metallica's bassist on February 24, 2003 after auditioning for the band and fitting in with fellow band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett. Metallica offered him $1 million up front, as an advance on the percentage he would earn by being in the band. His audition and hiring appear in the documentary film Some Kind of Monster.
Although at times Trujillo has been known to use a pick, he prefers to use his fingers, like the late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, but unlike Trujillo's predecessor Jason Newsted (who used a pick almost exclusively).
[edit] Discography
- Black Label Society
- 1919 Eternal - 2002
- Boozed, Broozed, and Broken-Boned (Live DVD) - 2002
- Jerry Cantrell
- Degradation Trip - 2002
- Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 - 2002
- Infectious Grooves
- The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves - 1991
- Sarsippius' Ark - 1993
- Groove Family Cyco - 1994
- Mas Borracho - 2000
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu- 1989 (credited as "Stymee")
- Lights...Camera...Revolution! - 1990
- Art of Rebellion - 1992
- Still Cyco After All These Years -1993
- Suicidal for Life - 1994
- Prime Cuts - 1997
- Glenn Tipton
- Baptizm of Fire - 1997
- Mass Mental
- How To Write Love Songs - 1999
- Live In Tokyo - 2001
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Down to Earth - 2001
- Blizzard of Ozz Reissue - 2002
- Diary Of A Madman Reissue - 2002
- Live At Budokan - 2002
- Metallica
- St. Anger (DVD Studio Performance Only) - 2003
- Untitled Metallica album - 2007
| Metallica |
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| James Hetfield • Kirk Hammett • Robert Trujillo • Lars Ulrich
Cliff Burton • Dave Mustaine • Ron McGovney • Jason Newsted Albums and Extended Plays: No Life 'Til Leather • Kill 'Em All • Ride the Lightning • Master of Puppets • Garage Days Re-Revisited • ...And Justice for All • Metallica • Load • ReLoad • Garage Inc. • S&M • St. Anger • Some Kind of Monster • Ninth studio album DVDs and videos: Cliff 'em All • 2 of One • A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica • Live Shit: Binge & Purge • Cunning Stunts • S&M • Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album • Some Kind of Monster • The Videos 1989-2004 Related articles
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| Mike Muir |
| Mike Clark | Dean Pleasants | Ron Brunner, Jr. | Steve Brunner |
| Former members: Mike Dunnigan | Mike Ball | Grant Estes | Jon Nelson | Rocky George | Andrew Evans | Louiche Mayorga | Bob Heathcote | Robert Trujillo | Josh Paul | Sean Dunnigan | Amery Smith | R. J. Herrera | Jimmy DeGrasso | Brooks Wackerman |
| Discography |
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| Albums and EPs: Suicidal Tendencies | Join the Army | How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today | Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu | Lights...Camera...Revolution! | Art of Rebellion | Still Cyco After All These Years | Suicidal for Life | Six the Hard Way (EP) | Freedumb | Free Your Soul and Save My Mind |
| Compilations: F.N.G. | Prime Cuts |
| Related articles |
| Infectious Grooves | Cyco Miko | No Mercy | Beowülf | Excel | Uncle Slam |
