About Robert Trujillo
Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz is an American musician who has been the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica since 2003. He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies from 1989 to 1995, while also collaborating with Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir for funk metal supergroup Infectious Grooves. After leaving Suicidal Tendencies, he performed with Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Cantrell, and heavy metal band Black Label Society. Trujillo joined Metallica in 2003 and is the band's longest-serving bassist. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Metallica in 2009. Trujillo's wife, Chloé, has created a pyrography design of the Aztec calendar on one of his basses. Trujillo's predecessor in Metallica, Jason Newsted, was predominantly a pick-style player; Cliff Burton, Newsted's predecessor and bassist on Metallica's first three albums, played finger-style exclusively. The film was named Official Film of Record Store Day 2014 and was released in November 2014.
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