Robert Trujillo
Robert Trujillo is Metallica’s bassist, bringing a background in funk and crossover thrash from Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves and Ozzy Osbourne’s band.
At 100 nudges, fangea sends Robert’s team an official invite.
🔒 Star boosts open once Robert claims this page.
Latest
Robert’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
Album
Album
Album
DocumentaryOverview
- Born
- October 23, 1964 · Santa Monica, California
- Known for
- Bass guitar, songwriting and documentary production
- Breakout
- Joined Suicidal Tendencies in 1989
- Metallica
- Bassist since 2003
Mini bio
How it started.
Robert grew up around the music, skate and surf scenes of Los Angeles’ West Side. Before his better-known bands, he played backyard parties with Oblivion, covering Van Halen, Rush and Black Sabbath. His school friend Rocky George helped him get a Suicidal Tendencies audition in 1989.
Finding the groove.
Suicidal Tendencies brought him into crossover thrash, while Infectious Grooves with Mike Muir gave his funk playing another home. He later joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band before becoming Metallica’s bassist in 2003. Death Magnetic, Hardwired...To Self-Destruct and 72 Seasons are part of his recorded work with Metallica.
Still adding new parts.
On 72 Seasons, Robert made his Metallica studio vocal debut on “You Must Burn!” He also returned to write and play with Ozzy for Patient Number 9. Away from performing, he produced JACO, a documentary about bassist Jaco Pastorius, made with contributions from musicians and the Pastorius family.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 202372 Seasons · MetallicaBass; vocals on “You Must Burn!”
- 2022Patient Number 9 · Ozzy OsbourneBass and songwriting contributions
- 2016Hardwired...To Self-Destruct · MetallicaBass
- 2008Death Magnetic · MetallicaBass
- 1991The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's the Infectious GroovesBass, Infectious Grooves
- 1990Lights...Camera...Revolution! · Suicidal TendenciesBass
Film
- 2015 releaseJACOProducer
Awards
Quotes
Metallica was a challenge because everything was intensified.Robert Trujillo, SiriusXM’s U2 X-Radio
In his July 2026 conversation with Adam Clayton, Robert reflected on adjusting to life in Metallica after joining in 2003.
Trivia
- Before touring the world, he made pizzas at Perry’s on Bay Street in Santa Monica.
- He and Kirk Hammett share a love of surfing as well as their onstage duets.
- “You Must Burn!” was the first Metallica studio recording on which he sang.
Find Robert
Follow his bass playing, tour moments and life by the ocean.
Are you Robert Trujillo?
Fans built this page. Claim it to connect with them and unlock Star boosts, or request a takedown if you’d rather it not exist.