About Robert Trujillo
Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz, known as Robert Trujillo, is an American bassist who joined Metallica in 2003 and is the band’s longest‑serving member. Before Metallica, he played bass for Suicidal Tendencies from 1989 to 1995 and worked with frontman Mike Muir in the funk‑metal group Infectious Grooves. He also performed with Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Cantrell and Black Label Society. Trujillo replaced Jason Newsted in Metallica and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2009.
