Metallica’s current tour, which hits U.S. Bank Stadium on Aug.
16 and 18, sees the metal titans play two-night stands in 22 cities around the world over the course of 18 months. Even with shows taking place on weekends, it’s not as easy as it might look. “When we are on the road, we are committed to it,” said bassist Robert Trujillo during a phone interview prior to the band’s pair of shows in Foxborough, Mass.
“There’s really not enough time to go home. Monday ends up being a travel day, Tuesday and Wednesday you’re prepping for the next show, Thursday takes you into the gig on Friday.” A California native, Trujillo began his career playing with Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves and later went on to perform with Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Cantrell and Black Label Society.
He met Metallica when Suicidal Tendencies toured with the group in 1993. Three years after Metallica’s bassist Jason Newsted quit the band in 2000, they offered Trujillo the job. In the time since, Trujillo has performed on three Metallica albums and toured the world, including a one-off show in August 2016 when the band became the second act (after Luke Bryan) to headline the then-new U.
S. Bank Stadium. Here’s what Trujillo had to say about life as a member of Metallica.
There are moments when I feel like the new guy and moments where I feel like I’ve been around for almost 22 years now. It’s an interesting thing, feeling new kind of never really goes away. At the same time, I .