But Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has a different stake in the proceedings. Trujillo served as Osbourne’s bass player from 1996 to 2003, when he joined Metallica.

“Cliff strikes me as a player who would have said, ‘This is how we’re doing it’,” said Robert Trujillo, Metallica’s bass player since 2003. “He had a vision, and he would go for that ...

Kirk Hammett, the iconic guitarist of Metallica, has been out on a promo run for his 400-page coffee table book The Collection: Kirk Hammett. The tour so far has been very intimate, with discussions ...

Metallica only resumed playing it with the gifted Robert Trujillo, his bass slung so low at times it nearly scraped the stage. Bassist Robert Trujillo, left, and James Hetfield of Metallica.

As a solo artist, Ozzy flew the metal flag proudly in the 1980s and beyond. But for one person— Robert Trujillo, the bassist for Metallica—Ozzy had a direct impact on making him an icon.

Formed in 1981 Los Angeles, Metallica helped pioneer the thrash metal genre, pumping out hits like “Master of Puppets” and “Enter Sandman.” More than four decades later, James Hetfield ...