Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo says he was “shut” to Jason Newsted earlier than he changed him, and calls “Trip the Lighting” the “ULTIMATE” album.
Metallica has had fairly a couple of bassists over the course of their historical past (together with Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted), however, after becoming a member of in 2003, Robert Trujillo is by far the band’s most lasting. By his personal admission, Trujillo was an enormous Cliff Burton and Metallica fan lengthy earlier than he ever grew to become part of their lineup.
Now, whereas being interviewed on the “Toby Morse One Life One Likelihood” present, Trujillo revealed that Metallica’s “Trip the Lighting” was one in all his all time favourite albums practically 20 years earlier than he joined forces with James Hetfield and co. The bassist even went so far as to name it the “final” metallic album.
Trujillo mentioned that in his youth he used to run trails by way of the Santa Monica Mountains whereas listening to the long-lasting document. “That was the album I might practice to,” he mentioned. “The opposite one was Slayer’s ‘Reign in Blood’, and generally I had some Anthrax in there too. However ‘Trip the Lightning’ was actually the final word album for me. The factor that was so nice about Metallica — and I didn’t, sadly, get to see Cliff [Burton] play, and it’s actually bizarre as a result of I grew to become such good buddies with Mike Bordin [drummer & Burton’s bandmate in their first band EZ-Street.]. They had been actually shut, and Mike’s Ty’s godfather…”
“This occurred naturally, so once I was auditioning for Metallica, Mike, understanding these guys however doing his personal factor, was very supportive… I used to be crashing out on his sofa. That’s the place I might keep once I would come as much as San Francisco, to the Bay Space, [when] we had been working collectively in Ozzy’s band. There was a photograph of Cliff he had, and I keep in mind once I was truly getting ready for the audition, it’s two within the morning, and I’m wanting up on the photograph, and Cliff’s like gazing me.”
Whereas Trujillo could have by no means had the prospect to see Burton play stay, he did find yourself growing a friendship together with his predecessor Jason Newsted. Trujillo described his relationship with Newsted previous to taking up his position in Metallica, saying:
“I even talked to Jason earlier than I joined the band. I used to be tighter with and nearer to Jason than I used to be to the opposite guys within the group again within the day. I imply, he used to put on Infectious Grooves shirts.”
