METALLICA'S Robert Trujillo interview on Spit Out the Bone and bass in heavy metal 

I managed to sneak back stage at their Orion Festival in Detroit. My experience wasn’t as cool as yours but he was just as super cool as you said. He’s a super awesome guy!

Tommy J r/thathappened

@@jonwilmer2925 what happened, tell us everything

No way

Suicidal! S T...

honestly he’s not even bad anymore and hasn’t been for a while

Lars Ulrich hater = *DOUCHEBAG*

@@behimveladzic7701 yeah Lars is pretty unique

I mean, hating on him is fun because it can get embarrassing sometimes. But he's a fucking beast, regardless

Lars arranges all the parts into songs. He rarely gets credit for how important he is to the quality of the songwriting

Chris L Deftones. Nice

Because he is. Always was.

The guy is truely amazing. He's beyond a fucking beast compared to Jason and Cliff. So sick of the kids saying the usual "i miss jason i miss cliff" ridiculous.

lol.No.

Michael H. Uhh lol.Yes. Guy shreds over cliff and jason

Andriy Vasylenko hey I'm sub, I always see you in rob's videos, greetings from Honduras \m/

Angel Páz Nice to see you here \m/

Andriy Vasylenko ну без должного навыка(не только техники, но и знания звучания гитар и педалей) невозможно нарисовать полную картину музыки )

Andriy Vasylenko - As a musician I think things like tuning and sound are really an essential part of the music. - It wasn't for nothing that composers like Mozart and the like would insist on certain instruments being used or pieces played at a certain tempo. - In my opinion and experience whenever a band like MetallicA rushes their songs (playing at an inappropriate tempo) or in a different tuning, they're doing a disservice to the original music and thus songwriting. - So I can not agree that things like sound and tuning (7:48, and he states it, but they still ignore that fact live) and the like are less important. - Brands and things, yea, that's more superficial. But people underestimate the sound and feel around a piece of music, which dictate what the song feels like in the end.

Andriy🤘🏻🤘🏻

I agree! I really dig Rob's stage presence. The way he stands is so laid back, almost literally!

I saw a commet a while back "no one hates metallica more than a metallica fan". I listened to all of their major albums in chronological order (st anger excluded, i want to hear that in a time of its own) and loved every bassist. Cliff was the GOAT, jason was nothing short of a beast during gigs giving 120% everytime and the last ones with Rob, the chillest of them all, that fits great in the band since now they are older and more chill.

@Victor Buford racist

I Love Em All for different reasons.

I've yet to hear anyone say he's not a fit in Metallica except for the whiners.

I'd say that right now, they all are very laid back.

Alejandro Serrano yeah, I think Lars is the interview hogger

Jessica P Aren't Metalheads tired of bashing Lars

He and Jason are both like that.

No. Fuck Lars

Bashing an album in the front of a bandmember who was responsable for creating it is pretty rude. The album has its good moments and those moments should be mentioned in moments like this.

He's sitting across from a member that didn't have anything to do with writing the songs.

It's generally how fake metal websites operate.

Cody Granrud the most chill dudes in metal

FACTS!!!!!!!

The chemistry between James and Rob is unreal! Gotta love it!

Rob for playing. Jason for vocals. End of story :)

True.....Jason's got him on the vocals....lol.

doublestrokeroll Cliff's vocals were better than Jason's.

The skull system is bad cuz its out of 5. Out of 10 is really the way to go i think.

Nothing awkward about it, mate! Gotta tell it as you see it when reviewing records, doesn't mean you can't still respect the artist and have a good chat.

BANGER now that's the truth. been a life long metal fan and can still enjoy many bands live even if I didn't like the latest album. thats why we have back catalog.

Now he is kissing ass, what a diverse record and when rob isnt there he gives it 2,5stars.. if you really think about it this way atleast give 1 critical question or remark.. I lost all the respect for you

Beg to differ. Kissing Ass would be NOT reviewing a record critically because you knew you were going to have to sit and face the artist, or giving a good rating just so you could score points at the interview. We think our fans want us to be honest with our opinions in the reviews.

DX That song is one of my favorites on the album. It's so underrated and gets so much hate.

Spit out the bone is my favorite track

PhiloSophia ManUnkind is an amazing song.

ManUNkind is one of my favs!

Trollstation123 and ozzy

and Black Label Society!

Trollstation123 And Ozzy, you forgot Ozzy

Great talent, good timing and a little luck.

He also did work on some albums for Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains and Glenn Tipton from Judas Priest.

lars isn't the best drummer out there, far from it. but when it comes to songwriting he's a genious! along with hetfield ofc.

because most people just blindly hate the man for shit that happened 20 years ago that doesn't even pertain to them in the slightest

most of us make fun of Lars and his drumming ability because it's really not anywhere near where it should be. However, when you look at Metallica since the early eighties, he has been as involved in writing and arranging the songs as any other member of the band.

What's surprising to me is that Kirk did not contribute to the songwriting on the album at all. He only came in and did his solos.

Don't know if you already know but he lost his phone.

Elmo Blatch you can listen to the worst song on this album comfortably with minimal cringe. The same can't be said for Death Magnetic.

Banger Guy just hates Metallica's success. thats all

Yeah, he should have rated it a solid 4 at least. After the Black album, it has become the cool and 'in' thing to hate on Metallica. Some of the albums deservedly so but not this one.

4 admittedly awesome tracks & 8 average ones with lacklustre drumming the whole way thru does not a great album make

TheSt0rmrider I disagree. You probably only give 4 songs the "great" nod only due to the speed of the songs... which makes too many old school Metallica fans stubborn and unable to appreciate med-tempo songs. I think we can agree on at least 3 songs being unnecessary filler. I actually like 8-9 songs more than anything I've heard on Death Magnetic or Beyond Magnetic. The production alone makes them winners. I do want something more though when it comes to the sound (more reverb and ambience on Lars' drums). But this album beats DM by a landslide.

lol

Metal Cece nah

UmbraFractus for a whole decade Metallica had done that.

Thanks! Welcome!

Vishal Sheth totally agree, this album is a grower.

I have been listening to Metallica since 1985. I feel this album should have came out after Justice

Isn't it kinda sad to that we have to listen it the album so much more that we should need to before liking it?

I felt the same with the new Weezer white album, it grows big time

I get this, but then you get albums where you straight away go "ok I'll be listening to this forever" like Scenes From A Memory by Dream Theater.

Load was an album that had the same influence.

Pajtim Hasani Yeah it did

MJNation MOP had it too

Shrek and Harambe messenger 82 I like your name and picture lol

MJNation yeah and Maiden and Mastodon too

Dude never listen to critics. Critics didn't like the beatles, black sabbtah, and led zeppelin. Over history critics have shown to be wrong and have no say in how music is perceived so ignore that guy and keep rockin out to the song.

Give them way more credit than a 2.5? The album barely deserves that! Its mediocre and dull as fuck for the most part only a couple of tunes are enjoyable the rest of the album is underwhelming or less. People need to have higher standards.

Mister Tago Mago Definetely.

Mister Tago Mago That's your opinion dude. The album is awesome Hands down \m/

Metal Cece I get that we should all just respect each others opinions but no its not awesome, and at the risk of sounding like a complete asshole douchebag I think anyone who says its awesome is either fooling themselves because its Metallica or simply hasnt listened to enough go ok d metal in the first place.

Troncoso That's like 50% out of hundred. It deserved better than that. I think sometimes only artists should critique other artists, because being a great musician takes so much time and effort and talent. Most of us wouldn't even know how to hold an instrument let alone play one.

Stingray78 Totally agree. I bet he didnt mention to Rob that he rated the album 2.5 lol

Troncoso Do we really know what we are actually listening for when critiquing a song.

I don't. I either like it or I don't. In no way is it a knowledgeable musical opinion.

The album was bad, it deserved to be trashed.

Agreed

Mark W don't think I ever saw cliff play a 5 stringer

Equanimity Denied well thats a good question over there

dkyelak also apparent in the "making of" vids for the new album.

dkyelak Kirk It's too lazy for riffs and lyrics writting he only invent solos (all Of them sounds The same)

Tony Thrash It's not that he's too lazy, he simple lost his riffs on the cellphone. I believe Lars said that he indeed lost his phone with his riffs.

***** I think James probably stole the phone and destroyed it since the riffs wouldn't have been used anyway. I actually think Kirk was just lying and had no riffs.

***** Ha! I forgot to add the sarcasm symbol.

metal warrior definitely not bro

Different tastes and opinions notwithstanding, I wouldn't say it's the most well rounded, and there certainly are two or three songs, at least, that could qualify as "filler-ish". It's a good album, with a few great songs. But personally, Death Magnetic grew on me much more over time. The only major flaw with that album, was the awful (loud) post-production/final mix, which was not the band's fault.

Mottahead it's called being a professional. Simply put, Rob doesn't seem like the guy to take reviews personally. You see, most musicians would think this guy hates them personally because they didn't like an album but not Rob. Rob obviously respects this dudes opinion and knows it's just that and that not everyone will like olé everything that Metallica puts out. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the difference between an amazing dude and about 95% of musicians on this planet.

My thoughts too, mate! Rob is a killer bass player.. but they never had Jason sit with them and jam out tunes and let him have the input Rob has had.. and another note, it's taken from 2003 to 2016 to get to a place that the band had w/Jason as of Black, finding that place between playing every note and the sitting in the groove! Anyways, don't get me wrong, I Still love the band! :)

its one of their best albums, at least in the last couple of years

larsson I agree but this record was recorded in E standard

Ehm Kris, he was talking about the key of the songs, not the tuning....

With Lars' often monotonous drumming, I'm kinda glad he didn't follow the drums though :3

Most Metallica songs have the bass following the guitars instead of the drums don't they? It's one of the things that set apart Cliff from the others in the very beginning too that he played guitar style licks and fills. Also, in thrash metal, the rhythm guitar often goes hand in hand with the drums, acting as an additional percussive instrument at times. That being said, did you mean that he didn't add any texture to the songs? Something a Cliff or a Jason might have done?

Hahaha, yeah, that's true. I guess I just mean the Metallica aural palette could be ever more expansive, rich and colourful with a player such as Rob. But he's simply confined to what the 2 despots let him do. Which is basically the same as Jason before him. They may as well still Have Bob Rock playing with them. I've found, of all the so called big 4, only Frankie Bello has a pronounced and identifiable bass sound these days, but then, he always did :)

Edgar Patlan only if you like And Justice For All

TheAstronomyFloyd Hahah yea the best example of badass without bass. But listen to and justice for jason.

Edgar Patlan I have and it just shows how stupid they were to mute his bass parts

You can say that about every instrument. Cut the drums or the guitar or the vocals. The songs don't sound the same.

And justice for all............... yeah you're right haha