Robert Trujillo has reunited with his old band Suicidal Tendencies for a joint performance during a Metallica show in Glendale, Arizona.
The reunion took place during Metallicaâs performance at State Farm Stadium on September 9, the rescheduled date that followed the original showâs postponement after James Hetfield contracted COVID.
Trujilo, who served as the bassist for Suicidal Tendencies from 1989 to 1995, returned to the stage with his old bandmates for a rendition of their song âI Saw Your MommyâŠâ, lifted from their 1983 self-titled debut album. Trujilo was also joined on stage by his son Tye Trujillo, who is currently filling in as Suicidal Tendenciesâ touring bassist.
Suicidal Tendencies performed with Metallica in lieu of Ice Nine Kills, who dropped out as the support act following the showâs postponement. In addition to âI Saw Your MommyâŠâ, the Californian thrash band also performed âYou Can’t Bring Me Downâ, âSubliminalâ and âSend Me Your Moneyâ, among other songs.
Following his departure from Suicidal Tendencies in 1995, Robert Trujilo was enlisted to replace Metallicaâs Jason Newsted in 2003 and has remained the bandâs bassist since then. For his part, Tye Trujilo has been playing sporadically with Suicidal Tendencies since 2019, and took on a more consistent role in the band while original bassist Roberto âRaâ DĂaz toured with Korn.
The youngest Trujilo has also performed with Korn himself, making his live debut with the band during a show in 2017 â the same year Korn guitarist James âMunkyâ Shaffer described the young bassist as âa professional musicianâ in an interview with NME.
Metallicaâs Arizona show formed part of their ongoing M72 World Tour in support of their most recent eleventh album â72 Seasonsâ. In a four-star review of the album upon its release in April, NME wrote: âMetallica are still capable of delivering sharp, spiky metal â and sticking it where the sun doesnât shine.â
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