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Matt Mills

“I didn’t want James Hetfield to smell the alcohol on me”: Robert Trujillo stayed up drinking until 5am before his Metallica audition

Robert Trujillo in 2024.

Robert Trujillo has revealed he stayed up drinking all night the day before his Metallica audition.

The bassist, who joined the metal giants in 2003 to replace Jason Newsted, makes the admission in a recently released snippet from documentary Behind The Bassline. The band had already recorded their 2003 album St Anger at the time, and were searching for a new bass player to handle the impending tour dates.

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