by Mark Zapata | Sep 14, 2021 | News, Video
Tye Trujillo is following in his father’s footsteps. Who is his father? Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. Dad, Robert became a member of Metallica in 2003, two years after longtime bassist Jason Newsted left the band. Now, we have video of Tye as...
by Mark Zapata | Aug 2, 2021 | News, Video
Ottto, is the new group featuring the son of Metallica’s bassist Robert Trujillo. Tye Trujillo plays bass in the trio along with Bryan Noah Ferretti on vocals, and Ryan Duswalt on drums. The band, who hails from Venice Beach California, has just released...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 4, 2017 | News, Video
This past April, KoRn bassist Fieldy was unable to join the group on their South American tour. Instead of cancelling most of their shows, the nu metallers did the unthinkable and recruited Tye Trujillo, the 12-year-old son of Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo....
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 6, 2017 | Video
As the current generation of metal musicians retires, there’s going to need to be a new generation to come up and claim the throne. We’re still a ways off from many of our favorites calling it quits, hopefully, but 12 year-old Tye Trujillo is quickly...
by Bram Teitelman | May 1, 2017 | Video
Nepotism. It happens all the time at work and in politics, and even in music, but Tye Trujillo wouldn’t have been asked to play with Korn in South America if he didn’t have chops. Just because the 12 year-old’s dad is the bassist of Metallica...