Rob Trujillo: Last News

Metallica have added a new whiskey to their Blackened American line called – wait for it – Rye The Lightning. RYE. Do you get it? RYE THE LIGHTNING.

Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame – for the second time – this past weekend, where he was honoured with a tribute performance by Billy Idol, Jelly Roll and more.The Prince of Darkness was previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006, and on Saturday (October 19) was inducted as a solo artist – a long time coming as he’s been eligible for the honour since 2006.During the ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, a tribute to the singer’s solo career was performed by Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll, alongside a backing band comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in Osbourne’s band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.For the performance, Maynard James Keenan kicked things off with ‘Crazy Train’, which was introduced by Ozzy himself, who sang the song’s iconic ‘All aboard!’ lyrics.After that, Jelly Roll covered Osbourne’s power ballad ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home,’ and Billy Idol closed out the performance with ‘No More Tears’.Watch fan-shot footage of the entire tribute performance below.During Osbourne’s induction speech, he gave his fans and supports a quick round of thank-yous so as not to “bore you with a long, drawn-out fucking monologue”. He then gave a special shout-out to his late guitarist Randy Rhoads, and his wife Sharon: “I’ve got to say one thing for a guy by the name of Randy Rhoads.

Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night. Check out what he said in his induction speech below.The Prince of Darkness was previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006, and last night (October 19) returned to receive the honour as a solo artist – something he’s been eligible for since 2006.During the ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, a tribute to the singer’s solo career was performed by Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll, alongside a backing band comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in Osbourne’s band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.He was then inducted by Jack Black, who told the audience: “Sure, you could go stream Post Malone and Taylor Swift and get all the warm hugs you need for your broken hearts. OR you could stay up all night and get your minds blown by Ozzy’s entire catalogue for the first time.

Jerry Cantrell just spent his summer opening for Bush.Now, just a month later, the prolific Alice In Chains frontman announced he’ll play venues all over North America on his winter 2025 ‘I Want Blood Tour’ in support of his forthcoming album with the same name.Early in the nationwide run, the “Cut You In” singer is slated to drop into Sayreville, NJ’s Starland Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 1, New York City’s Irving Plaza on Wednesday, Feb.

Jack Black will be inducting Ozzy Osbourne into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this month.The Prince of Darkness will be receiving an all-star tribute during the ceremony which will take place on October 19 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. A tribute in honour of the ‘Crazy Train’ singer’s solo career will also be taking place with the likes of Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll performing Osbourne’s tracks at the event.The backing band will be comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in the Prince of Darkness band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.A post shared by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (@rockhall)Black – who is an avowed metalhead, fronting the duo Tenacious D and previously performed a rendition of Osbourne’s ‘Mr.

Slipknot drummer who was fired from the band, has now revealed that he has joined Suicidal Tendencies.In December of last year, Slipknot shared an official statement on social media, claiming that they were “intent on evolving”, and made the “creative decision” that Weinberg will leave the band. His departure was 10 years after he joined the line-up, and just months after keyboardist Craig Jones left the group in June.Following the announcement, Weinberg went online to reveal how he was left “heartbroken and blindsided” by the decision.Today (March 5) Weinberg took to his official Instagram account to announce that he has joined the California crossover thrash icons as their full time drummer.

Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has announced his first show since being fired by the band late last year.Yesterday (January 24), Weinberg took to Instagram to announce that he will be back behind the drum kit with Infectious Grooves, a supergroup consisting of members of Suicidal Tendencies, Faith No More, and Metallica, for the band’s appearance at the Byron Bay, Australia festival, Bluesfest.A post shared by Jay Weinberg (@jayweinberg)“I’m honoured and thrilled to head to Australia with the legendary Infectious Grooves for a special performance at Bluesfest,” wrote Weinberg in the caption, before suggesting that he had other projects yet to be announced: “Stay tuned for more.” The poster depicted in the Instagram post states “Australian Tour ’24”, suggesting that Weinberg may be joining the band for a full-length tour of the country.Infectious Grooves is a funk metal supergroup consisting of vocallist Mike Muir and guitarist Dean Pleasants of Suicidal Tendencies and Rob Trujillo of Metallica. Weinberg will be filling in for original drummer, Brooks Wackerman of Avenged Sevenfold, who will supposedly be unavailable to play the Bluesfest date.

Metallica’s Rob Trujillo has revealed why the band tweaked their setlist for the ‘M72’ world tour in a new interview. Trujillo spoke with Classic Rock as part of the magazine’s year-end review about their ‘M72’ world tour, which saw the band perform two dates with completely different setlists in almost every city.

Metallica hasn’t lost a step.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group stopped by East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium for a pair of concerts on Friday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug.