Bassist Robert Trujillo makes Metallica vocal debut on new album ’72 Seasons’
nme.comMetallica’s upcoming album, ‘72 Seasons’.The legendary bassist was speaking as part of a new interview, when he confirmed that he will be making his Metallica vocal debut on the band’s forthcoming LP – namely, on a track called ‘You Must Burn!”“When I joined Metallica, I’d never sung in my whole life.
So the fact that I can now support a backup vocal is pretty cool,” he said to So What!.“For the first time in my life, I get to sing on a Metallica record and support James.
I’m very proud of that. It’s the first time that James and [co-producer] Greg [Fidelman] had probably ever really trusted me with that position on a recording of this stature.”He continued, explaining how the opportunity arose: “I was coming up to play a little bass, but then [Fidelman] said, ‘I’m going to have you sing on a couple things, too.’ And I was, like, ‘Really?’ I got a little nervous.“Fortunately for me, the part really does suit my comfort zone, so to speak… The part lends itself to my personality, to my voice, and it sits and slots in really well with the moment and bass breakdown.
So it’s cool that it’s this breakdown that James and I were able to jam on and create, and then I get to sing on it too.”According to Trujillo, ‘You Must Burn!’ began as a jam between him and the other members, and has the same atmosphere as would be expected from a Tim Burton Movie.
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