Metallica, who have been looking for a new guitarist since Jason Newsted quit in January 2001, have finally announced that Ozzy Osbourne’s bassist Robert Trujillo will join the band. A former member of rock band Suicidal Tendencies, Trujillo got to know Metallica back in 1993 when his band supported them on a European tour.
Talking about their new recruit, Metallica frontman James Hetfield said there was "incredible magic" between the four members when they jammed together in the studio. "It was something that we could not describe. We all just knew it. Bob Rock [producer of their new album] told us right after the jam that it sounded like a 747 jet taking off."