Why Robert Trujillo hasn’t written much Metallica music
The bassist has co-written only a handful of Metallica tracks since joining the metal titans in 2003
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Why Robert Trujillo hasn’t written much Metallica music
The bassist has co-written only a handful of Metallica tracks since joining the metal titans in 2003
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