Metallica to work with Rick Rubin on next album

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has let slip that Metallica will again be working with acclaimed producer Rick Rubin on their forthcoming 10th studio album.

Trujillo was interviewed by 93.7 KCLB Rocks radio station in the US following their Californian "Big 4" show with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. When asked if the band would again be working with Rick, Trujillo replied with the following: "Yeah. I love working with Rick. Rick, to me, he's sort of a Zen guru spirit that Metallica needs right now. Not to say that we need it right now, 'cause we're getting along incredibly well, we're really excited to write some new music. There's no shortage of riffage in Metallica world right now. And I think it's only gonna get better."

Metallica's 2009 studio effort "Death Magnetic" was the first featuring Trujillo on bass and also the first to be produced by Rubin.