Twenty five years ago today, the metal world suffered one of its greatest tragedies when on September 27, 1986, METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton, was killed when the band’s tour bus had an accident and over-turned in rural southern Sweden. He was crushed to death at only 24 years old.
“Cliff was so completely honest to himself and the people
around him. He hated all this being-put-on-a-pedestal bullshit.”
– Lars Ulrich on Cliff Burton
TMD salutes the greatest metal bassist of them all. He may have only played on three Metallica albums (Kill ‘Em All, Ride The Lightning, and Master of Puppets) but his style and innovation on the four strings has influenced countless players since his untimely passing… and will continue to for many generations to come.
“He is the Hendrix of bass for his ground breaking style.”
· Jason Newsted on Cliff Burton
http://www.metallica.com/
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