The Cemetery of Rock
R.I.P.
Cliff Burton
of Metallica
Date of Birth: February 10, 1962
Date of Death: September 27, 1986
Cause of Death: Died tragically whilst on tour with Metallica in Sweden.
In the early hours of the morning the band were in their tour bus on their
way between gigs. The entire band were asleep when the driver failed to
negotiate the icy and twisting bends of the road. The bus rolled throwing
Cliff out, but the bus then tragically rolled on him, crushing him to death.
It was a truly tragic loss as Cliff, as a founding member of Metallica,
was just starting to enjoy international success with Metallica's 'Master
of Puppets' album. His death forever changed the sound of Metallica as
his playing and song writing abilities were truly missed.
Final Resting Place: San Francisco, California
Claim to Fame: Bass player for Metallica. Check out their 'Ride the Lightning'
and 'Master of Puppets albums to hear his playing, especially the track
'Orion'. Also listen to his legendary earlier solo 'Anaesthesia: Pulling
Teeth' from 'Kill 'em All'.
Cliff in Action.
