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Cliff Burton
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American bassist (1962–1986)
Cliff Burton was an American bass guitarist who played for the heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in a bus accident in 1986. He is remembered as an influential musician who helped define the band's sound during their early years and is considered one of the most important bassists in heavy metal history.
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Castro Valley, California, USA
Clifford Burton was a musician. He is best remembered as the bassist for the American thrash metal band Metallica. On September 27, 1986 Cliff met his untimely death in an unfortunate road accident.
Known for
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) — bass, vocals (Archive Footage)2021
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) — bass, vocals (Archive Footage)2021
- Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 — Self2020
- Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets — Self2020
- Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story — Self (archive footage)2019
- Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) — Self2010
- METALLICA the Complete Story — Self2008
- Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash — Self2008
- Metallica: Cliff 'Em All — Self - Bassist1987
- Metallica: Detroit, Michigan — Bass1986
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1962
- Active to
- 1986
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Cliff Burton was born February 10, 1962 in Castro Valley, California. He started playing the piano at age six. In 1976, when he was 14, Cliff started taking bass guitar lessons from a local music teacher. He is best known for his work with Metallica as their bassist from 1982-1986. On September 27, 1986 Burton was killed in a bus accident in Sweden while Metallica was touring there. The death of Burton inspired many songs including one by Megadeth titled "In My Darkest Hour". <a href="https://ww
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- human
- Family name
- Burton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Castro Valley
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- speed metal
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Image
- Metallica 1983 press photo (cropped).jpg
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- Cliff Burton
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- blunt trauma
- date of birth
- 1962-02-10
- date of death
- 1986-09-27
- manner of death
- accidental death
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- name in native language
- Clifford Lee Burton
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- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- short name
- Cliff Burton
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Encyclopedic overview
Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who served as the bassist for the heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986. He is renowned for his musicianship and influence.
Burton's early musical ventures include performing in bands such as EZ-Street and Agents of Misfortune, and frequently collaborating with guitarist Jim Martin. While performing in Los Angeles, he was discovered by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich who asked him to replace bassist Ron McGovney in Metallica. After the release of the band's first two albums, Kill 'Em All (1983) and Ride the Lightning (1984), Burton and Metallica achieved a worldwide breakthrough with Master of Puppets (1986), often cited as both the band's best work and one of the best metal albums of all time.
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