Cliff Burton


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Born: February 10, 1962 in Castro Valley, CA
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Died: September 27, 1986 in Sweden
Genre: Rock

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Although Metallica would become a '90s heavy metal phenomenon (due largely in part to their multi-million selling self-titled release from 1991), the band's major force early on was undeniably their late-bassist Cliff Burton. Burton had a major say in Metallica's music, look, and direction, which was an unglamorous slap in the face against glam met... Continue Bio >>

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Metallica
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Influenced By:
Geezer Butler
Thin Lizzy
Rush
The Misfits
Blue Öyster Cult
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Bruno Mateus
Rex Brown
Ben Shepherd
Gene Simmons
Paulo, Jr.
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To me Cliff Burton is god, he is my hero. I love the instrumentals that he di on the first 3 Metallica Albums.
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