Cliff Burton

The father of legendary Metallica bassist Cliff Burton has been keeping his son’s name alive through a scholarship program at the high school Cliff attended.

In an interview, Chris Poland reflects on the 'Peace Sells' album and shares a bit about Dave Mustaine's reaction to the death of former bandmate Cliff Burton.

We count down the greatest bassists in hard rock and metal history.

Before Cliff Burton's demise, he had developed a strong friendship with Anthrax bassist Frank Bello.

Metallica and Anthrax are not only part of 'The Big 4,' but also came up through the metal ranks at the same time. Their shared history dates back to the '80s, and sadly Anthrax were there with Metallica during the most traumatic and tragic event of their early career -- the death of bassist Cliff Burton.

On September 27th 1986 after playing a show in Stockholm, Sweden Metallica jumped on a tour bus and headed to their next show. That night the bus hit a patch of black ice turned over and crashed. Everyone came out of the crash uninjured except for bassist Cliff Burton, he died at the scene.

Metallica's Cliff Burton is one of the most beloved figures in the history of hard rock and metal and his memory lives on with the legacy of the band's early albums. One of the future rockers who was influenced by the work of Burton and his Metallica bandmates was Machine Head's Robb Flynn, who posted a new journal entry reflecting on what Burton meant to him in honor of the celebration of the bas

Yesterday (Sept. 27) marked the 26th anniversary of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton's shocking death, prompting an outpouring of memories from fans -- as well as a tribute from his surviving bandmates.