Metallica's 2nd bassist, and one of the greatest
metal bassists of all
time. Along with Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, he was one of the first
metal bass players to play complex
bass lines. He also liked to play loud and often soloed (with distortion, and sometimes wah). Because of this, some people have reffered to him as a "lead bassist".
He co-wrote several great metallica songs, including Master of Puppets and Orion (which was played at this funeral), and composed most of To Live is To Die, which was recorded as a tribute to Burton in metallicas ..And Justice for All album.
Cliff died September 27, 1986 after metallica's tour bus overturned in rural Swedan.
RIP
Cliff Burton.
When a Man Lies He Murders
Some Part of the World
These Are the Pale Deaths Which
Men Miscall Their Lives
All this I Cannot
Bear
to Witness Any Longer
Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation
Take Me
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