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13:53 Friday, 11 February 2022
The life of late Metallica bassist, Cliff Burton, and what would have been his 60th birthday, was celebrated with the annual "Cliff Burton Day", on February 10th. A special four-hour livestream event took place on the day and featured special guests Big Mick, Metal Joe, Gary Holt, Dan Riley, Brian Lew, Dean Delray, Brian Stagel, Charlie Benante, Mike Bordin, Canada Dave, and Connie Burton.
Check out the entire stream below.
Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, who performed on the band's first three albums - Kill 'Em All ('83), Ride The Lightning ('84) and Master Of Puppets ('86) - was killed in a bus crash in Kronoberg County, a rural area (Ljungby Municipality) of southern Sweden, on September 27, 1986 while the band was touring for Master Of Puppets. He joined the band in December 1982.