by Matt Brown | Sep 28, 2012 | Metallica Mania
Yesterday marked the 26th anniversary of the death of legendary Metallica bassist Cliff Burton. In tribute to their fallen bandmate, Metallica have made a free download available of the band playing a show during their “Ride The Lightning Tour”. Recorded on November...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 21, 2012 | Solo Display Of Power
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVPCC6V3xRs[/youtube] Since Cliff Burton’s untimely passing in 1986, the original Metallica bassist’s legend has only grown. Given that his signature moment is Kill ‘Em All’s bass solo “Anesthesia...
by Metal Insider | Jun 25, 2012 | Festivals
This past weekend, Metallica presented the inaugural Orion Music + More festival in Atlantic City, NJ. Metal Insider’s Bram Teitelman, Zach Shaw and Kodi McKinney were there, as was MI contributor Alex Rudisill. We’ll be bringing you plenty of interviews...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 30, 2011 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEQuDkpxXGU[/youtube]Earlier this week marked the 25th anniversary of the sad and untimely death of Metallica’s Cliff Burton. While many took time to remember the loss of the talented bassist, none was more poignant than...
by Metal Insider | Sep 27, 2011 | In Memoriam
25 years ago today, the metal community lost one of the most gifted and influential metal bassists of all time, Cliff Burton. Metallica was touring Sweden in support of Master Of Puppets when their bus flipped off the road, killing Burton instantly. While Metallica...