25 years ago today...

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 28414 Age : 38

R.I.P. Cliff.

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37625 Age : 53

The major rager and the four string motherf***er!!

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Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3325 Age : 52

Yeah, I've been thinking about this impending date over the last few days. I suppose I'm wired this way, since I majored in U.S/World History.

R.I.P. Cliff, you're still missed!

Metal master Number of posts : 842 Age : 33

R.I.P Cliff

It was the day Metallica died as a serious act in my opinion.

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37625 Age : 53

I've been reading Mick Wall's "Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica" lately and just finished the portion dealing with the tour bus crash that killed Cliff. His death affected the band for more years, and in more ways, than I think even the band realized until much later. It seriously changed their entire trajectory.

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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 52

Wow. 25 years. Cliff, you are missed.

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Road Warrior Number of posts : 17064 Age : 48

He was one of the best. RIP

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5065 Age : 27

If I'm correct, He's been dead longer than he lived. It's hard to imagine that. But he has definitely left a legacy like none other. R.I.P. Cliff.

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 44

His death happened many years before I became a Metallica fan but he was one of a kind.
R.I.P.

Baron Von 40oz. Number of posts : 4386 Age : 33

I wasn't alive then, but judging on the stuff that Metallica has put out afterwards I wish he was still alive.

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 18903 Age : 52

Metal master Number of posts : 823 Age : 35

Even Dave Mustaine wrote a song about him! Must have been a great guy.

Metal master Number of posts : 516 Age : 52

Other than And Justice For All i hate everything Metallica did after Cliff died.R.I.P Cliff

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3361 Age : 50

I had just gotten into Metallica a few months before this tragedy. And just to show how different times were I think it was over a month later till I heard about it in one of the music magazines. One of the few music deaths where I truly wonder what might have been.

RIP Cliff.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3325 Age : 52

jstate wrote:: I had just gotten into Metallica a few months before this tragedy.

Same here. My buddy had just gotten "Ride" right before "Puppets" came out (so some time before March '86)

jstate wrote:: And just to show how different times were I think it was over a month later till I heard about it in one of the music magazines.

The funny thing is, it didn't take long for me to hear about this horrible news. The tragedy happened early on a Saturday morning, and I heard about it at tennis practice that following Monday. Yes, tennis practice...Our #3 singles player on the varsity was a metal head of sorts. I just remember that it didn't quite register with me...regarding the importance. I knew who Cliff was obviously, but I still didn't realize how vital he was in the cog that was Metallica.

Metal student Number of posts : 105 Age : 53

One of the best musicians/composers.
RIP
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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 52

Scott Ian posted this classic pic...

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Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37625 Age : 53

MetalGuy71 wrote:: Scott Ian posted this classic pic...

Damn. It's been forever since I've seen a pic of Scott Ian where he had hair! Laughing very hard

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Road Warrior Number of posts : 17064 Age : 48

Cliff Burton and Randy Rhoads died way too young... I sometimes wonder about the music they would have made if they lived. I know Randy was gonna leave Ozzy and do classical but I wonder if Cliff would have stayed with Metallica? He was a big fan of ZZ Top, Skynyrd and southern rock in general...

Ate his vegetables Number of posts : 4958 Age : 33

I'll play Anesthesia on the bass in his honor

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 12811 Age : 54

Troublezone wrote:: Cliff Burton and Randy Rhoads died way too young... I sometimes wonder about the music they would have made if they lived. I know Randy was gonna leave Ozzy and do classical but I wonder if Cliff would have stayed with Metallica? He was a big fan of ZZ Top, Skynyrd and southern rock in general...

He would have and he would have been very happy to do Load/Reload with the southern rock influences

Metal master Number of posts : 516 Age : 52

That pic rocks.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5014 Age : 55

MetalGuy71 wrote:: Scott Ian posted this classic pic...

Classic Cliff! Always with the bird....

Scott Ian with hair, I forgot about that!

Scurvy Skalliwag Number of posts : 12599 Age : 60

Any of you ever see or hear Trauma ?

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 2255 Age : 40

thejokeriv wrote:

Troublezone wrote:: Cliff Burton and Randy Rhoads died way too young... I sometimes wonder about the music they would have made if they lived. I know Randy was gonna leave Ozzy and do classical but I wonder if Cliff would have stayed with Metallica? He was a big fan of ZZ Top, Skynyrd and southern rock in general...

He would have and he would have been very happy to do Load/Reload with the southern rock influences

THANK YOU!

RIP, Clifford Lee Burton - you will always be missed.