Metallica remembers Cliff Burton on social media; a birthday tradition

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On the platform of X, as well as on its active and individual social networks, the Metallica group celebrated Monday the birthday of its late member: Cliff Burton. He was born on February 10, 1963, in the town of Castro Valley, California, in the United States. He joined Metallica in 1982; replacing the first bassist of the formation, Ron McGovney. At that time, the band was just beginning and most of the presentations were at garage parties or …

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Cliff Burton died in that tragic accident of Metallica's tour bus on September 27, 1986 and left a void that the heavy metal community, even beyond the band, never managed to fill realistically. Before Burton broke in, a few years earlier as the next and revolutionary bassist of heavy metal; the role of the instrument had already been redefined both by Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath and by Steve Harris of Iron Maiden. But since Cliff's departure…