Cliff Burton: Last News

Metallica bassist Cliff Burton is to open in Ljungby, Sweden, near the site of his fatal 1986 bus accident.Burton died on September 27, 1986, when Metallica’s tour bus crashed. The band were in Sweden at the time, as part of the European leg of their ‘Damage, Inc.’ tour.

Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’ on America’s Got Talent – the first time the band have permitted for their music to appear on the show.Last week, Neelaknatan performed at the quarter finals of America’s Got Talent, where she ripped through a cover of Metallica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’. It marks the first time that the thrash metal legends have ever allowed their music to be performed on the show.She said in a pre-performance vignette: “I’m the first act Metallica have ever given permission to play on AGT.

Adaptive Sports Foundation – a 501(c)(3) non-profit that looks to make athletics more accessible to those with physical and cognitive disabilities and chronic illnesses – the auction is giving one fan the chance to have dinner with the Metallica frontman.According to the page, the dinner will have to take place in Edwards, Colorado, which isn’t far from the vocalist’s home in Vail, and the date of the dinner must be scheduled within three months of the end of the auction.The winner will also be allowed to bring up to three additional guests for the night, however, the rules also stipulate that the winner of the auction will have to foot the entire bill for the night.Travel and accommodation aren’t included in the package and the whole thing is expected to be wrapped up within two hours, that being said, the winner is allowed to take a photo with the metal legend and can bring along something small to be signed.The auction is open until next Wednesday (August 21) and at time of writing the bid stands at $28,500 (£22,112). This comes from just 21 bids, and the next minimum bid is currently set at $31,000 (£24,000).Visit here to find out more.In other Metallica news, the thrash metal icons recently announced the launch of a new Cliff Burton exhibition via their digital museum.

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo have covered Ministry‘s ‘Just One Fix’ while performing in Chicago – watch footage of the performance below.While performing Chicago on Sunday (August 11), Hammett and Trujillo – who regularly perform non-Metallica jams during their shows – chose to honour hometown industrial metal pioneers Ministry.Trujillo explained, addressing the Chicago crowd: “Kirk and I like to jam and we like to celebrate new ideas, straight from the dressing room here sometimes. And sometimes we like to celebrate bands or artists from the city.”The bassist continued: “And tonight we’ve got a band that’s very special, an artist that we consider groundbreaking and who’s a huge influence to us.

Metallica have announced the launch of a new Cliff Burton exhibition via their digital museum – find out more below.Titled Orion: A Tribute To Cliff Burton, the digital exhibit is one of four collections scheduled to honour the metal icons’ late bassist, who died in 1986. The Orion exhibition is available for viewing now via Metallica’s Black Box museum through the band’s official website.It is available as a Fifth Member fan club exclusive, though that’s free to sign up for.

Metallica bassist Cliff Burton is being honoured with a new craft beer called ‘Cliff ‘Em All IPA’.The musician died in a tour bus crash in Sweden in 1986. He was 24 years old.As Consequence Of Sound reports, the new Burton-inspired beer is a team-up between KnuckleBonz, Burton’s estate, and Calicraft Brewing Co.

Metallica bassist Cliff Burton will be celebrated this year via livestream on what would have been the metal icon’s 60th birthday.Set to take place on Thursday (February 10) at 7pm PT, the ‘Cliff Burton Day’ celebrations will feature a host of big names from the metal world and Metallica associates who will share their memories of Burton. Nicholas Gomez will host the stream.Some of the names due to take part include: Exodus guitarist Gary Holt, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin, Big Mick, Metal Joe, Dan Riley, Brian Lew, Dean Delray, Brian Slagel, Canada Dave, and Connie Burton.The event was announced on Facebook on Monday (February 7) by Burton’s family.

Metallica, has shared an old business card that the band used to hand out in their early days.McGovney served as the bassist and backing vocalist in the band during 1982, and appeared on a small number of the early Metallica demos. He was replaced by the late Cliff Burton in December 1982.Posting on Twitter on Sunday (January 17), McGovney shared an image of one of the old business cards that Metallica used to hand out during his time in the band.Featuring the band’s logo and the phrase “Power Metal”, McGovney also shed light on the phone number that was listed at the bottom of the card.Original Metallica business card.

Metallica‘s new ‘S&M2’ box set.“I got a really special present in the mail and I just want to show you some of it. It’s got everything in it, man.