KMHK: The Classic Rock Station » Cliff Burton

Machine Head's Robb Flynn Reflects on the Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton

Chad Childers — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:48:48 +0000

Metallica's Cliff Burton is one of the most beloved figures in the history of hard rock and metal and his memory lives on with the legacy of the band's early albums. One of the future rockers who was influenced by the work of Burton and his Metallica bandmates was Machine Head's Robb Flynn, who posted a new journal entry reflecting on what Burton meant to him in honor of the celebration of the bassist's birthday.

Cliff Burton Aria Pro II Signature Bass to Debut at 2013 NAMM Convention

Chad Childers — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:44:56 +0000

This is the time of year when musicians begin salivating, as the annual NAMM Convention is set for this coming weekend -- Jan. 24 - 27 -- in Anaheim. One of the items guaranteed to be turning some heads is the new Aria Pro II Cliff Burton Signature Bass, designed with the consent of the late Metallica bassist's family and bandmates.

Happy 50th Birthday To The Late Cliff Burton Of Metallica

Dave Swanson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:43 +0000

Today (Feb. 10) would have been the 50th birthday of former Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, had his life not ended far too early. Burton performed on the band’s first three classic studio albums, and his influence is still felt strongly in the worlds of rock, thrash and metal.

Top 10 Cliff Burton Metallica Songs

Joe Robinson — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:27:33 +0000

Long before the Big 4 concerts, their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and before the release of the multiplatinum Black Album, Metallica were an up-and-coming thrash metal outfit on the path to big, big things. On Sept. 27, 1986, that journey took Metallica to the roads of Europe, where the band was on a late-summer trek riding overnight in a tour bus from Sweden to Denmark. Tragically, the bus flipped over in unseasonably chilly weather, killing bassist Cliff Burton, the man many considered the heart and soul of Metallica. The other three members were shaken up but survived.