Cliff Burton

Celebrating what would have been his 59th birthday.

Doppelgänger?

On Sept. 27, 1986, Metallica's Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash.

See Cliff Burton's dad honored in the stands.

Ray died last week at the age of 94.

Ray Burton worked to keep his son Cliff's legacy alive.

We remember Cliff Burton with our picks for the Top 10 songs from his time in Metallica.

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 bas

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.

A position that is sometimes overlooked in other bands, the role of bassist in Metallica has had quite a hectic history. From dealing with the death of one bassist to the quitting of a couple others, Metallica have overcome certain obstacles many bands never have to face...