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Jason Newsted Remembers Cliff Burton 40 Years After Metallica Bassist's Passing

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Iconic Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died in a bus crash 40 years ago. Jason Newsted, who replaced Burton in Metallica, remembers Cliff's musical brilliance.

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It's been 40 years since Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died in a bus accident outside Dörarp in Ljungby municipality. Today, fans from all over the world come to the scene to remember the music icon.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Forty years ago today, Clifford Lee "Cliff" Burton, former Metallica bassist, died. According to the Hetfields, when he joined the band, he set their music on a new foundation, with a kind of music theory, harmonies, and a vision that was unique in the genre. The post Cliff, the metal hippie without the world, has been spinning for four decades was first published by Lángoló-é.

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Cliff Burton swapped berths with Kirk Hammett, and a few hours later the bus overturned on a Swedish road. He was only 24 years old.

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This is the 40th anniversary of the tragic accident in which Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died.A review of his life.He was 24, when the world lost him, and yet his shadow continues to cover everything Metallica. Cliff Burton, born on February 10, 1962 in Castro Valley, grew up between hippie parents, piano lessons and a musical curiosity ranging from Beethoven to Motörhead, became a bassist who made a big difference in his short life...

Cliff Burton died forty years ago: the details of the bus accident in Sweden still raise questions to this day.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Rolling Stone broke the news on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
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