Among those in attendance were James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, both members of Metallica, which had formed the previous year. In 1982, Trauma traveled to Los Angeles to perform at the Whisky a Go Go. He recorded the track "Such a Shame" with the band on the second Metal Massacre compilation.
CLIFF BURTON SKELETON SKETCH PROFESSIONAL
Burton joined his first professional band, Trauma, in 1982. The video also shows Burton playing parts of what would soon be two Metallica songs: his signature bass solo, "(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth", and the chromatic intro to " For Whom the Bell Tolls". Their audition was recorded on video and features some of the earliest footage of Burton's playing style. Their second band, Agents of Misfortune, entered the Hayward Area Recreation Department's Battle of the Bands contest in 1981. Burton and Martin continued their musical collaboration after becoming students at Chabot College in Hayward, California. Other members of EZ-Street included future Faith No More members Jim Martin and Mike Bordin. The band took its name from a Bay Area topless bar. While still a student at Castro Valley High School, Burton formed his first band called EZ-Street. īurton cited Geddy Lee, Geezer Butler, Stanley Clarke, Lemmy Kilmister, and Phil Lynott as major influences on his style of bass playing. Along with classical and jazz, Burton's other early influences varied from Southern rock and country to the blues. His parents quoted him as saying, "I'm going to be the best bassist for my brother." He practiced up to six hours per day (even after he joined Metallica).
He began playing the bass at age 13, after the death of his brother, who died from a brain aneurysm. In his teenage years, Burton developed an interest in rock, classical, country and eventually heavy metal. Burton's interest in music began when his father introduced him to classical music and he began taking piano lessons. He had two elder siblings, Scott and Connie. He was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Metallica in 2009.Ĭlifford Lee Burton was born in Castro Valley, California, to Ray and Jan Burton. He was also ranked 25th on Rolling Stone's list of the 50 greatest bass players of all time. Renowned for his musicianship and influence, he placed ninth in a 2011 reader poll from Rolling Stone recognizing the greatest bassists of all time. While touring in 1986 to support Master of Puppets, Burton died following a bus crash in Sweden. And Justice for All (1988) for the song "To Live Is to Die". Burton also received a posthumous writing credit on.
He performed on the band's first three albums, Kill 'Em All (1983), Ride the Lightning (1984), and Master of Puppets (1986).
Clifford Lee Burton (Febru– September 27, 1986) was an American musician who was the bassist for thrash metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986.
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