CliffBurton

The date of March 5th in history marks many interesting occurrences in popular culture. In 1965, it was the day the Beatles recorded their first number one single, "From Me to You." In 1982, it was the tragic date the world lost one of the most singular characters in American comedy, John Belushi...

Celebrating their 30th anniversary last night (Dec. 5) with the first of four special shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Metallica reunited with Jason Newsted, the bassist who, over the course of 14 years, played on their biggest-selling records...

Metallica bassist Cliff Burton passed away 25 years ago. He died in a bus crash while the band was on tour in Sweden on Sept. 27, 1986 and many recognize that was a critical point in the band's career and their sound, not to mention their personal lives...