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Metallica is still making new music more than 40 years after releasing their scorching debut Kill ‘Em All. And during the songwriting process, co-founder James Hetfield always asks the same question: ...

In a new interview, Robert Trujillo explained what made Metallica's previous bassists, the late Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted, special. Trujillo joined Metallica in early 2003 after the departure of ...

Now, a hit from 1984 is being recognized as one of the top metal bass lines of all time, and boy, does it deserve it. This is ...

The classic lineup of Metallica—frontman/guitarist James Hetfield, guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Cliff Burton, and drummer Lars Ulrich—unleashed a trio of albums that are bona fide classics in the ...

There’s a new action figure version of legendary late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, who passed away in 1986. The new Cliff ReAction Figure stands 3.75″ tall with multiple points of articulation, ...

If you’re a big Cliff Burton fan and an action figure collector, your day has come. Super7 and the estate of Burton have teamed up to create a collectible ReAction Figure in the design of the beloved ...

Back in the early 80s, there was a time when the Big Four of Thrash weren’t big at all — they were just a buncha dudes trying to write the fastest, loudest, most badass music they possibly could. And ...

The metal world of the early '80s had not yet encountered a bass player with such formidable and dynamic musical abilities as the late Cliff Burton. At the time, only Iron Maiden's Steve Harris had ...