![September 27, 1986 - Metallica Bassist Cliff Burton dies in bus crash - This Day in Automotive History September 27, 1986 - Metallica Bassist Cliff Burton dies in bus crash - This Day in Automotive History](https://automotivehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Metallica-bus-crash.jpg)
September 27, 1986 - Metallica Bassist Cliff Burton dies in bus crash - This Day in Automotive History
![Anthrax's Scott Ian Looks Back on Cliff Burton's Death: 'Words Can't Really Describe How Dark It Was' Anthrax's Scott Ian Looks Back on Cliff Burton's Death: 'Words Can't Really Describe How Dark It Was'](https://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2014/09/scott_and_cliff-630x420.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Anthrax's Scott Ian Looks Back on Cliff Burton's Death: 'Words Can't Really Describe How Dark It Was'
![Pictured: The trail of destruction left by bus crash which killed Polish migrant worker and left three critically injured | Daily Mail Online Pictured: The trail of destruction left by bus crash which killed Polish migrant worker and left three critically injured | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/08/19/article-1046543-0256874100000578-516_468x341.jpg)
Pictured: The trail of destruction left by bus crash which killed Polish migrant worker and left three critically injured | Daily Mail Online
![Metallica Cliff Burton death: James Hetfield's FURY 'I blamed him and wanted to kill him' | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk Metallica Cliff Burton death: James Hetfield's FURY 'I blamed him and wanted to kill him' | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/35/590x/Metallica-james-hetfield-cliff-burton-1339522.webp?r=1601115183733)
Metallica Cliff Burton death: James Hetfield's FURY 'I blamed him and wanted to kill him' | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk
![Charles Apple en Twitter: "The bus skidded and then rolled several times. Bass player Cliff Burton was killed. https://t.co/HOM1ZX0UWV" / Twitter Charles Apple en Twitter: "The bus skidded and then rolled several times. Bass player Cliff Burton was killed. https://t.co/HOM1ZX0UWV" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtXMq-HUEAA7c0P.jpg)