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Lithium93_ wrote: »

All of Cliff's royalties get donated to his old high school by his father.

http://www.metalinjection.net/this-is-just-a-tribute/cliff-burtons-dad-donates-his-sons-metallica-royalty-checks-to-a-scholarship-program

I wonder how much he has made over the years?

Zico !

PTH2009 wrote: »

One thing im a bit disappointed in for the upcoming Metallica European tour is the support act. The US leg got a bit of quality in Volbeat, Gorja and A7X and Europe is getting a Norwegian band which a weird name. The Kvelertak i heard is alright but would of much rathered Volbeat

Cheap skates as usual money mad they are

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Cliff is still worth a fortune to his family, regardless of what James and Lars did for his parents after he died. I think James once said that Ray and Jan will never work again.

How much is Cliff Burton Worth?

From online.

Cliff Burton net worth: Cliff Burton was an American musician who had a net worth of $1 million. Cliff Burton was born in Castro Valley, California in February 1962 and passed away in September 1986. He was best known for being the bassist for the heavy metal band Metallica. Burton joined the band in 1982 and played on their first three studios albums. Their debut album Kill 'Em All was released in 1983 and was certified 3x Platinum. Metallica's second album Ride the Lightning was released in 1984 and was certified 6x Platinum. Their third album Master of Puppets was released in 1986 and was also certified 6x Platinum selling almost five million copies. Burton also received a posthumous writing credit for the song "To Live Is to Die" on Metallica's fourth album …And Justice For All. He was also posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Metallica in 2009. Burton was named the 9th greatest bassist of all time by a Rolling Stone readers' poll in 2011. In 2013 Aria guitars released the Aria Pro II Cliff Barton Signature Bass. Cliff Burton passed away on September 27, 1986 at the age of 24. He was killed in a bus accident while Metallica was on tour in Sweden.

jack presley

...And Justice wrote: »

Cliff is still worth a fortune to his family, regardless of what James and Lars did for his parents after he died. I think James once said that Ray and Jan will never work again.

How much is Cliff Burton Worth?

From online.

Cliff Burton net worth: Cliff Burton was an American musician who had a net worth of $1 million. Cliff Burton was born in Castro Valley, California in February 1962 and passed away in September 1986. He was best known for being the bassist for the heavy metal band Metallica. Burton joined the band in 1982 and played on their first three studios albums. Their debut album Kill 'Em All was released in 1983 and was certified 3x Platinum. Metallica's second album Ride the Lightning was released in 1984 and was certified 6x Platinum. Their third album Master of Puppets was released in 1986 and was also certified 6x Platinum selling almost five million copies. Burton also received a posthumous writing credit for the song "To Live Is to Die" on Metallica's fourth album …And Justice For All. He was also posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Metallica in 2009. Burton was named the 9th greatest bassist of all time by a Rolling Stone readers' poll in 2011. In 2013 Aria guitars released the Aria Pro II Cliff Barton Signature Bass. Cliff Burton passed away on September 27, 1986 at the age of 24. He was killed in a bus accident while Metallica was on tour in Sweden.

Is that $1m when he died?

Because I would have thought the royalties from his work on his albums with the band would have generated a lot more than that through the years

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jack presley wrote: »

Is that $1m when he died?

Because I would have thought the royalties from his work on his albums with the band would have generated a lot more than that through the years

I'd imagine that he's generated more than a million dollar's through royalty payments since his death.

zcorpian88

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I'd imagine that he's generated more than a million dollar's through royalty payments since his death.

I read in an article recently that Ray still gets royalty cheques and Ray actually gives (I think) a significant amount of that money to Cliff's old high school in the form of music scholarships, read the article last week somewhere.

Edit: http://teamrock.com/news/2017-08-14/cliff-burtons-father-donates-metallica-royalties-to-fund-scholarship

Wrongway1985

Anesthetize wrote: »

The first Kvelertak is seriously good, their more recent stuff not so much. But I'd rather them than a commercial band aimed at teenagers, like A7X.

Aimed at teenagers a band whose last album was a concept album about history and space including songs about Giordano Bruno being sentenced to death...okay I'm questioning my upbringing now :rolleyes:

Anesthetize

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Aimed at teenagers a band whose last album was a concept album about history and space including songs about Giordano Bruno being sentenced to death...okay I'm questioning my upbringing now :rolleyes:

Holy crap, when did this happen? Consider me gobsmacked.

Wrongway1985

Anesthetize wrote: »

Holy crap, when did this happen? Consider me gobsmacked.

Last year, they also left major label of own accord and released album with no prior promotion or scheduled release date

King George VI

^^^^

and it was a fantastic album, especially the last song "Exist". Check it out lads.

devildriver

Last night's show from Edmonton:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kPO_m1j52k

jack presley

From the bits of that I watched it looks like they're on form on this tour. I thought it was pretty good (apart from the God awful group drum solo - whoever came up with that idea in a band meeting should be slapped!).

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Fleming Rasmussen in a new 50 minute interview about AJFA and the bass controversy.

http://www.nme.com/news/music/metallica-producer-blames-band-sound-quality-justice-2125345

zcorpian88

jack presley wrote: »

From the bits of that I watched it looks like they're on form on this tour. I thought it was pretty good (apart from the God awful group drum solo - whoever came up with that idea in a band meeting should be slapped!).

Yeah it's pretty corny alright.

jack presley

zcorpian88 wrote: »

Yeah it's pretty corny alright.

It's not quite at the 'we are family' level of cringeworthy but not far off.

PTH2009

roll on October

I reckon it will be loud in the Hydro

zcorpian88

jack presley wrote: »

It's not quite at the 'we are family' level of cringeworthy but not far off.

Yeah James has become a bit...eh...civilized and domesticated...quite the family man now. Certainly a changed man from the semi drunk, sweary, shouty Hetfield of the 80's and 90s.

jack presley

zcorpian88 wrote: »

Yeah James has become a bit...eh...civilized and domesticated...quite the family man now. Certainly a changed man from the semi drunk, sweary, shouty Hetfield of the 80's and 90s.

He certainly has. Did you see them on Carpool Karaoke? He's gets quite into singing a song from 'The Little Mermaid'. The episode itself isn't great but some of the facial expressions James has when the host (Billy Eichner) says something weird or gets them to sing Rihanna are funny.

zcorpian88

jack presley wrote: »

He certainly has. Did you see them on Carpool Karaoke? He's gets quite into singing a song from 'The Little Mermaid'. The episode itself isn't great but some of the facial expressions James has when the host (Billy Eichner) says something weird or gets them to sing Rihanna are funny.

I seen a little bit of it, didn't the dude in the car ask them did they ever send a dick pic? Like wtf? They are middle aged rockstars that have been famous most of their lives and have been married for a good portion of their lives also, think they are a bit passed the point of dick pics like! The look on Roberts face says it all after yer man said it lol. Rob is like, "Wtf are we doing with this guy?"

I didn't see the little mermaid bit now, sure Hetfield has two daughters, he probably had to sit through the movie a million times like every other parent and it stuck in his head!

D.Q

Watching the Edmonton show now. Enjoying it. The new songs sound good live and fit well. Have no particular inclination to hear anything off death magnetic ever again

briany

D.Q wrote: »

Have no particular inclination to hear anything off death magnetic ever again

That's what people said about St. Anger, too. Probably going to be the fate of each Metallica album from the post-Newsted era.

PTH2009

This time 9 years ago we were all heading to Marley Park too see Tenacious D and Metallica play

https://www.metallica.com/tour/10633

1st time seeing Metallica and remember lost my friend in the crowd and found him about 2 hours after the show, our phones went dead and the fear of myself and my dad trying to find him lol. I enjoyed 2009 more tbh

jack presley

PTH2009 wrote: »

This time 9 years ago we were all heading to Marley Park too see Tenacious D and Metallica play

https://www.metallica.com/tour/10633

1st time seeing Metallica and remember lost my friend in the crowd and found him about 2 hours after the show, our phones went dead and the fear of myself and my dad trying to find him lol. I enjoyed 2009 more tbh

My lasting memory of that day was taking forever to get in because, according to MCD anyway, there were only a small number of ticket scanner machines available. I joined the queue just as Sweet Savage were starting and I wasn't in before they finished.

PTH2009

jack presley wrote: »

My lasting memory of that day was taking forever to get in because, according to MCD anyway, there were only a small number of ticket scanner machines available. I joined the queue just as Sweet Savage were starting and I wasn't in before they finished.

didnt miss much they are ****e, only good part was when James joined them for Killing Time, saw that from the food stalls

Jayesdiem

briany wrote: »

D.Q wrote: »

Have no particular inclination to hear anything off death magnetic ever again

That's what people said about St. Anger, too. Probably going to be the fate of each Metallica album from the post-Newsted era.

Except maybe this one. I think Hardwired is very good and way more innovative than most of the stuff after 2001. I know it's been talked to death but fcuk I miss Newsted. He had incredible intensity. Love Trujillo too mind you but there was something about Newsted.

Anesthetize

Jayesdiem wrote: »

Except maybe this one. I think Hardwired is very good and way more innovative than most of the stuff after 2001.

Most of what stuff after 2001?

Jayesdiem

Anesthetize wrote: »

Jayesdiem wrote: »

Except maybe this one. I think Hardwired is very good and way more innovative than most of the stuff after 2001.

Most of what stuff after 2001?

Most of Michael Jackson's stuff.

Anesthetize

Jayesdiem wrote: »

Most of Michael Jackson's stuff.

That makes sense then. Since the notion that Hardwired is even remotely innovative is laughable.

Jayesdiem

Ask a really, really stupid question, get a really stupid answer. It's all subjective super fan, that's what's great about music.

Anesthetize

Jayesdiem wrote: »

Ask a really, really stupid question, get a really stupid answer. It's all subjective super fan, that's what's great about music.

A college lecturer once told me "there's no such thing as stupid questions, only stupid answers".

Hardwired is about as innovative as unzipping your trousers, taking your dick out, and pissing in a toilet.