To live is to die
Subtitle: the life and death of Metallica's Cliff Burton
By: Joel McIver ; foreword by Kirk Hammett
Contributors: Hammett, Kirk, writer of foreword
Edition: Revised and updated edition; Second edition.
Publisher: Jawbone Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781911036128
Subjects: Death and burial; Metallica (Musical group); Rock musicians; Bass guitarists; Biography
Other titles: Life and death of Metallica's Cliff Burton
Description: This revised and updated edition of Burton's biography, published to mark the 30th anniversary of his passing, adds a new appreciation of his influence on a new generation of rock and metal bass players, plus a look at his signature bass gear and Metallica's current activities.
Notes: "A genuine Jawbone book"--Back cover.

Includes discography (page 302), web resources (page 304), and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Kirk Hammett; title: Preface to this new edition; title: Introduction; title: 1962 to 1979; title: 1980 to 1982; title: January to March 1983; title: April to July 1983; title: Kill'em all; title: August 1983 to July 1984; title: Ride the lightning; title: January to December 1985; title: January to March 1986; title: Master of puppets; title: April to September 1986; title: September 27 1986; title: The aftermath; title: Metallica 1986-2009; title: Metallica 2010-2016; title: Cliff's legacy; title: Afterword / by Frank Bello; title: In others' words; title: Who's who; title: Musical terms.