To live is to die
Subtitle: the life and death of Metallica's Cliff Burton
By: Joel McIver ; foreword by Kirk Hammett
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jawbone Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781906002244
Subjects: Death and burial; Metallica (Musical group); Rock musicians; Bass guitarists; Biography
Other titles: Life and death of Metallica's Cliff Burton
Description: A biography of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, covering his background, talent, and influence on the band's early creativity, direction, and sound before his untimely death in a bus accident in Sweden in 1986.
Notes: "A genuine Jawbone metal jacket"--T.p. verso.

Includes discography (p. 268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Kirk Hammett; title: Picture section; title: Locations; 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: Cliff's legacy; title: In others' words; title: Who's who; title: Musical terms.