Metallica launch Cliff Burton exhibit in their online museum
nme.comMetallica have announced the launch of a new Cliff Burton exhibition via their digital museum – find out more below.Titled Orion: A Tribute To Cliff Burton, the digital exhibit is one of four collections scheduled to honour the metal icons’ late bassist, who died in 1986.
The Orion exhibition is available for viewing now via Metallica’s Black Box museum through the band’s official website.It is available as a Fifth Member fan club exclusive, though that’s free to sign up for.
The digital exhibition includes a look at archival photographs, old video interviews, letters penned by the musician and more.
Besides memorabilia from his time with Metallica, the exhibition also showcases items from his personal life, courtesy of his friends and family.The first of four exhibitions is currently ongoing, with a second drop arriving via the Metallica Black Box museum on August 13.Cliff Burton was a member of Metallica from 1982 until his untimely death at the age of 24 in a fatal bus accident in September 1986 while on tour with the band.
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