[Perndog]

Dumbass. Cliff Burton was the bass player who died in the mid-80s (yes, he got crushed under a bus) and was replaced by Jason Newsted, who just left to be replaced by Rob Trujillo. Cliff Burton was the bass player who played a solo track on Metallica's first album and who did most of the arranging on the band's more complicated tunes (Orion, Ride the Lightning, Call of Ktulu). He was one of the best bass players of the thrash metal scene, and this is a factual statement about his playing ability, not my opinion. Feel free to rip on Metallica, because they tend to deserve it more and more these days, but at least get a damn clue before you start acting like you know what you're talking about.