Metallica's Cliff Burton will soon have his own museum years after his death.
Over three decades since Burton tragically died in a tour bus accident in 1986, the Cliff Burton Museum officially announced that it would honor the late bassist's life and legacy.
On Instagram, the museum - which is funded partially by the Swedish government - will present pictures, videos, tour posters, and more remembrances. It will be held near where the tour bus accident that killed the Metallica bassist occurred.
The founders of the museum revealed to Guitar World that they aim to honor Burton, who tragically died in the middle of his career. They also reportedly want to share with the public who he was as an individual and musician.
"Our second main purpose is to create a meeting place for all those who seek the memorial site in the small community of Dörarp. We want to continue the fine work that the fans started when they started raising funds to make Cliff's memorial stone," they went on.
The Cliff Burton Museum will open on May 14, and its launch event will feature a talk by Bass Player magazine editor, Joel McIver. He penned a biography about the late musician.
Cliff Burton Net Worth 2022: Was Metallica's Bassist a Millionaire Before His Death?
Before his tragic death in 1986, Cliff Burton's net worth hit the $1 million mark.
Burton started his career with his former band, Trauma, in the early 1980s. He was then recruited to become part of Metallica afterward and served as their bassist.
Most of his riches came from the sales of Metallica's first three studio albums he got featured in before his passing. Their debut album, "Kill 'Em All," was released in 1983 and received 3x Platinum.
Meanwhile, "Ride the Lightning" and "Master of Puppets" were released in 1984 and 1986, respectively.
Burton still received a posthumous writing credit on Metallica's fourth album song, "To Live Is To Die." He was also inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.
The bassist left the fans heartbroken when he died in September 1986. His passing left his bandmates, James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, to feel angry soon after the bus crash.
"Having to make that call to friends and family back home was difficult. It felt like reliving it all over again, it was so fresh in our minds. For at least the first 24 hours I was in total disbelief. It didn't happen. I'd just block it out. Once we got home we had to deal with it all, deal with that sense of loss, and his funeral," Hammett told In The Studio.
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