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In 1984 Metallica escaped to Copenhagen, wrote bigger songs, bent thrash rules, and let Cliff Burton’s musical brain widen the band’s future.

Inside the intense bond between Cliff Burton and James Hetfield – how it forged Metallica’s sound and left scars Hetfield is still working through.

For decades, Ray Burton turned his son’s royalties from Metallica’s first three albums into scholarships at Castro Valley High. Here is the true story.