10. Cliff Burton
Believe it or not, there was a time when Metallica was not this group of middle-aged men who were making lame, half-assed music and bitching about everything. There was a time when Metallica was cool, made amazing music and kicked ass, to put things simply.
Back then, their bass player was a dude named Cliff Burton whom everyone loved and who really lived that metal lifestyle. In 1986, however, Cliff lost his life in a car accident, and a very metal one at that.
Namely, he was thrown out of a bus when the driver lost control. The bus then landed on top of him and killed him. It was a huge loss for the metal world and one whose consequences we’re really feeling these last 20-odd years.