WI: Cliff Burton lives

[Hadley]

Let's say Metallica's bus driver is able to avoid hitting the patch of black ice and Cliff Burton survives. Do Metallica still change their sound in the 90s and gain their commercial success?

 

[Court Jester]

Most likely, for allure mainstream is strong.

 

[Sekhmet_D]

Do Metallica still change their sound in the 90s and gain their commercial success?

Hot take: they do, but only as a result of Cliff voluntarily leaving after disagreeing with them over creative directions. He then joins Megadeth.

 

[eliamartin65]

Hot take: they do, but only as a result of Cliff voluntarily leaving after disagreeing with them over creative directions. He then joins Megadeth.

CURSED.

I loathe Dave Mustaine's voice, UGH