Cliff Burton
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Cliff Burton was an influential American bassist and songwriter best known for his innovative work with the heavy metal band Metallica in the early 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cliff Burton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5783943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cliff Burton Context triple: [Metallica, formerMember, Cliff Burton]
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A.
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett is the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica, renowned for his influential solos and role in shaping the band's signature sound.
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B.
Jon Lomberg
Jon Lomberg is an American space artist and science communicator best known for his close collaboration with Carl Sagan and his major role in designing the visual and artistic elements of NASA’s interstellar messages, including the Voyager Golden Record.
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C.
Billy Costigan
Billy Costigan is the undercover Massachusetts State Police officer infiltrating the Irish mob in Martin Scorsese’s crime thriller film "The Departed."
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D.
Michael Wisher
Michael Wisher was a British character actor best known for originating the role of Davros in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish neoclassical metal guitarist renowned for his virtuosic, fast-paced playing style and influential solo career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cliff Burton Target entity description: Cliff Burton was an influential American bassist and songwriter best known for his innovative work with the heavy metal band Metallica in the early 1980s.
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A.
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett is the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica, renowned for his influential solos and role in shaping the band's signature sound.
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B.
Jon Lomberg
Jon Lomberg is an American space artist and science communicator best known for his close collaboration with Carl Sagan and his major role in designing the visual and artistic elements of NASA’s interstellar messages, including the Voyager Golden Record.
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C.
Billy Costigan
Billy Costigan is the undercover Massachusetts State Police officer infiltrating the Irish mob in Martin Scorsese’s crime thriller film "The Departed."
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D.
Michael Wisher
Michael Wisher was a British character actor best known for originating the role of Davros in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish neoclassical metal guitarist renowned for his virtuosic, fast-paced playing style and influential solo career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
EZ-Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trauma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hillcrest Memorial Park, San Bruno, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | bus accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-02-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-09-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Chabot College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeInBand | 1986 ⓘ |
| familyName | Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Clifford Lee Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
ⓘ
speed metal ⓘ thrash metal ⓘ |
| givenName | Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jason Newsted
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Trujillo NERFINISHED ⓘ many thrash metal bassists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Geddy Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geezer Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemmy Kilmister NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| memberOf | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSongContribution |
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Creeping Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Damage, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ Fade to Black NERFINISHED ⓘ For Whom the Bell Tolls NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTechnique |
lead-style bass playing
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use of distortion and wah-wah on bass ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kill ’Em All
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Master of Puppets NERFINISHED ⓘ Ride the Lightning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ |
| parent |
Jan Burton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Castro Valley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Dörarp, Kronoberg County, Sweden ⓘ |
| residence | Castro Valley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeInBand | 1982 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cliff Burton Description of subject: Cliff Burton was an influential American bassist and songwriter best known for his innovative work with the heavy metal band Metallica in the early 1980s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.