Metallica, T-Shirt, Damage Inc.
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Officially Licensed Metallica T-Shirts
Metallica Damage Inc. T-Shirt
Metallica shirt featuring a high quality Damage Inc. print on the front and back of a black cotton shirt.
On September 27, 1986, during the European leg of Metallica's Damage Inc. tour, members drew cards to see which bunk of the tour bus they would sleep in. Burton won and chose to sleep in Hammett's bunk.
Around dawn near Dörarp, Sweden, the bus driver lost control and skidded, which caused the bus to flip several times.
Ulrich, Hammett, and Hetfield sustained no serious injuries; however, bassist Burton was pinned under the bus and was killed.
Hetfield recalls, "I saw the bus lying right on him. I saw his legs sticking out. I freaked. The bus driver, I recall, was trying to yank the blanket out from under him to use for other people. I just went, 'Don't fucking do that!' I already wanted to kill the guy."
Burton's death left Metallica's future in doubt. The three remaining members decided that Burton would want them to carry on, and with the Burton family's blessings, the band sought a replacement.
