Today In Metal History 🤘 June 27th, 2026 🤘ABBATH, FORBIDDEN, KING'S X, MOTÖRHEAD, THE WHO, QUEENSRŸCHE, HAMMERFALL
TALENT WE LOST / BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY R.I.P. John Alec Entwistle (THE WHO) – October 9th, 1944 – June 27th, 2002 (aged 57) John Entwistle died in hotel room 658 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on June 27th, 2002 one day before the scheduled first show of The Who’s 2002 US
Today In Metal History 🤘 June 26th, 2026 🤘 KREATOR, GOJIRA, FREE, BAD ENGLISH, DANZIG, KING DIAMOND, SYMPHONY X
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS Happy 60th Jürgen “Ventor” Reil (KREATOR) – June 26th, 1966 HEAVY RELEASES Happy 56th FREE’s Fire And Water – June 26th, 1970 FREE’s third album, Fire And Water, spawned the massive hit “All Right Now”. Happy 50th TROOPER’s Two For The Show – June 26th, 1976 Happy 37th BAD ENGLISH’s Bad English –
Today In Metal History 🤘 June 25th, 2026 🤘 MARDUK, ANTHRAX, OZZY OSBOURNE, ALICE COOPER, KISS, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, DEICIDE, HALFORD
TALENT WE LOST / BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY R.I.P. Allen Glover Lanier (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT): June 25th, 1946 – August 14th, 2013 (aged 67) Keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Allen Glover Lanier played on the self-titled debut up to 2001’s Curse Of The Hidden Mirror. HEAVY BIRTHDAYS Happy 80th Ian McDonald (KING CRIMSON, FOREIGNER) – June 25th, 1946
Today In Metal History 🤘 June 24th, 2026 🤘JEFF BECK, MÖTLEY CRÜE, TESTAMENT, DISMEMBER, OPETH, ARTHUR BROWN, NIGHTWISH
TALENT WE LOST / BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY JEFF BECK (THE YARDBIRDS, THE JEFF BECK GROUP, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE) – June 24th, 1944 – January 10th, 2023 (aged 78) The late great JEFF BECK would’ve turned 82 today. Speaking when he was inducted to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for the second time in
Today In Metal History 🤘 June 23rd, 2026 🤘 TESTAMENT, MOTÖRHEAD, DANZIG, APRIL WINE, W.A.S.P., DANZIG, NAPALM DEATH, VOIVOD
HEAVY HISTORY The first international memorialization of MOTÖRHEAD’s Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister was held four years ago today (June 23rd, 2022) at Hellfest in Clisson, France. TALENT WE LOST / BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSAY R.I.P. Myles Francis Goodwyn (APRIL WINE) – June 23, 1948 – December 3, 2023 (aged 75) HEAVY BIRTHDAYS Happy 64th Charles Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT)
Today In Metal History 🤘 June 22nd, 2026 🤘 BLACK SABBATH, PANTERA, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, QUEEN, DEATH, MORBID ANGEL, HYPOCRISY, DANZIG
TALENT WE LOST / BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Vincent “Vinnie” Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN): March 11th, 1964 – June 22th, 2018 (aged 54) HEAVY BIRTHDAYS Happy 78th Todd Rundgren – June 22nd, 1948 Happy 77th Gary Moffet (APRIL WINE) – June 22nd, 1949 Moffet can be heard on everything from 1973’s Electric Jewels to 1984’s Animal Grace.
Today In Metal History 🤘 June 21st, 2026 🤘 DON AIREY / DEEP PURPLE, GUNS N’ ROSES, MÖTLEY CRÜE, AEROSMITH, EXODUS, WINGER, WHITE LION
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS Happy 82nd Ray Davies (THE KINKS) – June 21st, 1944 THE KINKS have sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Happy 78th Donald Smith Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW) – June 21st, 1948 (Photo credit: Jennifer Bartram-Schmitt) Happy 76th Joseph Michael Joey Kramer (AEROSMITH) – June 21st, 1950
Today In Metal History 🤘 June 20th, 2026 🤘 IRON MAIDEN, MICHAEL ANTHONY / VAN HALEN, BLACK SABBATH, SCORPIONS, KING DIAMOND, SAXON, FAITH NO MORE
HEAVY HISTORY The second single from IRON MAIDEN’s Piece Of Mind – called “The Trooper” – was released 43 years ago today (June 20th, 1983). The B-Side was the great cover of JETHRO TULL’s “Cross-Eyed Mary”. Bruce Dickinson told BraveWords about the moderate radio hit they had in the United States! “Right! And the crazy
Today In Metal History 🤘 June 19th, 2026 🤘 KREATOR, SIMON WRIGHT / AC/DC , ANN WILSON / HEART, JIMMY PAGE, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS Happy 63rd Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, RHINO BUCKET, OPERATION: MINDCRIME) – June 19th, 1963 Happy 76th Ann Wilson (HEART) – June 19th, 1950 Happy 66th Luke Morley (THUNDER) – June 19th, 1960 HEAVY RELEASES Happy 48th TROOPER’s Thick As Thieves – June 19th, 1978 Featured the massive Canadian hit, “Raise A Little Hell”.
Today In Metal History 🤘 June 18th, 2026 🤘 PAUL MCCARTNEY, GUNS N' ROSES, JOE WALSH, HELLOWEEN, THE FOUR HORSEMEN, STRYPER
HEAVY HISTORY 78 years ago today (June 18th, 1948), at a press conference in the Waldorf Astoria New York, Columbia Records unveiled the first 33-RPM LP (long playing / long player) and started the first mass production. The new format could contain a maximum of 23 minutes of music per side. TALENT WE LOST /
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