Today In Metal History 🤘 June 9th, 2026 🤘 DEEP PURPLE, SLAYER, TESTAMENT, URIAH HEEP, EMPEROR, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, DEICIDE

TALENT WE LOST / BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY R.I.P. Jonathan Douglas Jon Lord (DEEP PURPLE, WHITESNAKE): June 9th, 1941 – July 16th, 2012 (aged 71) In rock… and in our hearts.  Legendary DEEP PURPLE + WHITESNAKE keyboardist Jonathan Douglas “Jon” Lord would’ve turned 85 today (June 9th, 1941).  He died in 2012 at the age of 71.