TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P. Peter “Steele” Thomas Ratajczyk (TYPE O NEGATIVE): January 4th, 1962 – April 14th, 2010 (aged 48)
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 80th
Richard Hugh Ritchie Blackmore (BLACKMORE’S NIGHT, DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) – April 14th, 1945
Happy 65th
Daniel Danny Bowes (THUNDER, TERRAPLANE) – April 14th, 1960
Happy 61st
VINNIE MOORE (UFO) – April 18th, 1964
Happy 60th
Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR, DOWN) – April 14th, 1965
Happy 53rd
Adam Duce (MACHINE HEAD) – April 14th, 1972
Happy 50th
Øystein G. Brun (BORKNAGAR) – April 14th, 1975
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 45th
IRON MAIDEN’s Iron Maiden – April 14th, 1980
JUDAS PRIEST’s British Steel – April 14th, 1980
WILD HORSES’ Wild Horses – April 14th, 1980
Happy 43rd
VAN HALEN’s Diver Down – April 14th, 1982
Happy 39th
JUDAS PRIEST’s Turbo – April 14th, 1986
Happy 23rd
ZZ TOP’s Greatest Hits – April 14th, 1992
Happy 12th
CREAM’s BBC Sessions – April 14th, 2003
Happy 17th
RUSH’s Snakes & Arrows Live – April 14, 2008
MIRRORTHRONE’s Gangrene – April 14th, 2008
Happy 16th
AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED’s Agorapocalypse – April 14th, 2009
BRUTAL TRUTH’s Evolution Through Revolution – April 14th, 2009
KARL SANDERS’ Saurian Exorcisms – 2009
Happy 13th
BUCKETED’s Balloon Cement – 2012
Happy 11th
GOTTHARD’s Bang – April 14th, 2014
IMPALED NAZARENE’s Vigorous And Liberating Death – April 14th, 2014
TRIPTYKON’s Melana Chasmata – April 14th, 2014
Happy 8th
BLOOD FEAST’s The Future State of Wicked – April 14th, 2017
CORRODED’s Defcon Zero – April 14th, 2017
THE DEAD RABBITTS’ This Emptiness – April 14th, 2017
DIMMU BORGIR’s Forces of the Northern Night (live album) – April 14th, 2017
ENTERPRISE EARTH’s Embodiment – April 14th, 2017
INFERNAL MAJESTY’s No God – April 14th, 2017
NECROWRETCH’s Satanic Slavery – April 14th, 2017
NOVEMBERS DOOM’s Hamartia – April 14th, 2017
ORANSSI PAZUZU’s Kevät/Värimyrsky (EP) – April 14th, 2017
RICHIE KOTZEN’s Salting Earth – April 14th, 2017
Happy 2nd
ATREYU’s The Hope Of A Spark – April 14th, 2023
DØDHEIMSGARD’s Black Medium Current – April 14th, 2023
HOLY MOSES’s Invisible Queen – April 14th, 2023
INFECTED RAIN’s The Devil’s Dozen – April 14th, 2023
JESUS PIECE’s …So Unknown – April 14th, 2023
L.A. GUNS’s Black Diamonds – April 14th, 2023
MAGNUS KARLSSON’S FREE FALL’s Hunt The Flame – April 14th, 2023
METALLICA’s 72 Seasons – April 14th, 2023
MIKE TRAMP’s Songs Of White Lion – April 14th, 2023
OVERKILL’s Scorched – April 14th, 2023
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R.I.P. Peter “Steele” Thomas Ratajczyk (TYPE O NEGATIVE): January 4th, 1962 – April 14th, 2010 (aged 48)
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 80th
Richard Hugh Ritchie Blackmore (BLACKMORE’S NIGHT, DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) – April 14th, 1945
Happy 65th
Daniel Danny Bowes (THUNDER, TERRAPLANE) – April 14th, 1960
Happy 61st
VINNIE MOORE (UFO) – April 18th, 1964
Happy 60th
Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR, DOWN) – April 14th, 1965
Happy 53rd
Adam Duce (MACHINE HEAD) – April 14th, 1972
Happy 50th
Øystein G. Brun (BORKNAGAR) – April 14th, 1975
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 45th
IRON MAIDEN’s Iron Maiden – April 14th, 1980
JUDAS PRIEST’s British Steel – April 14th, 1980
Happy 43rd
VAN HALEN’s Diver Down – April 14th, 1982
Happy 39th
JUDAS PRIEST’s Turbo – April 14th, 1986
Happy 23rd
ZZ TOP’s Greatest Hits – April 14th, 1992
Happy 12th
CREAM’s BBC Sessions – April 14th, 2003
Happy 17th
RUSH’s Snakes & Arrows Live – April 14, 2008
MIRRORTHRONE’s Gangrene – April 14th, 2008
Happy 16th
AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED’s Agorapocalypse – April 14th, 2009
BRUTAL TRUTH’s Evolution Through Revolution – April 14th, 2009
KARL SANDERS’ Saurian Exorcisms – 2009
Happy 13th
BUCKETED’s Balloon Cement – 2012
Happy 11th
GOTTHARD’s Bang – April 14th, 2014
IMPALED NAZARENE’s Vigorous And Liberating Death – April 14th, 2014
TRIPTYKON’s Melana Chasmata – April 14th, 2014
Happy 8th
BLOOD FEAST’s The Future State of Wicked – April 14th, 2017
CORRODED’s Defcon Zero – April 14th, 2017
THE DEAD RABBITTS’ This Emptiness – April 14th, 2017
DIMMU BORGIR’s Forces of the Northern Night (live album) – April 14th, 2017
ENTERPRISE EARTH’s Embodiment – April 14th, 2017
INFERNAL MAJESTY’s No God – April 14th, 2017
NECROWRETCH’s Satanic Slavery – April 14th, 2017
NOVEMBERS DOOM’s Hamartia – April 14th, 2017
ORANSSI PAZUZU’s Kevät/Värimyrsky (EP) – April 14th, 2017
RICHIE KOTZEN’s Salting Earth – April 14th, 2017
Happy 2nd
ATREYU’s The Hope Of A Spark – April 14th, 2023
DØDHEIMSGARD’s Black Medium Current – April 14th, 2023
HOLY MOSES’s Invisible Queen – April 14th, 2023
INFECTED RAIN’s The Devil’s Dozen – April 14th, 2023
JESUS PIECE’s …So Unknown – April 14th, 2023
L.A. GUNS’s Black Diamonds – April 14th, 2023
MAGNUS KARLSSON’S FREE FALL’s Hunt The Flame – April 14th, 2023
METALLICA’s 72 Seasons – April 14th, 2023
MIKE TRAMP’s Songs Of White Lion – April 14th, 2023
OVERKILL’s Scorched – April 14th, 2023
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April 14th, 2025 RITCHIE BLACKMORE, TYPE O NEGATIVE, JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, VAN HALEN, THUNDER appeared first on BraveWords - Where Music Lives.Continue reading...