TALENT WE LOST
A major influence on LED ZEPPELIN, THE ROLLING STONES, JEFF BECK, CREAM and the list goes on and on! American blues legend WILLIE DIXON was born 110 years ago today (July 1, 1915). He passed away in 1992 at the age of 76.
R.I.P. Melville John Mel Galley (WHITESNAKE, TRAPEZE) March 8th, 1948 – July 1st, 2008 (aged 60)
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 62nd
Richard Edward Rick Hunolt (EXODUS) – July 1st, 1963
The BraveWords Museum met with Rick at the OmegaFest just outside of San Francisco earlier this year and he signed all of our golden collectibles!

Roswell Christopher Roddy Bottum (FAITH NO MORE) – July 1st, 1963
Happy 64th
Vito Bratta (WHITE LION) – July 1st, 1961
Happy 32nd
Dhani Mansworth (THE TREATMENT) – July 1st, 1993
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 55th
CACTUS’ Cactus – July 1st, 1970
Happy 50th
TROOPER’s Trooper – July 1, 1975
Happy 42nd
BITCH’s Be My Slave – July 1st, 1983
MANOWAR’s Into Glory Ride – July 1st, 1983

Happy 41st
SODOM’s In The Sign Of Evil – July 1, 1984
LOUDNESS’ Disillusion (English version) – July 1, 1984

Happy 40th
LIZZY BORDEN’s Love You To Pieces – July 1st, 1985
Happy 38th
NAPALM DEATH’s Scum – July 1st, 1987

Happy 35th
NAPALM DEATH’s Harmony Corruption – July 1st, 1990

Happy 34th
CANNIBAL CORPSE’s Butchered At Birth – July 1st, 1991
HMV Canada Head Office: “We received a call from the OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) stating they had received consumer complaints about the above mentioned album. The OPP stated they would charge any store personnel who sold this piece of music.”


Happy 17th
LAMB OF GOD’s Walk With Me In Hell – July 1st, 2008
Happy 14th
LOCK UP’s Necropolis Transparent – July 1st, 2011
STONELAKE’s Marching On Timeless Tales – July 1st, 2011
Happy 11th
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s IX – July 1st, 2014
Happy 9th
CHELSEA GRIN – Self Inflicted – July 1st, 2016
FATES WARNING – Theories of Flight – July 1st, 2016
ISKRA – Ruins – July 1st, 2016
ORACLES – Miserycorde – July 1st, 2016
WOLF HOFFMANN – Headbangers Symphony – July 1st, 2016

Happy 3rd
DEREK SHERINIAN – Vortex – July 1st, 2022
GREG PUCIATO – Mirrorcell – July 1st, 2022
HAUNT – Windows of Your Heart – July 1st, 2022
HOLY DRAGONS – Jörmungandr – The Serpent of the World – July 1st, 2022
MASSACRE – Mythos – July 1st, 2022
MUNICIPAL WASTE – Electrified Brain – July 1st, 2022
RANDY HOLDEN – Population III – July 1st, 2022
SAINT ASONIA – Introvert – July 1st, 2022
SHINEDOWN – Planet Zero – July 1st, 2022
SUPERHEIST – MMXX – July 1st, 2022
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