HEAVY HISTORY
22 years ago today the BW&BK 6-Pack Weekend I kicked off on June 13th/14th, 2003 at The Odeon in Cleveland, Ohio. The glorious bill: NEVERMORE, CANDLEMASS, TROUBLE, JAG PANZER, EVERGREY, KATAKLYSM, EIDOLON, FALCONER, WOLF, ELEGY, CAGE, FORCE OF EVIL, BEYOND THE EMBRACE. ENTOMBED sadly AWOL.
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 74th
Howard Leese (HEART, BAD COMPANY) – June 13th, 1951
Happy 63rd
Mike Vescara (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MVP, JOE STUMP, OBSESSION) – June 13th, 1962
Happy 60th
Chuck Behler (MEGADETH) – June 13th, 1965
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 55th
URIAH HEEP’s …Very ‘Eavy …Very ‘Umble – June 13th, 1970
Happy 40th
RATT’s Invasion Of Your Privacy – June 13th, 1985
Happy 39th
KIM MITCHELL’s Shakin’ Like a Human Being – June 13th, 1986
Happy 37th
NUCLEAR ASSAULT’s Survive – June 13th, 1988
Happy 31st
GOREFEST’s Erase – June 13th, 1994
Happy 30th
FEAR FACTORY’s Demanufacture – June 13th, 1995
Happy 29th
APOCALYPTICA’s Plays Metallica By Four Cellos – June 13th, 1996
Happy 25th
BON JOVI’s Crush – June 13th, 2000
Happy 19th
SATYRICON’s Now, Diabolical – June 13th, 2006
SHADOWS FALL’s Fallout From The War – June 13th, 2006
Happy 19th
SKINLESS’ Trample The Weak, Hurdle The Dead – June 13th, 2006
THE ACACIA STRAIN’s The Dead Walk – June 13th, 2006
Happy 17th
JUDAS PRIEST’s Nostradamus – June 13th, 2008
GRAND MAGUS’ Iron Will – June 13th, 2008
Happy 14th
BLACK VEIL BRIDES’ Set the World On Fire – June 13th, 2011
Happy 11th
DEATHSTARS’ The Perfect Cult – June 13th, 2014
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