TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P. WILLIAM RORY GALLAGHER: March 2nd, 1948 – June 14th, 1995 (aged 47)
R.I.P. Alan White (YES): June 14th, 1949 – May 26th, 2002 (aged 72)
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 69th
KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE frontman (real name Kim Bendix Petersen) – June 14th, 1956
Happy 80th
Rodney Terence Argent (ARGENT) – June 14th, 1945
Happy 73rd
James “Jim” Whild Lea (SLADE) – June 14th, 1952
Happy 62nd
Christopher “Chris” Lee DeGarmo (QUEENSRŸCHE) – June 14th, 1963
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 57th
IRON BUTTERFLY’s In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – June 14th, 1968
Over 30 million copies have been sold of this classic hard rock album featuring the 17-minute title track!
Happy 54th
EMERSON, LAKE, & PALMER’s Tarkus – June 14th, 1971
Happy 45th
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT’s Cultösaurus Erectus – June 14th, 1980
Happy 43rd
MANOWAR – Battle Hymns (June 14th, 1982)
PETE TOWNSHEND’s All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes – June 14th, 1982
Happy 42nd
EXCITER’s Heavy Metal Maniac – June 14th, 1983
Happy 36th
ARTILLERY’s By Inheritance – June 14th, 1989
Happy 20th
STATIC-X’s Start A War – June 14th, 2005
Happy 15th
GRAVE’s Burial Ground – June 14th, 2010
SETHERIAL’s Ekpyrosis – June 14th, 2010
Happy 14th
FREEDOM CALL’s Live In Hellvetia – June 14th, 2011
Happy 12th
MAGNUS KARLSSON’s Freefall – June 14th, 2013
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