Today In Metal History 🤘 June 21st, 2025 🤘 DON AIREY, AEROSMITH, WINGER, MÖTLEY CRÜE, WHITE LION, EXODUS

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HEAVY BIRTHDAYS

Happy 80th
Ray Davies (THE KINKS) – June 21st, 1944
THE KINKS have sold over 50 million albums worldwide.

Happy 77th
Donald Smith Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW) – June 21st, 1948 (Photo credit: Jennifer Bartram-Schmitt)

Happy 75th
Joseph Michael Joey Kramer (AEROSMITH) – June 21st, 1950


Happy 64th
Charles Frederick Kip Winger (WINGER) – June 21st, 1961

HEAVY RELEASES

Happy 56th
DEEP PURPLE’s Deep Purple (or Deep Purple III) – June 21st, 1969

Happy 40th
MÖTLEY CRÜE’s Theatre Of Pain – June 21st, 1985

Happy 38th
HELIX’ Wild In The Streets – June 21st, 1987
KEEL’s Keel – June 21st, 1987
WHITE LION’s Pride – June 21st, 1987

Happy 35th
EXODUS’ Impact Is Imminent – June 21st, 1990
POISON’s Flesh & Blood – June 21st, 1990

Happy 34th
GUNS N’ ROSES’ “You Could Be Mine” single
After negotiating a deal with Arnold Schwarzenegger, we heard the first single from the follow-up to Appetite For Destruction, 34 years ago today (June 21, 1991). “You Could Be Mine” (from Use Your Illusion II) was released as a single and prominently featured in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It was a Top 5 hit in more than 15 countries! The film has grossed well over $500 million US.

Happy 26th
SINERGY’s Beware The Heavens – June 21st, 1999
Check out this line-up: Kimberly Goss + Alexi Laiho + Jesper Strömblad + Sharlee D’Angelo + Ronny Milianowicz.

Happy 26th
ANATHEMA’s Judgement – June 21st, 1999

Happy 15th
KVELERLTAK’s Kvelertak – June 21st, 2010
WITCHERY’s Witchkrieg – June 21st, 2010


Happy 14th
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s Ritual – June 21st, 2011
JUNGLE ROT’s Kill on Command – June 21st, 2011
TONY MACALPINE’s Tony MacAlpine – June 21st, 2011
ANGELUS APATRIDA’s Clockwork – June 21st, 2011
VOID OF SILENCE’s The Grave Of Civilization – June 21st, 2011
QUEENSRŸCHE’s Dedicated To Chaos – June 21st, 2011

Happy 13th Birthday
BLACKLODGE’s MachinatioN – June 21st, 2012
EPHEL DUATH’s On Death And Cosmos – June 21st, 2012
EDENBRIDGE’s The Bonding – June 21st, 2012

Happy 12th
EXTOL’s Extol – June 21st, 2013
RAVEN’s Rock Until You Drop – June 21st, 2013
ETERNAL OATH’s Ghostlands – June 21st, 2013

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