Today In Metal History 🤘 June 27th, 2025 🤘 FORBIDDEN, ABBATH, KING’S X, MOTÖRHEAD, THE WHO, QUEENSRŸCHE, HAMMERFALL

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TALENT WE LOST​

R.I.P. John Alec Entwistle (THE WHO) – October 9th, 1944 – June 27th, 2002 (aged 57)

John Entwistle died in hotel room 658 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on June 27th, 2002 one day before the scheduled first show of The Who’s 2002 US tour. The Las Vegas medical examiner determined that death was due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine.

HEAVY BIRTHDAYS​

Happy 56th
Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, SPIRALARMS) – June 27th, 1969

Happy 52nd
Olve “Abbath” Eikemo (ABBATH, IMMORTAL) – June 27th, 1973

HEAVY RELEASES​

Happy 44th
MOTÖRHEAD’s No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith – June 27th, 1981
Motörhead’s only #1 in the UK was recorded at Leeds and Newcastle during their five-date Short, Sharp Pain In The Neck tour in 1981.

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Happy 40thth
LEE AARON’s Call Of The Wild – June 27th, 1985

Happy 39th
QUEENSRŸCHE’s Rage For Order – June 27th, 1986

Happy 36th
KING’S X’ Gretchen Goes To Nebraska – June 27th, 1989

DANGER DANGER’s Danger Danger – June 27th, 1989
KIM MITCHELL’s Rockland – June 27, 1989

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Happy 30thth
BON JOVI’s These Days – June 27th, 1995

Happy 28th
HAMMERFALL’s Glory To The Brave – June 27th, 1997

Happy 24th
ANTHRAX’ Madhouse: The Very Best Of Anthrax – June 26th, 2001

Happy 20th
HATE ETERNAL’s I, Monarch – June 27th, 2005

Happy 19th
METAL CHURCH’s A Light In The Dark – June 27th, 2006
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY’s Storm – June 27th, 2006
CELLADOR’s Enter Deception – June 27th, 2006

Happy 18th
TWISTED SISTER’s The Video Years – June 27th, 2007

Happy 17th
EQULIBRIUM’s Sagas – June 27th, 2008

Happy 14th
ICED EARTH’s Festivals Of The Wicked – June 27th, 2011
SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA’s The Corruption Of Mercy – June 27, 2011

Happy 11th
ILLDISPOSED’s With The Lost Souls On Our Side – June 27th, 2014
AMBERIAN DAWN – Magic Forest – June 27th, 2014
ILLDISPOSED’s With The Lost Souls On Our Side – June 27th, 2014
QUIET RIOT’s Quiet Riot 10 – June 27th, 2014
VINTERSORG’s Naturbå – June 27th, 2014

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