HEAVY HAPPENINGS
21 years ago (June 4th/5th, 2004). The BW&BK Six-Pack weekend reconvened in Cleveland, Ohio at The Odeon. After the show, BraveWords photo/scribe Mark Gromen wrote:
A great time was had by all, and things went as flawlessly as last year’s legendary set, save for Dreams Of Damnation beating each other up at the hotel (cops came and everything), skipping their set and promptly flying home.
Sounds like the winners of the evening were Metal Church, Dismember, Grave Digger, Flotsam And Jetsam and Brainstorm. Metal Church saw the biggest crowd, and even though they had three new guys in the band, including a new front man, this lineup is positively lethal. Won the crowd over, no question, with a set heavy on the first two records and their forthcoming. Yes, that means one track in total from Blessing In Disguise and Human Factor, which had many, including myself, crying the blues to raging new guitarist and all around cool guy Jay Reynolds, ex-of-Malice (welcome back, friend!).
Dismember slayed, Eric A.K. and Flotsam moshed, and Brainstorm provided fine, professional power metal, resulting in a surprisingly long and snaky line-up for their autograph session. Doro was also beloved, the blond vixen surprised to receive a gorgeous birthday cake delivered to her on stage. Ms. Pesch reciprocated by performing a surprise impromptu acoustic set at Cooperstown restaurant on the Saturday, an event which also included two Crimson Glory alumni in impressive form.
BraveWords faithful were in huge supply, and the vendors came away more than pleased with their take. There were some very loaded band members as well, with Chicago’s Ion Vein taking the empty bottle award this time ’round.
TALENT WE LOST / BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
R.I.P. Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin; RAMONES): September 18th, 1951 – June 5th, 2002 (aged 50)
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 73rd
Michael Henry Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN, PAT TRAVERS, TRUST) – June 5th, 1952 (photo credit above: Donington 2013 by John McMurtrie)
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 24th
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT’s Curse Of The Hidden Mirror – June 5, 2001
The final Blue Öyster Cult album to feature longtime keyboardist Allen Lanier, who died in 2013.
Happy 22nd
METALLICA’s St. Anger – June 5th, 2003
Happy 18th
DEVIN TOWNSEND’s Ziltoid The Omniscient – June 5th, 2007
KAMELOT’s Ghost Opera – June 5th, 2007
TESLA’s Real To Reel – June 5th, 2007
GRAVEWORM’s Collateral Defect – June 5th, 2007
ION DISSONANCE’s Minus The Herd – June 5th, 2007
Happy 13th
FEAR FACTORY’s The Industrialist – June 5th, 2012
GOJIRA’s The Flesh Alive – June 5th, 2012
HELLYEAH’s Band of Brothers – June 5th, 2012
MARDUK’s Serpent Sermon – June 5th, 2012
ULVER’s Childhood’s End – June 5th, 2012
WATAIN’s Opus Diaboli – June 5th, 2012
AUTOPSY’s Born Undead – June 5th, 2012
Happy 12th
OLIVA’s Raise The Curtain – June 5th, 2013
Happy 5th
THE GHOST INSIDE’s The Ghost Inside – June 5th, 2020
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