TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P. Ronald James Padavona (RONNIE JAMES DIO; BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF): July 10th, 1942 – May 16th, 2010 (aged 67)
R.I.P. Darrell Antony Sweet (NAZARETH): May 16th, 1947 – April 30th, 1999 (aged 51)
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 79th
Roger Earl (FOGHAT) – May 16th, 1946
Robert Fripp (KING CRIMSON) – May 16th, 1946
Happy 58th
Chuck Garric (ALICE COOPER, L.A. GUNS, DIO) – May 16th, 1967
Happy 50th
Toni Kristian Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA) – May 16th, 1975
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 47th
MAX WEBSTER’s High Class In Borrowed Shoes – May 16th, 1977
Happy 47th
JOE WALSH’S But Seriously, Folks… – May 16th, 1978
Happy 46th
SAGA’s Images At Twilight – May 16th, 1979
Happy 42nd
IRON MAIDEN’s Piece Of Mind – May 16th, 1983
BARÓN ROJO’s Metalmorfosis – May 16th, 1983
Happy 20th
MESHUGGAH’s Catch Thirty Three – May 16th, 2005
Happy 19th
MISERY INDEX’s Discordia – May 16th, 2006
ZYKLON’s Disintegrate – May 16th, 2006
THE AUTUMN OFFERING’s Embrace The Gutter – May 16, 2006
Happy 18th
NOCTURNAL RITES’ The 8th Sun – May 16th, 2007
Happy 17th
MOONSPELL’s Night Eternal – May 16th, 2008
Happy 14th
ENDSTILLE’s Infektion 1813 – May 16th, 2011
NECROPHAGIA’s Deathtrip 69 – May 16th, 2011
RAMESSES’ Chrome Pineal – May 16th, 2011
THE SOULLESS’ Isolated – May 16th, 2011
Happy 13th
SHINING’s Lots Of Girls Gonna Get Hurt (EP) – May 16th, 2012
Happy 11th
SABATON’s Heroes – May 16th, 2014
AVALON’s Angels Of The Apocalypse – May 16th, 2014
Happy 8th
NARGAROTH – Era of Threnody – May 16th, 2017
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