TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P. Bruce Earl Fairbairn (AC/DC, AEROSMITH, BON JOVI producer): December 30th, 1949 – May 17th, 1999 (aged 49)
R.I.P. PAUL DI’ANNO (real name Paul Andrews; IRON MAIDEN, KILLERS, BATTLEZONE): May 17th, 1958 – October 21st, 2024 (aged 66)
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 76th
William Scott Bill Bruford (KING CRIMSON, YES) – May 17th, 1949
Happy 70th
Claude Schnell (DIO) – May 17th, 1955
Happy 68th
Audie Desbrow (GREAT WHITE) – May 17th, 1957
Happy 60th
Trent Reznor (NINE INCH NAILS) – May 17th, 1965
Happy 60th
Ralph Michael Saenz (real name Michael Starr; STEEL PANTHER) – May 17th, 1965
Happy 52nd
Josh Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, THEM CROOKED VULTURES, KYUSS) – May 17th, 1973
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 52nd
BACHMAN–TURNER OVERDRIVE’s Bachman–Turner Overdrive – May 17, 1973
Happy 51st
BUDGIE’s In For The Kill! – May 17th, 1974
Happy 49th
RAINBOW’s Rising – May 17th, 1976
Happy 37th
JUDAS PRIEST’s Ram It Down – May 17th, 1988
VINNIE VINCENT INVASION’s All Systems Go – May 17th, 1988
Happy 26th
S.O.D.’s Bigger Than The Devil – May 17th, 1999
W.A.S.P.’s Helldorado – May 17th, 1999
Happy 20th
THE RED CHORD’s Clients – May 17th, 2005
Happy 15th
ANNIHILATOR’s Annihilator – May 17th, 2010
CYNIC’s Re-Traced – May 17th, 2010
Happy 14th
BLACK ‘N BLUE’s Hell Yeah – May 17th, 2011
ANAAL NATHRAKH’s Passion – May 17th, 2011
ALTAR OF PLAGUES’ Mammal
ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS’ Motherland
Happy 12th
MASTERPLAN’s Novum Initium – May 17th, 2013
BLOOD RED THRONE’s Blood Red Throne
GOTHMINISTER’s Utopia
Happy 6th
ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE – Now We Sleep – May 17th, 2019
AVATAR – The King Live in Paris (live album) – May 17th, 2019
BETHLEHEM – Lebe Dich Leer – May 17th, 2019
BLACK FLAME – Necrogenesis: Chants from the Grave – May 17th, 2019
CRAZY LIXX – Forever Wild – May 17th, 2019
FULL OF HELL – Weeping Choir[ – May 17th, 2019
OCTOBER TIDE – In Splendor Below – May 17th, 2019
PYTHIA – The Solace of Ancient Earth – May 17th, 2019
RAMMSTEIN – Untitled – May 17th, 2019
SAINT VITUS – Saint Vitus – May 17th, 2019
SAVAGE MESSIAH – Demons – May 17th, 2019
STARKILL – Gravity – May 17th, 2019
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