HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
ELTON JOHN’s right-hand man BERNIE TAUPIN turns 75 today (May 22nd, 1950). They were inducted into the American Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1992 and the Johnny Mercer Award in 2013.
Happy 65th
Ted Kirkpatrick (TOURNIQUET) – May 22nd, 1960
Happy 61st
Graham Woodcock (THE QUEST) – May 22nd, 1964
Happy 59th Birthday
Kenneth “Kenney” Shaun Hickey (TYPE O NEGATIVE, SEVENTH VOID) – May 22nd, 1966
Happy 49th
Daniel John Erlandsson (ARCH ENEMY, CARCASS) – May 22nd, 1976
Happy 48th
Chris Boshis (PHEAR) – May 22nd, 1977
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 36th
QUEEN’s The Miracle – May 22nd, 1989
Happy 30th
MISERY LOVES COMPANY’s Misery Loves Company – May 22nd, 1995
Happy 25th
BLAZE’s Silicon Messiah – May 22nd, 2000
One week before IRON MAIDEN released their long-awaited reunion album with Bruce Dickinson (Brave New World), BLAZE released their debut, Silicon Messiah 25 years ago today (May 22nd, 2000).
Happy 19th
CATARACT’s Kingdom – May 22nd, 2006
NECROPHOBIC’s Hrimthursum – May 22nd, 2006
Happy 18th
OZZY OSBOURNE’s Black Rain – May 22nd, 2007
DAYSEND’s The Warning – May 22nd, 2007
SONIC SYNDICATE’s Only Inhuman – May 22nd, 2007
Happy 16th
DEVIN TOWNSEND’s Ki – May 22nd, 2009
PRIMAL FEAR’s 16.6 (Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead) – May 22nd, 2009
CAGE’s Science Of Annihilation – May 22nd, 2009
SLYCLAD’s In The…All Together – May 22nd, 2009
THERION’s The Miskolc Experience – May 22nd, 2009
NEAERA’s Omnicide – Creation Unleashed
UNANIMATED’s In The Light Of Darkness (The Covenant O Death)
Happy 13th
SIX FEET UNDER’s Undead – May 22nd, 2012
BURZUM’s Umskiptar – May 22nd, 2012
Happy 10th
PYRAMAZE’s Disciples Of The Sun – May 22nd, 2015
Happy 5th
CALIGULA’S HORSE’s Rise Radiant – May 22nd, 2020
CROSSFAITH’s Species – May 22nd, 2020
FAIRYLAND’s Osyrhianta – May 22nd, 2020
KILLITOROUS’s The Afterparty – May 22nd, 2020
OLD MAN GLOOM’s Seminar VIII: Light of Meaning – May 22nd, 2020
OZ’s Forced Commandments – May 22nd, 2020
REVENGE’s Strike.Smother.Dehumanize – May 22nd, 2020
SINISTER’s Deformation of the Holy Realm – May 22nd, 2020
SOULFLY’s Live Ritual NYC MMXIX – May 22nd, 2020
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