Sub-Topics:
Heavy Metal Artists -
Heavy Metal Bands
Events in Music
Events 1 - 1 of 1
1968-07-20 - Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117
Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 1 - 69 of 69
1944-04-05 - Dave Holland,
heavy metal rocker (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law)
1945-08-19 - Ian Gillian,
heavy metal rocker (Deep Purple-Knocking at Backdoor)
1948-05-05 - Bill Ward,
Birmingham England, heavy metal drummer (Black Sabbath)
1950-05-12 - Billy Squier,
Mass, heavy metal guitarist (Don't Say No)
1951-04-27 - Ace Frehley,
Bronx NY, heavy metal rocker (Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet)
1951-08-25 - Rob Halford,
heavy metal (Judas Priest-Got Another Thing) [or Oct 25]
1952-04-06 - Udo Dirkshneider,
heavy metal rocker (Accept-Balls to the Wall, Udo)
1952-08-06 - Vinnie Vincent,
heavy metal rocker (Solo-Ashes to Ashes)
1953-06-29 - Don Dokken,
heavy metal rocker (Dokken-Alone Again)
1955-01-10 - Michael Schenker,
heavy metal rocker (MSG-Coming on Strong, Scorpions)
1956-06-14 - King Diamond [Kim Petersen],
Copenhagen, Denmark, heavy metal musician (Merciful Fate, King Diamond)
1956-12-23 - Dave Murray,
London, English heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Iron Maiden)
1957-02-27 - Adrian Smith,
heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden-Aces High)
1958-04-13 - Randy Piper,
heavy metal rocker (Wasp-Wildchild)
1958-08-07 - Bruce Dickinson,
heavy metal rocker (Iron Maiden-Run to Hills)
1958-08-09 - Greg Chaisson,
heavy metal rocker (Badlands-Dreams in the Dark)
1959-07-03 - Stephen Pearcy,
LA California, heavy metal vocalist (RATT-Round & Round)
1959-08-01 - Joe Elliott,
Sheffield, England, heavy metal vocalist (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages)
1959-08-22 - Juan Croucier,
heavy metal rocker (Ratt-Round & Round)
1960-06-19 - Simon Wright,
heavy metal drummer (AC/DC)
1960-08-04 - Robbin Crosby,
heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals (Ratt-Round & Round)
1960-08-12 - Morty Black,
heavy metal rocker (TNT-7 Seas)
1960-08-15 - Tommy Aldridge,
heavy metal rocker (Ozzy-Diary of a Mad Man)
1960-10-13 - Joey Belladonna,
Oswego NY, heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax-Protest)
1960-11-25 - Kasey Smith,
Queens NY, heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It)
1961-04-12 - D D Verni,
heavy metal rocker (Overkill-Hello From the Gutter)
1961-04-18 - Kelly Hansen,
heavy metal rocker (Hurricane-I'm on to You)
1961-05-29 - David Palmer,
heavy metal drummer (ABC, AC/DC)
1961-07-26 - Gary Cherone,
Boston, heavy metal vocalist (Extreme-More Than Words)
1961-08-29 - Tony MacAlpine,
heavy metal rocker (Solo-Edge of Insanity)
1961-08-31 - David Chastain,
heavy metal rocker (Chastain-Rule of Wasteland)
1961-10-14 - Mike Tramp,
Denmark, heavy metal rocker (White Lion-Mane Attraction)
1962-04-18 - Mick Sweda,
heavy metal (Bulletboys, King Kobra-Ready to Strike)
1962-08-25 - Vivian Campbell, heavy metal rocker (White Snake-Here I Go Again)
1963-01-28 - Danny Spitz,
heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-Protest & Survive)
1963-02-01 - Jani Lane,
heavy metal drummer (Warrant-Cherry Pie)
1963-04-10 - Warren DeMartini,
heavy metal rocker (Dokken-Alone Again, Ratt)
1963-04-20 - Brett Edward Garsed,
Victoria Australia, heavy metal artist (Nelson)
1963-04-20 - Kal Swan, heavy metal rocker
1963-04-24 - Joey Vera,
heavy metal rocker (Armored Saint-Aftermath)
1963-07-24 - Paul Geary,
Boston Mass, heavy metal drummer (Extreme-More Than Words)
Metallica Rocker James Hetfield (1963-08-03)
1963-08-03 - James Hetfield,
Downey California, heavy metal rocker (Metallica-Helpless)
1963-08-24 - John Bush,
US heavy metal singer (Anthrax-Armed & Dangerous)
1963-08-31 - Reb Beach,
heavy metal rocker (Winger-17)
1963-12-26 - Lars Ulrich,
Danish/US heavy metal drummer (Metallica-Kill 'em All)
1963-12-31 - Scott Ian,
US heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-I'm the Man)
1964-04-06 - Johnny Dee,
heavy metal drummer (Britny Fox-Boys in Heat, King Kobra)
1964-08-13 - Ian Haughland,
heavy metal rocker (Europe-The Final Countdown)
1964-11-12 - Dave Ellefson,
Jackson, Minnesota, American heavy metal bassist (Megadeth)
1965-07-09 - Frank Bello,
American heavy metal musician (Anthrax)
1965-10-29 - Steven Sweet,
Wadsworth Ohio, heavy metal artist (Warrant-Cherry Pie)
1965-12-23 - Eddie Vedder,
heavy metal singer (Pearl Jam-Justine)
1966-08-20 - Dimebag Darrell,
heavy metal guitarist (Pantera)
1966-08-22 - Mark Michaels,
heavy metal guitarist (Teach Yourself Rhythm Guitar)
1967-04-18 - Jayce Fincher Jr,
heavy metal bassist (Southgang-Tainted Angel)
1967-07-22 - Pat Badger,
heavy metal bassist (Extreme-More Than Words)
1967-09-15 - Jerry Dixon,
heavy metal bassist (Warrant-Cherry Pie)
1968-02-19 - Frank Watkins,
US heavy metalist bass (Obituary, Cause of Death)
1968-03-15 - John Tardy,
US heavy metalist (Obituary, Slowly We Rot)
1968-08-24 - Andreas Kisser,
Brazilian heavy metal guitarist (Sepultura)
1969-01-25 - Jesse Harte,
Rome Ga, heavy metal vocalist (Southgang-Tainted Angel)
1969-06-06 - Douglas Lee Mitchell,
Miles Mi, heavy metal artist (Southgang)
1969-11-14 - Butch Walker,
Rome Ga, heavy metal guitarist (Southgang-Tainted Angel)
1974-08-30 - Matt Bongiovi,
heavy metal rocker (cousin of Jon Bon Jovi)
1978-09-03 - Valfar,
Norwegian heavy metal vocalist/musician (Windir) (d. 2004)
Deaths in Music
Deaths 1 - 3 of 3
1982-03-19 - Randy Rhoads,
heavy metal guitarist (Ozzy Osbourne), air crash at 25
2004-12-08 - Dimebag Darrell,
heavy metal guitarist in band Pantera is shot & killed while performing onstage in Columbus Ohio by crazed fan Nathan Gale
2010-05-16 - Ronnie James Dio,
American heavy metal vocalist (b. 1942)
