Today In Metal History 🤘 April 17th, 2023 🤘MOTÖRHEAD, MOUNTAIN, ANNIHILATOR, TOOL, OPETH, WARRIOR SOUL
April 17, 2023, a year ago
TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P. Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. (MOUNTAIN) - December 30th, 1939 – April 17th, 1983
MOUNTAIN bassist Felix Pappalardi was shot dead by his wife Gail Collins in their East Side Manhattan apartment. Pappalardi was said to be the fourth member of CREAM having produced Disraeli Gears, Wheels Of Fire and Goodbye.
R.I.P. Mats Olausson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, KAMELOT, ARK): April 17th, 1961 - February 19th, 2015
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
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Maynard James Keenan (TOOL) - April 17th, 1964
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Lars Mikael Ã…kerfeldt (OPETH) - April 17th, 1974
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Heidi Shepherd (BUTCHER BABIES) - April 17th, 1985Â
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 53rd
TEN YEARS AFTER’s Cricklewood Green - April 17th, 1970
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MOTÖRHEAD's Iron Fist - April 17th, 1982
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ANNIHILATOR’s Alice In Hell - April 17th, 1989
Happy 33rd
WARRIOR SOUL’s Last Decade Dead Century - April 17th, 1990
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BORKNAGAR’s Quintessence - April 17th, 2000
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DIO’s Holy Diver – Live - April 17th 2006
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SIX FEET UNDER's Commandment - April 17th, 2007
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DEATH ANGEL's Sonic German Beatdown - Live In Germany - April 17th, 2009
DISBELIEF's Protected Hell - April 17th, 2009
ENDSTILLE's Verführer - April 17th, 2009
MAROON's Order - April 17th, 2009
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APOCALYPTICA’s Shadowmaker - April 17th, 2015
KISKE/SOMERVILLE’s City Of Heroes - April 17th, 2015
IMPELLITTERI’s Venom - April 17th, 2015
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s Verminous – April 17th, 2020
DANZIG - Danzig Sings Elvis - April 17th, 2020
ABORTED - La Grande Mascarade - April 17th, 2020
ABYSMAL DAWN - Phylogenesis - April 17th, 2020
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER - Verminous - April 17th, 2020
CADAVER - D.G.A.F. (EP) - April 17th, 2020
KHEMMIS - Doomed Heavy Metal - April 17th, 2020
MYRATH - Live in Carthage (live album) - April 17th, 2020
ORANSSI PAZUZU - Mestarin Kynsi - April 17th, 2020
TURMION KATILOT - Global Warning - April 17th, 2020