Today In Metal History đ¤ April 1st, 2024 đ¤ RUSH, AC/DC, ALDO NOVA, VOLBEAT, BLUE ĂYSTER CULT, JOURNEY, DISMEMBER
April 1, 2024, 8 months ago
HEAVY METAL HISTORY
NO April Fools' Day joke! This guy (Brian Johnson) was officially announced as the new lead singer of AC/DC 44 years ago today (April 1st, 1980).
TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P. Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (TOTO): April 1, 1954 â August 5, 1992 (aged 38)
R.I.P. Nigel Preston (THE CULT): April 4th, 1963 - April 1st, 1992 (aged28)
R.I.P. Ronnie Lane (SMALL FACES, THE FACES) - April 1st, 1946 - June 4th, 1997 (aged 51)
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 42nd Â
ALDO NOVAâs Aldo Nova â April 1st, 1982
Happy 49th Â
Michael Poulsen (VOLBEAT) - April 1st, 1975
Happy 50th Â
Richard Christy (CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, ICED EARTH, DEATH) - April 1st, 1974
Â
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 50th
BLUE ĂYSTER CULTâs Secret Treaties - April 1st, 1974
Â
Happy 49th Â
JOURNEYâs Journey â April 1st, 1975
Happy 48th Â
RUSHâs 2112 â April 1st, 1976
Happy 17th Â
ABSCESS' Horrorhammer - April 1st, 2007
KRONOSâ The Hellenic Terror â April 1st, 2007
Happy 16th Â
DISMEMBER's Dismember - April 1st, 2008
ORIGIN's Antithesis - April 1st, 2008
SEPTICFLESH's Communion - April 1st, 2008
THE SWORD's Gods Of The Earth - April 1st, 2008
Happy 13th
ILLDISPOSEDâs There Is Light (But Itâs Not For Me) â April 1st, 2011
SALTATIO MORTISâ Wild And Free (DVD) â April 1st, 2011
SONS OF SEASONS Magnisphyricon â April 1st, 2011
SYMFONIAâs In Paradisum â April 1st, 2011
Happy 10th Â
AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINEâs Triple Brutal â April 1st, 2014
LACUNA COILâs Broken Crown Halo â April 1st, 2014
STEEL PANTHERâs All You Can Eat â April 1st, 2014
Happy 8th
MOONSORROW's Jumalten aika - April 1st, 2016
NOVEMBRE's URSA - April 1st, 2016
THUNDERSTONE's Apocalypse Again - April 1st, 2016
Happy 6th
OMEGA DIATRIBE's Trinity - April 1st, 2018
Happy 2nd
CENTINEXâ The Pestilence - April 1st, 2022
KUBLAI KHANâs Lowest Form of Animal - April 1st, 2022Â
LORDS OF THE TRIDENTâs The Offering - April 1st, 2022
MESHUGGAHâs Immutable - April 1st, 2022
NEKROGOBLIKONâs The Fundamental Slimes and Humours - April 1st, 2022
SATANâs Earth Infernal - April 1st, 2022
TRICK OR TREATâs Creepy Symphonies - April 1st, 2022
WOLFâs Shadowland - April 1st, 2022
Â