HEAVY HISTORY

31 years ago today (August 24th, 1990), a Reno, Nevada judge ruled that JUDAS PRIEST wasn’t responsible for two suicides.



TALENT WE LOST

R.I.P. Danny Joe Brown (MOLLY HATCHET): August 24th, 1951 – March 10th, 2005

R.I.P. Kenneth William David Hensley (URIAH HEEP): August 24th, 1945 - November 4th, 2020

HEAVY BIRTHDAYS

Happy 74th
James Kent "Jim" Fox (JAMES GANG) - August 24th, 1947

Happy 58th
John Bush (ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX) − August 24th, 1963

Happy 53rd
Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) − August 24th, 1968

HEAVY RELEASES

Happy 28th
ANNIHILATOR's Set The World On Fire - August 24th, 1993

Happy 16th
SONATA ARCTICA's The End Of This Chapter - August 24th, 2005

Happy 12th
CALIBAN's Say Hello To Tragedy - August 24th, 2009
MUNICIPAL WASTE's Massive Aggressive - August 24th, 2009

Happy 11th
MALEVOLENT CREATION's Invidious Dominion - August 24th, 2010
THE SWORD's Warp Riders - August 24th, 2010
HELMET’s Seeing Eye Dog – August 24th, 2010
SHADOWS FALLS’ Madness In Manila: Shadows Fall Live In The Philippines – August 24th, 2010
THE SHOWDOWN’s Blood In The Gears – August 24th, 2010

Happy 10th
APOSTASY’s Nuclear Messiah – August 24th, 2011

Happy 9th
GRAVE DIGGER’s Clash Of The Gods - August 24th, 2012

TARJA TURUNEN’s Act I: Live In Rosario – August 24th, 2012
TROLLFEST’s Brumlebassen – August 24th, 2012

Happy 3rd
ALICE IN CHAINS’ Rainier Fog - August 24th, 2018

THE AMITY AFFLICTION’s Misery - August 24th, 2018
ANCESTORS’ Suspended in Reflections - August 24th, 2018
LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR’s Dragon Eagle of Chaos (EP) - August 24th, 2018
MANTAR’s The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze - August 24th, 2018
MOB RULES’ Beast Reborn - August 24th, 2018
NONPOINT’s X - August 24th, 2018