Today In Metal History đ¤ July 17th, 2022đ¤ JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, SWEET, JOURNEY
July 17, 2022, 2 years ago
Talent We Lost
R.I.P. drummer Michael Thomas "Mick" Tucker (SWEET) - July 17th, 1947 â February 14th, 2002
The hands behind this intro! SWEET drummer Michael Thomas "Mick" Tucker passed away from leukaemia in 2002 at the age of 54.
Heavy Birthdays
Happy 73rdÂ
Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH) - July 17th, 1949
When asked what one of the greatest moments of his life was, Butler told BraveWords recently that it was releasing their debut album, Black Sabbath, in 1970.
âAbsolutely, yeah, because we had something to show for it. You can take the record out and show your mom and dad, and your friends, and everybody else. It was the be all and end all for us, we didnât even think about the money or anything like that. The first album was done practically live in the studio. I think it was done over two days. We werenât allowed in on the mixing or anything like that, we just went in, plugged in, played, and left.â
Happy 50th
Jason Rullo (SYMPHONY X) - July 17th, 1972
Heavy Releases
Happy 41st
JOURNEYâs Escape (stylized as E5C4P3 on the album cover) - July 17th, 1981
"Don't Stop Believin'" (#9), "Who's Crying Now" (#4) and "Open Arms" (#2). A reason why it has sold over 12 million copies worldwide! JOURNEYâs mega Escape album (stylized as E5C4P3) turns 40 today.
Happy 40thÂ
JUDAS PRIEST's Screaming For Vengeance - July 17th, 1982 đđ¤đŹđ§
The Metal Godsâ commercial breakthrough. Double platinum in the US, platinum in Canada.Â
Happy 15thÂ
BEHEMOTHâs The Apostasy - July 17th, 2007
MALEVOLENT CREATION's Doomsday X - July 17th, 2007
NILE's Ithyphallic - July 17th, 2007
EYEFEAR's A World Full Of Grey - July 17th, 2007
Happy 13thÂ
MANOWAR's Thunder In The Sky (EP) - July 17th, 2009
MERAUDER's God Is I - July 17th, 2009
HORNA's Musta Kaipuu - July 17th, 2009
Happy 10thÂ
BARONESSâ Yellow & Green - July 17th, 2012
BURY TOMORROWâs The Union Of Crowns - July 17th, 2012
THE CONTORTIONISTâs Intrinsic - July 17th, 2012
TOURNIQUETâs Antiseptic Bloodbath - July 17th, 2012
Happy 7thÂ
POWERWOLF's Blessed & Possessed - July 17th, 2015
ORCHID's Sign Of The Witch (EP) - July 17th, 2015
Happy 2nd
DARK SARAH - Grim - July 17th, 2020
U.D.O. - We Are One - July 17th, 2020