Today In Metal History 🤘 July 21st, 2023🤘 LEE AARON, BLACK SABBATH, GUNS N' ROSES, DIO, ANTHRAX
July 21, 2023, a year ago
TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P. Don Arden (born Harry Levy: January 4th, 1926 – July 21st, 2007 (aged 81)
Jet Records founder and BLACK SABBATH + ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA manager/agent Don Arden (born Harry Levy) passed away 16 years ago today (July 21st, 2007). And Sharon Osbourne's father.
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 61st
LEE AARON (born Karen Lynn Greening) - July 21st, 1962
Canada's reigning Metal Queen!
Happy 62nd
James Blanco “Big Jim" Martin (FAITH NO MORE) - July 21st, 1961
Chris Ousey (HEARTLAND) – July 21st, 1961
Happy 61st
Jon Fiore (FIORE) – July 21st, 1962
Happy 60th
Ben Matthews (THUNDER) - July 21st, 1963
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 52nd
BLACK SABBATH's Master Of Reality - July 21st, 1971
Top ten on the UK (#5), German (#5), Canadian (#6), US (#8) and Dutch (#10) album charts. One of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time.
Happy 41st
LOUDNESS' Devil Soldier - July 21st, 1982
Happy 39th
STRYPER's The Yellow And Black Attack - July 21st, 1984
Happy 36th
GUNS N' ROSES' Appetite For Destruction - July 21st, 1987
30 million albums sold and counting.
DIO's Dream Evil - July 21st, 1987
LION's Dangerous Attraction - July 21st, 1987
Happy 26th
DEVIN TOWNSEND's Ocean Machine: Biomech - July 21st, 1997
Happy 25th
ANTHRAX’s Vol 8: The Threat Is Real - July 21st, 1998
ANAL CUNT’s Picnic Of Love - July 21, 1998
Happy 17th
CHROME DIVISION's Doomsday Rock 'N Roll - July 21st, 2006
Happy 15th B
KRISIUN's Southern Storm - July 21st, 2008
Happy 14th
STRYPER's Murder By Pride - July 21st, 2009
ATHEIST's Unquestionable Presence: Live At Wacken - July 21st, 2009
SYBREED's 3Aeon - July 21st, 2009
FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS' Relentless - July 21st, 2009
THE WORD ALIVE's Empire - July 21st, 2009