Today In Metal History 🤘 July 2nd, 2024🤘 DIO, GUNS N' ROSES, FOREIGNER, ALICE COOPER, DEEP PURPLE
July 2, 2024, 4 months ago
HEAVY HISTORY
33 years ago today (July 2nd, 1991) during the Use Your Illusion Tour at the Riverport Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri, GUNS N’ ROSES singer Axl Rose incites a riot by jumping off stage and confronts a fan filming the show. Whoa. Try this now Axl. 😎
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 54th
PORCUPINE TREE's Colin Edwin - July 2nd, 1970
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 43rd
FOREIGNER 4 - July 2nd, 1981
Ten weeks straight at #1 on the US Billboard charts.Â
Happy 40th
DIO's The Last In Line - July 2nd, 1984
Happy 33rd
ALICE COOPER's Hey Stoopid - July 2nd, 1991
Happy 31st
DEEP PURPLE's The Battle Rages On... - July 2nd, 1993
The last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up: Gillian + Blackmore + Lord + Glover + Paice.Â
Happy 22nd
AEROSMITH’s O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits - July 2nd, 2002
Happy 14th
CONTRIVE’s The Internal Dialogue - July 2nd, 2010
SOILWORK’s The Panic Broadcast - July 2nd, 2010
Happy 12th
BONDED BY BLOOD’s The Aftermath - July 2nd, 2012
Happy 11th
HUNTRESS’ Starbound Beast - July 2nd, 2013
Happy 8thÂ
BRAIN DRILL’s Boundless Obscenity - July 2nd, 2016
Happy 3rd
AT THE GATES - The Nightmare Of Being - July 2, 2021
BORN OF OSIRIS - Angel Or Alien - July 2, 2021
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER - The Divine Horsemen - July 2, 2021
LORD OF THE LOST - Judas - July 2, 2021
MONDO GENERATOR - Live At Bronson (live album) - July 2, 2021
NANOWAR OF STEEL - Italian Folk Metal - July 2, 2021
STEVE WHITEMAN - You're Welcome - July 2, 2021
YEAR OF NO LIGHT - Consolamentum - July 2, 2021