Today In Metal History 🤘 June 14th, 2021🤘 KING DIAMOND, IRON BUTTERFLY, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, EXCITER

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Today In Metal History 🤘 June 14th, 2021🤘 KING DIAMOND, IRON BUTTERFLY, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, EXCITER

Talent We Lost

R.I.P. WILLIAM RORY GALLAGHER (March 2nd, 1948 – June 14th, 1995)


Heavy Birthdays

Happy 65th
KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE frontman (real name Kim Bendix Petersen) - June 14th, 1956

Happy 76th
Rodney Terence Argent (ARGENT) - June 14th, 1945

Happy 72nd
Alan White (YES) - June 14th, 1949

Happy 69th
James “Jim” Whild Lea (SLADE) - June 14th, 1952

Happy 58th
Christopher “Chris” Lee DeGarmo (QUEENSRŸCHE) - June 14th, 1963

Heavy Releases

Happy 53rd
IRON BUTTERFLY’s In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - June 14th, 1968
Over 30 million copies have been sold of this classic hard rock album featuring the 17-minute title track! 

Happy 50th
EMERSON, LAKE, & PALMER’s Tarkus - June 14th, 1971

Happy 41st
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's Cultösaurus Erectus - June 14th, 1980

Happy 39th
PETE TOWNSHEND’s All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes - June 14th, 1982

Happy 38th
EXCITER's Heavy Metal Maniac – June 14th, 1983

Happy 32nd
ARTILLERY's By Inheritance - June 14th, 1989

Happy 16th
STATIC-X’s Start A War – June 14th, 2005

Happy 11th
GRAVE's Burial Ground - June 14th, 2010
SETHERIAL’s Ekpyrosis – June 14th, 2010

Happy 10th
FREEDOM CALL’s Live In Hellvetia (DVD) – June 14th, 2011

Happy 8th
MAGNUS KARLSSON’s Freefall – June 14th, 2013


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