TALENT WE LOST

R.I.P. Allen Glover Lanier (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT): June 25th, 1946 – August 14th, 2013 (aged 67)
Keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Allen Glover Lanier played on the self-titled debut up to 2001’s Curse Of The Hidden Mirror.

HEAVY BIRTHDAYS

Happy 78th Birthday Ian McDonald (KING CRIMSON, FOREIGNER) - June 25th, 1946

Happy 56th
Christopher “Chris” Kontos (FORBIDDEN) - June 25th, 1968

Happy 51st
Patrik Niclas Morgan Håkansson (MARDUK) - June 25th, 1973

Last year at Summer Breeze Germany, BraveWords asked Morgan who his Rock God is:

“Ritchie Blackmore. He has everything a musician should have - perfect musician, extraordinary character."

BraveWords: So, what do you think about the Renaissance stuff that he's been doing? 

Håkansson: "I bought the first two albums, it's not my favourite thing, but he does what he wants to do. He's seen life, and he can do whatever he wants to do, and that's what he loves to do, so why not?"

BraveWords: But you pay attention to how he plays guitar?

Håkansson: "Yeah, since I was young, he was one of the first, I loved him, and to copy him, and Yngwie Malmsteen as well. Ritchie Blackmore has the unique rock style, combined early on with the early classical thing he was playing. He was one of the first in rock to really put a lot of classical music into it. I bought a lot of these vinyls that were also released on CD, live stuff with Deep Purple from the late ‘60s early ‘70s, I don't remember what it's called, and they do a lot of jamming. You hear a lot of the classical stuff that he puts into it. I think it's extraordinary."

HEAVY RELEASES

Happy 48th
ALICE COOPER Goes To Hell - June 25th, 1976
The Welcome to My Nightmare story continued on his second solo album, Alice Cooper Goes To Hell.

Happy 42nd
PETER CRISS' Let Me Rock You - June 25th, 1982

Happy 34th
DEICIDE’s Deicide - June 25, 1990

Happy 33rd
ANTHRAX' Attack Of The Killer B's - June 25th, 1991
ANTHRAX hit it big by covering PUBLIC ENEMY's "Bring The Noise". 

L.A. GUNS' Hollywood Vampires - June 25th, 1991

Happy 28th
KISS’ You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best! - June 25th 1996
In 1996, the original line-up of KISS reunited for the Kiss Alive/ Worldwide tour and to coincide with the tour, KISS released You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best! 

Happy 22nd

HALFORD’s Crucible - June 25th, 2002
OZZY OSBOURNE's Live At Budokan - June 25th, 2002

Happy 17th
ENTOMBED's Serpent Saints - June 25th, 2007

Happy 11th
AMON AMARTH’s Deceiver Of The Gods - June 25th, 2013

Happy 17th Birthday 
ARCHITECTS' Ruin - June 25, 2007

Happy 12th Birthday 
SODOM’s 30 Years Sodomized: 1982 - 2012 - June 25th, 2012

Happy 11th Birthday 
DEEDS OF FLESH’s Portals To Canaan – June 25th, 2013
HAVOK’s Unnatural Selection – June 25th, 2013
AUGUST BURNS RED’s Rescue & Restore – June 25th, 2013
HOPES DIE LAST’s Wolfpack EP – June 25th, 2013
MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT’s Dawning – June 25th, 2013


Happy 2nd
THE ABSENCE - Coffinized - June 25, 2021
AMENRA - De Doorn - June 25, 2021
BEARTOOTH - Below - June 25, 2021
DARKTHRONE - Eternal Hails - June 25, 2021
DREAM THEATER - Images And Words – Live In Japan, 2017 - June 25, 2021
ICEBURN - Asclepius - June 25, 2021
LACUNA COIL - Live From The Apocalypse - June 25, 2021
LIGHT THE TORCH - You Will Be The Death Of Me - June 25, 2021
NORTH OF SOUTH - The Tides In Our Veins - June 25, 2021
PESTILENCE - Exitivm - June 25, 2021
SCALE THE SUMMIT - Subjects - June 25, 2021
SUIDAKRA - Wolfbite - June 25, 2021
THY CATAFALQUE - Vadak - June 25, 2021
WITHERED - Verloren - June 25, 2021