Today In Metal History đ¤ June 27th, 2024đ¤ FORBIDDEN, ABBATH, KING'S X, MOTĂRHEAD, THE WHO, QUEENSRŸCHE, HAMMERFALL
June 27, 2024, 6 months ago
Talent We Lost
R.I.P. John Alec Entwistle (THE WHO) - October 9th, 1944 â June 27th, 2002 (aged 57)
John Entwistle died in hotel room 658 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on June 27th, 2002 one day before the scheduled first show of The Who's 2002 US tour. The Las Vegas medical examiner determined that death was due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine.
Heavy Birthdays
Happy 55th
Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, SPIRALARMS) - June 27th, 1969
Happy 51st
Olve âAbbathâ Eikemo (ABBATH, IMMORTAL) - June 27th, 1973Â
Heavy Releases
Happy 43rd
MOTĂRHEAD's No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith - June 27th, 1981 (Photo credit: Rick Saunders)
MotĂśrhead's only #1 in the UK was recorded at Leeds and Newcastle during their five-date Short, Sharp Pain In The Neck tour in 1981.
Happy 39th
LEE AARON's Call Of The Wild - June 27th, 1985
Happy 38th
QUEENSRŸCHE's Rage For Order - June 27th, 1986
Happy 35th
KING'S X' Gretchen Goes To Nebraska - June 27th, 1989
DANGER DANGERâs Danger Danger - June 27th, 1989
KIM MITCHELLâs Rockland - June 27, 1989
Happy 29th
BON JOVIâs These Days - June 27th, 1995
Happy 27th
HAMMERFALLâs Glory To The Brave - June 27th, 1997
Happy 23rd
ANTHRAXâ Madhouse: The Very Best Of Anthrax - June 26th, 2001
Happy 19th
HATE ETERNAL's I, Monarch - June 27th, 2005
Happy 18th
METAL CHURCH's A Light In The Dark - June 27th, 2006
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY's Storm - June 27th, 2006
CELLADOR's Enter Deception - June 27th, 2006
Happy 17th
TWISTED SISTERâs The Video Years - June 27th, 2007
Happy 16th
EQULIBRIUM's Sagas - June 27th, 2008
Happy 13th
ICED EARTHâs Festivals Of The Wicked â June 27th, 2011
SARAH JEZEBEL DEVAâs The Corruption Of Mercy - June 27, 2011
Happy 10th
ILLDISPOSEDâs With The Lost Souls On Our Side - June 27th, 2014
AMBERIAN DAWN - Magic Forest - June 27th, 2014Â
ILLDISPOSEDâs With The Lost Souls On Our Side - June 27th, 2014Â
QUIET RIOTâs Quiet Riot 10 - June 27th, 2014Â
VINTERSORGâs NaturbĂĽ - June 27th, 2014