Talent We Lost

R.I.P. Thomas "Ace" Börje Forsberg (Quorthon from BATHORY): February 17th, 1966 – June 3rd, 2004

R.I.P. Billy Powell (LYNYRD SKYNYRD) - June 3rd, 1952 - June 28th, 2009
The keyboardist died of a heart attack at the age of 56 at his home in Orange Park, Florida.

Heavy Birthdays

Happy 57th
Kerry Ray King (SLAYER) - June 3rd, 1964

Happy 75th
IAN HUNTER (MOTT THE HOOPLE) - June 3rd, 1946
He also worked with DAVID BOWIE and wrote the hit "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" which GREAT WHITE covered in 1989, hitting the Billboard Hot 100 at #6. 

Happy 57th
DORO PESCH (WARLOCK) - June 3rd, 1964



Happy 51st
Alf Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN, LINDEMANN, IMMORTAL) - June 3rd, 1970

Heavy Releases

Happy 51st
DEEP PURPLE's In Rock - June 3rd, 1970

Happy 39th 
RAVEN's Wiped Out - June 3rd, 1982

Happy 27th
BRUCE DICKINSON’s Balls To Picasso - June 3rd, 1994

Happy 24th
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's High - June 3rd, 1997
RUSH’s Retrospective II: 1981 to 1987 - June 3rd, 1997
SEPULTURA's Blood Rooted - June 3rd, 1997
FAITH NO MORE’s Album Of The Year - June 3rd, 1997

Happy 13th
JOURNEY's Revelation - June 3, 2008
Their first with lead singer Arnel Pineda.

Happy 10th
SAXON’s Call To Arms - June 3rd, 2011
PAIN’s You Only Live Twice - June 3rd, 2011
ALESTORM’s Back Through Time - June 3rd, 2011
FALCONER’s Armod - June 3rd, 2011
SEVEN WITCHES’ Call Upon The Wicked - June 3rd, 2011

Happy 8th
WHITE WIZZARD’s The Devil’s Cut – June 3rd, 2013

Happy 7th
LOUDNESS’ The Sun Will Rise Again – June 3rd, 2014

Happy 5th
BEARTOOTH’s Aggressive - June 3rd, 2016
CANDLEMASS’ Death Thy Lover (EP) - June 3rd, 2016
DARK FUNERAL’s Where Shadows Forever Reign - June 3rd, 2016
DARK SUNS’ Everchild - June 3rd, 2016
HELLYEAH’s Unden!able - June 3rd, 2016
PARADOX’s Pangea - June 3rd, 2016
VOLBEAT’s Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie - June 3rd, 2016