Today In Metal History 🤘 November 30th, 2024🤘 DEEP PURPLE, SLAYER, PINK FLOYD, SAMMY HAGAR, CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH
November 30, 2024, a day ago
HEAVY HISTORY
VOIVOD + CELTIC FROST + DESTRUCTION + POSSESSED + NASTY SAVAGE. 39 years ago today (November 30th, 1985), Voivod manager Maurice Richard curated and presented the famous World War III festival at The Palladium in Montreal, Quebec. The legendary event was done to help raise funds for Voivod to record their second studio album (which would come to be named Rrröööaaarrr).
At the time, SLAYER’s final show was November 30th, 2019 at the Los Angeles Forum in California.
TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P Donald Scott Smith (LOVERBOY): February 13th, 1955 - November 30th, 2000
24 years ago today (November 30th, 2000), LOVERBOY bassist Donald Scott Smith died aged 45 when he was sailing off the coast of San Francisco near the Golden Gate Bridge, when a 36-foot wave swept him overboard. His body was never found.
R.I.P. Adrian “ The Energizer” Bromley: November 30th, 1971 - December 7th, 2008
Adrian “ The Energizer” Bromley worked for Canuck magazines M.E.A.T, Chart and Unrestrained! He also ran the publicity department for The End Records and left in early 2008 to work as an indie. He passed away at age 37, of pneumonia.
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 79th
Roger Glover (DEEP PURPLE) - November 30th, 1945 (photo credit above: Jennifer Bartram-Schmitt)
Happy 69th
BILLY IDOL - November 30th, 1955
Happy 67th
Richard Barbieri (PORCUPINE TREE) - November 30th, 1957
Happy 65th
Cherie Ann Currie (THE RUNAWAYS) - November 30th, 1959
Happy 60th
Mike Matijevic (STEELHEART) - November 30th, 1964
Happy 57th
Gus Pynn (SACRIFICE) - November 30th, 1967
Happy 51st
John Moyer (DISTURBED, OPERATION: MINDCRIME, ART OF ANARCHY) - November 30th, 1973
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 45th
PINK FLOYD’s The Wall - November 30th, 1979
Happy 43rd
YES’s Classic Yes - November 30th, 1981
Happy 42nd
SAMMY HAGAR’s Three Lock Box - November 30, 1982
Happy 27th
SHADOWS FALL’s Somber Eyes To The Sky - November 30th 1997
Happy 26th
CHILDREN OF BODOM’s Something Wild – November 30th, 1998
Happy 15h
METALLICA's Orgullo, Pasion Y Gloria - Tres Noches En La Ciudad De Mexico - November 30th, 2009
Happy 14th
CHAPTER 14’s Like Trees In November – November 30th, 2010
Happy 13th
NIGHTWISH’s Imaginaerum – November 30th, 2011
THE UNGUIDED’s Hell Frost – November 30th, 2011
Happy 12th Birthday
FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING’s The Art of Coming Apart - November 30th, 2012
GAMMA RAY’s Skeletons & Majesties Live - November 30th, 2012
HAMMERFALL’s Gates Of Dalhalla - November 30th, 2012
SATURNUS’ Saturn In Ascension - November 30th, 2012
Happy 7th
SILENT DESCENT’s Turn to Grey - November 30th, 2017
Happy 6th
CHROME DIVISION’s One Last Ride - November 30th, 2018
EMIGRATE’s A Million Degrees - November 30th, 2018
NACHTMYSTIUM’s Resilient - November 30th, 2018