36 Years Ago: Iron Maiden’s Progressive Side Shines on ‘Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’36 Years Ago: Iron Maiden’s Progressive Side Shines on ‘Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’A major shift toward the progressive side.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
41 Years Ago: Dave Mustaine Fired From Metallica41 Years Ago: Dave Mustaine Fired From MetallicaThen we wound up with two amazing thrash bands.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
38 Years Ago: Guns N’ Roses Sign to Geffen Records38 Years Ago: Guns N’ Roses Sign to Geffen RecordsHere's how it happened.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
19 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne’s House Nearly Burned Down in Fire-Related Mishap19 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne’s House Nearly Burned Down in Fire-Related MishapOzzy and Sharon Osbourne were sent fleeing from their Buckinghamshire estate due to a fire in 2005.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
10 Years Ago: GWAR Mastermind Dave Brockie Dies10 Years Ago: GWAR Mastermind Dave Brockie DiesMarch 23, 2014 was a sad day as we lost GWAR front-thing Dave 'Oderus Urungus' Brockie.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
37 Years Ago: Anthrax Make Thrash History With ‘Among the Living’37 Years Ago: Anthrax Make Thrash History With ‘Among the Living’On March 22, 1987, Anthrax issued 'Among the Living,' an album that secured their spot in thrash metal history.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
48 Years Ago: KISS Make the Leap on ‘Destroyer’48 Years Ago: KISS Make the Leap on ‘Destroyer’March 15, 1976.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
28 Years Ago – Sepultura Release the Influential ‘Roots’28 Years Ago – Sepultura Release the Influential ‘Roots’Revisit the story of Sepultura's influential 'Roots' album, which came out on Feb. 20, 1996.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
36 Years Ago: Megadeth Release ‘So Far, So Good… So What!’36 Years Ago: Megadeth Release ‘So Far, So Good… So What!’Megadeth's third album arrived on Jan. 19, 1988.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
23 Years Ago – Jason Newsted Leaves Metallica23 Years Ago – Jason Newsted Leaves MetallicaOn Jan. 17, 2001, bassist Jason Newsted revealed the news that he was exiting Metallica.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
Ministry’s Al Jourgensen: ‘What Scares Me Far Worse Than Trump Is the Trump Followers’Ministry’s Al Jourgensen: ‘What Scares Me Far Worse Than Trump Is the Trump Followers’Ministry's Al Jourgensen set his sights on Donald Trump and Trump supporters in a new interview, hinting he may take part in an RNC protest.Graham HartmannGraham Hartmann
44 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Roar Back With ‘Heaven and Hell’44 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Roar Back With ‘Heaven and Hell’A major step forward on their first album with Ronnie James Dio.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn