Jon Wiederhorn
42 Years Ago: Judas Priest Pound the World With ‘British Steel’
A true game changer.
41 Years Ago: Dave Mustaine Fired From Metallica
Then we wound up with two amazing thrash bands.
30 Years Ago + 22 Years Ago: Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain + Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley Die on April 5
Get the history behind these two tragedies.
39 Years Ago: Kirk Hammett Invited to Audition for Metallica
It wasn't an April Fool's joke.
38 Years Ago: Guns N’ Roses Sign to Geffen Records
Here's how it happened.
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.
22 Years Ago: Pantera Release ‘Reinventing the Steel’
Their final album.
48 Years Ago: KISS Make the Leap on ‘Destroyer’
March 15, 1976.
22 Years Ago: AC/DC Bring Back the Grit on ‘Stiff Upper Lip’
Their 14th album.
28 Years Ago – Sepultura Release the Influential ‘Roots’
Revisit the story of Sepultura's influential 'Roots' album, which came out on Feb. 20, 1996.
36 Years Ago: Megadeth Release ‘So Far, So Good… So What!’
Megadeth's third album arrived on Jan. 19, 1988.