HEAVY HISTORY
34 years ago today (August 24th, 1990), a Reno, Nevada judge ruled that JUDAS PRIEST wasn’t responsible for two suicides.
TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P. Danny Joe Brown (MOLLY HATCHET): August 24th, 1951 – March 10th, 2005 (aged 53)
Danny Joe Brown, MOLLY HATCHET singer from 1978’s Molly Hatchet to 1989’s Lightning Strikes Twice, would’ve turned 73 today (August 24th, 1951). 🎂 He passed away in 2005 at the age of 53.
R.I.P. Kenneth William David Hensley (URIAH HEEP): August 24th, 1945 – November 4th, 2020 (aged 75)
Late URIAH HEEP guitarist Kenneth “Ken” William David Hensley would’ve turn 79 today (August 24th, 1945). 🎂 We lost him in 2020 at 75.
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 77th
James Kent “Jim” Fox (JAMES GANG) – August 24th, 1947
Happy 73rd
Michael Derosier (HEART drummer from 1976 – 1982) – August 24th, 1951
Happy 61st
John Bush (ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX) − August 24th, 1963
Happy 56th
Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) − August 24th, 1968
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 35th
ICON’s Right Between the Eyes – August 24th, 1989
Happy 30th
ANNIHILATOR’s Set The World On Fire – August 24th, 1993
Happy 19th
SONATA ARCTICA’s The End Of This Chapter – August 24th, 2005
Happy 15th
CALIBAN’s Say Hello To Tragedy – August 24th, 2009
MUNICIPAL WASTE’s Massive Aggressive – August 24th, 2009
Happy 14th
MALEVOLENT CREATION’s Invidious Dominion – August 24th, 2010
THE SWORD’s Warp Riders – August 24th, 2010
HELMET’s Seeing Eye Dog – August 24th, 2010
SHADOWS FALLS’ Madness In Manila: Shadows Fall Live In The Philippines – August 24th, 2010
THE SHOWDOWN’s Blood In The Gears – August 24th, 2010
Happy 13th
APOSTASY’s Nuclear Messiah – August 24th, 2011
Happy 12th
GRAVE DIGGER’s Clash Of The Gods – August 24th, 2012
TARJA TURUNEN’s Act I: Live In Rosario – August 24th, 2012
TROLLFEST’s Brumlebassen – August 24th, 2012
Happy 6th
ALICE IN CHAINS’ Rainier Fog – August 24th, 2018
THE AMITY AFFLICTION’s Misery – August 24th, 2018
ANCESTORS’ Suspended in Reflections – August 24th, 2018
LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR’s Dragon Eagle of Chaos (EP) – August 24th, 2018
MANTAR’s The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze – August 24th, 2018
MOB RULES’ Beast Reborn – August 24th, 2018
NONPOINT’s X – August 24th, 2018