TALENT WE LOST
R.I.P. Stephen “STEVIE” RAY VAUGHAN: October 3rd, 1954 – August 27th, 1990 (aged 35)
Happy 78th
R.I.P. John Voorhis “Tim” Bogert III (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE): August 27th, 1944 – January 13, 2021 (aged 76)
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS
Happy 71st
Alex Lifeson (born Aleksandar Živojinović); RUSH) – August 27th, 1953 (photo above by Allan Zilkowsky)
Happy 74th
Neil Murray (BLACK SABBATH, WHITESNAKE) – August 27th, 1950
Happy 68th
SEX PISTOLS’ Glen Matlock – August 27th, 1956
Happy 62nd
Coburn Pharr (ANNIHILATOR) – August 27, 1962
Happy 49th
Björn Gelotte (IN FLAMES) – August 27th, 1975
HEAVY RELEASES
Happy 42nd
AEROSMITH’s Rock In A Hard Place – August 27th, 1982
Happy 33rd
PEARL JAM’s Ten – August 27th, 1991
BAD ENGLISH’s Backlash – August 27th, 1991
Happy 28th
MONSTROSITY’s Millennium – August 27th, 1996
The last album to feature George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher on vocals, as he went on to join the death metal band Cannibal Corpse.
Happy 23rd
AFTER FOREVER’s Decipher – August 27th, 2001
Happy 19th
OPETH’s Ghost Reveries – August 27th, 2005
Happy 17th
BENEDICTION’s Killing Music – August 27th, 2007
Happy 14th
LIV KRISTINE’s Skintight – August 27th, 2010
Happy 12th
ENSIFERUM’s Unsung Heroes – August 27th, 2012
GRAVE’s Endless Procession Of Souls – August 27th, 2012
KATATONIA’s Dead End Kings – August 27th, 2012
Happy 11th
AVENGED SEVENFOLD’s Hail To The King – August 27th, 2013
DEVILDRIVER’s Winter Kills – August 27th, 2013
Happy 10th
HAMMERFALL’s (r)Evolution – August 27th, 2014
Happy 3rd
EX DEO – The Thirteen Years Of Nero – August 27, 2021
HOODED MENACE – The Tritonus Bell – August 27, 2021
JINJER – Wallflowers – August 27, 2021
LEPROUS – Aphelion – August 27, 2021
OBSCURITY – Skogarmaors – August 27, 2021
PHINEHAS – The Fire Itself – August 27, 2021
TESSARACT – P O R T A L S (live album) – August 27, 2021
SCULPTURED – The Liminal Phase – August 27, 2021
SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI – Push – August 27, 2021
SPIRIT ADRIFT – Forge Your Future – August 27, 2021
THYRFING – Vanagandr – August 27, 2021