On this day in 1984, Rush release Grace Under Pressure.

On this day in 1988, Iron Maiden release Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. It goes straight to #1 in the UK.

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On this day in 1989, The Cult release ‘Sonic Temple’.

On this day in 1963, Warren DeMartini of Ratt is born in Chicago, Illinois.

On this day in 1973, Queen make their debut performance at the Marquee Theater in London.

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On this day in 1994, heavy metal makes a mark as Pantera's album Far Beyond Driven debuts at #1 in America.

On this day in 1977, Judas Priest released the record Sin After Sin.

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On this day in 1962, Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses, is born Jeffrey Dean Isbell in Lafayette, Indiana.

On this day in 1975, Aerosmith release ‘Toys In The Attic’.

On this day in 1990, Guns N' Roses played their last show with drummer Steven Adler.

On this day in 1974, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake and Palmer play to a crowd of 200,000 at the California Jam in Ontario, California.

On this day in 1981, Whitesnake release Come an' Get It.

On this day in 1998, Wendy O. Williams of Plasmatics dies at age 48 in Storrs, Connecticut.

On this day in 1952, original Accept singer (and later frontman of UDO), Udo Dirkschneider is born in Wuppertal, Germany.

On this day in 2007, Mark St. John of KISS passes away in Hollywood, CA. #RIP

On this day in 1998, legendary drummer Cozy Powell is killed in a car crash near Bristol, England at the age of 50.

On this day in 2002, Layne Staley, co-founder and lead singer of Alice in Chains, dies of a drug overdose.  He was 34. #RIP

On this day in 2009, Metallica are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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On this day in 1979, ‘Van Halen II’ is certified gold.