Jon Wiederhorn

Megadeth's third album arrived on Jan. 19, 1988.

On Jan. 17, 2001, bassist Jason Newsted revealed the news that he was exiting Metallica.

It would be their last with David Lee Roth for quite some time.

On Jan. 8, 1991, Def Leppard's Steve Clark died from an overdose.

Some say this is Priest's best album.

'The Rev' passed away at the age of 28.

On Dec. 13, 2001, the metal world suffered a great loss with the death of Death founder Chuck Schuldiner.

On Dec. 8, 2004, Dimebag Darrell's life ended when he was shot by a gunman onstage during a Damageplan show in Columbus, Ohio.

'Blasting our way through the boundaries of Hell, no one can stop us tonight.'

On Dec. 3, 2015, iconic Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland died of a drug overdose while on tour with Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts.