Jon Wiederhorn

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

Farewell to a king.

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.

Read over 40 stories of thievery told by rockers in the new book 'Raising Hell.'

Some say this is Priest's best album.

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

On Dec. 28, 2015, Motorhead mainman and rock 'n' roll legend Lemmy Kilmister passed away.

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.