33 Years Ago: Megadeth Release ‘So Far, So Good… So What!’Megadeth's third album arrived on Jan. 19, 1988.Jon Wiederhorn
29 Years Ago: Green Day Release 'Kerplunk'On Jan. 17, 1992, Green Day took a major step toward future success with the release of their 'Kerplunk' album.Chad Childers
20 Years Ago: Jason Newsted Leaves MetallicaOn Jan. 17, 2001, bassist Jason Newsted revealed the news that he was exiting Metallica.Jon Wiederhorn
37 Years Ago: Van Halen Get a Jump on '1984'It would be their last with David Lee Roth for quite some time.Jon Wiederhorn
37 Years Ago: Judas Priest Release 'Defenders of the Faith'Some say this is Priest's best album.Jon Wiederhorn
11 Years Ago: Avenged Sevenfold's Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan Dies'The Rev' passed away at the age of 28.Jon Wiederhorn
45 Years Ago: Steve Harris Forms Iron Maiden on ChristmasOn Christmas Day, 1975, Steve Harris formed Iron Maiden, who would change heavy metal forever.Joe DiVita
19 Years Ago: Death Founder Chuck Schuldiner DiesOn Dec. 13, 2001, the metal world suffered a great loss with the death of Death founder Chuck Schuldiner.Jon Wiederhorn