40 Years Ago: Kirk Hammett Invited to Audition for Metallica
It wasn't an April Fool's joke.
Anniversaries
17 Years Ago - Rob Zombie Releases 'Educated Horses'
Get the story behind the album.
37 Years Ago: Guns N' Roses Sign to Geffen Records
Here's how it happened.
27 Years Ago: Stone Temple Pilots Release 'Tiny Music'
The third album from STP.
One Year Ago: Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Died
A talented drummer and a beloved champion of rock.
18 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne’s House Nearly Burned Down
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were sent fleeing from their Buckinghamshire estate due to a fire in 2005.
20 Years Ago: Linkin Park Release Their Second Album 'Meteora'
No sophomore slump here.
44 Years Ago: Motorhead Release Second Album 'Overkill'
This one paved the way for thrash.
9 Years Ago: GWAR Mastermind Dave Brockie Passes Away
March 23, 2014 was a sad day as we lost GWAR front-thing Dave 'Oderus Urungus' Brockie.
47 Years Ago: Judas Priest Shape Metal on 'Sad Wings of Destiny'
On March 23, 1976, Judas Priest released their sophomore album, the widely influential 'Sad Wings of Destiny.'