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He has been in the lineup since 1981's diamond-selling U.S. chart-topping 'Escape' album.

On Aug. 7, 1986, the lawsuit against Ozzy Osbourne over the death of a fan who had listened to the song 'Suicide Solution' came to its resolution.

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

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

On May 10, 1983, a metal revolution was underway.

He'd been suffering from cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Get the story behind White Zombie's 'Astro-Creep 2000'.

It was a bummer when Metallica fired Dave Mustaine, but then we wound up with two amazing thrash bands.

Get the history behind these two tragedies.

It wasn't an April Fool's joke. Kirk Hammett got the call to come audition for Metallica.