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On May 28, 1991, Smashing Pumpkins kicked off their career.

On May 25, 1987, Death delivered one of the first death metal albums with 'Scream Bloody Gore.'

The first album after Ronnie James Dio was kicked out of Black Sabbath.

On May 24, 2010, the body of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray was found in a Johnston, Iowa hotel room.

On May 20, 1997, Foo Fighters released what would become their biggest selling album, 'The Colour and the Shape.'

On May 15, 1987, Motley Crue released their 'Girls, Girls, Girls' album.

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

Their most vicious album.

On May 4, 2012, the music world was dealt a crushing blow.

Read the story behind this conceptual masterpiece.