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Frank Marino (MAHOGANY RUSH) - November 20, 1954
Gary Pihl (SAMMY HAGAR) - November 21, 1950
Rod Price (FOGHAT) - November 22, 1947 R.I.P.
Daryl Gray (HELIX) - November 22, 1958
Mick Cripps (L.A. GUNS, FASTER PUSSYCAT) - November 22, 1960
Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING, OSI) - November 22, 1962
Ronny Munroe (METAL CHURCH, LILLIAN AXE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) - November 22, 1965
Dennis Ward (UNISONIC, PINK CREAM 69) - November 22, 1967
Rowan Robertson (DIO, DC4, BANG TANGO) - November 22, 1971
Christopher Amott (ARCH ENEMY, ARMAGEDDON) - November 23, 1977

November 20, 1973: ALICE COOPER releases Muscle Of Love.
November 20, 1979: IRON MAIDEN sign to EMI.
November 20, 1990: CINDERELLA release Heartbreak Station.
November 20, 2000: GZR's Plastic Planet CD is re-issued by Castle.
November 20, 2001: AEROSMITH release a 2CD collection Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology.
November 20, 2007: SEBASTIAN BACH releases Angel Down.
November 20, 2012: MELDRUM release Lifer and SACRED REICH release Live At Wacken.
November 20, 2015: RUSH release R40 Live.
November 20, 2020: DARK TRANQUILLITY release Moment, ELLEFSON release No Cover, and IRON MAIDEN release Nights of the Dead, Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City.

November 21, 1975: The first gathering of the KISS Army, founded by Indiana natives Bill Starkey and Jay Evans.
November 21, 1980: IRON MAIDEN begin a mini UK tour to introduce new member Adrian Smith.
November 21, 1981: LOUDNESS release The Birthday Eve.
November 21, 1983: LOUDNESS release Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness In Tokyo.
November 21, 1989: RUSH release Presto.
November 21, 1995: R.I.P. Peter Grant (LED ZEPPELIN, THE YARDBIRDS, BAD COMPANY manager).
November 21, 1996: ANVIL release Plugged In Permanent.
November 21, 2012: FLOTSAM & JETSAM release Ugly Noise.

November 22, 1980: MOTORHEAD release Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (EP).
November 22, 1985: DOKKEN release Under Lock And Key.
November 22, 1986: IRON MAIDEN's 'Stranger In A Strange Land' single is released.
November 22, 1994: AEROSMITH RELEASE Box Of Fire box set.
November 22, 1999: SONATA ARCTICA release Ecliptica.
November 22, 2000: YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN releases War To End All Wars.
November 22, 2011: MOTORHEAD release The World Is Ours - Vol. 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else.
November 22, 2013: ARTILLERY release Legions.
November 22, 2019: CRYSTAL VIPER release Tales Of Fire And Ice, SODOM release Out of the Frontline Trench, and TYGERS OF PAN TANG release Ritual.

November 23, 1981: AC/DC release For Those About to Rock We Salute You, the band's first US #1 album.
November 23, 1987: BLACK SABBATH release The Eternal Idol.
November 23, 1988: CANDLEMASS release Ancient Dreams.
November 23, 1993: GUNS N' ROSES release The Spaghetti Incident and METALLICA release Live Shit: Binge & Purge.
November 23, 1999: GUNS N' ROSES release Live ERA '87-'93, LED ZEPPELIN release Early Days - The Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume 1, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN releases Alchemy, METALLICA release S&M, and MOTLEY CRUE release Live: Entertainment Or Death.
November 23, 2000: STRATOVARIUS recieve a gold record (20,000 units) for Infinite in Finland - Nuclear Blast's first in that country.
November 23, 2008: GUNS N' ROSES release Chinese Democracy.
November 23, 2009: METALLICA release Francais Pour Une Nuit (live DVD).
November 23, 2010: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN releases Relentless.
November 23, 2012: DESTRUCTION release Spiritual Genocide and VICIOUS RUMORS release Live You To Death.

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