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John West (ROYAL HUNT, ARTENSION) - October 29
Guy Gelso (ZEBRA) - October 29, 1951
Kevin DuBrow (QUIET RIOT) - October 29, 1955 R.I.P.
Steven Sweet (WARRANT) - October 29, 1965
Rob Cavestany (DEATH ANGEL) - October 29, 1968
Chris Slade (AC/DC, GARY MOORE, THE FIRM) - October 30, 1946
Joey Belladonna (ANTHRAX, BELLADONNA) - October 30, 1960
Mikkey Dee (KING DIAMOND, DOKKEN, MOTORHEAD, SCORPIONS) - October 31, 1963
Mitch Harris (NAPALM DEATH) - October 31, 1969
Anthony Keidis (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) - November 1, 1962
Rick Allen (DEF LEPPARD) - November 1, 1963
Joe LeSte' (BANG TANGO, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) - November 1, 1964
Tommy Karevik (KAMELOT) - November 1, 1981

October 29, 1978: RUSH release Hemispheres.
October 29, 1981: RUSH release Exit... Stage Left.
October 29, 1984: DEEP PURPLE release Perfect Strangers.
October 29, 1985: RUSH release Power Windows.
October 29, 1991: FATES WARNING release Parallels.
October 29, 1992: VENOM release The Waste Lands.
October 29, 2010: METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER, and ANTHRAX release The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria.
October 29, 2013: KILL DEVIL HILL release Revolution Rise and WARBRINGER release IV: Empires Collapse.
October 29, 2021: JOHN 5 releases Sinner and RUNNING WILD release Blood On Blood.

October 30, 1978: KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park airs on NBC TV.
October 30, 1983: MERCYFUL FATE release Melissa.
October 30, 1985: ANTHRAX release Spreading The Disease.
October 30, 1985: KISS guitarist Ace Frehley donates his black Les Paul guitar to the Hard Rock Cafe.
October 30, 1989: JOE SATRIANI releases Flying In A Blue Dream.
October 30, 1990: KING DIAMOND releases The Eye.
October 30, 1991: CARCASS release Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious.
October 30, 1998: KISS guest on an episode of Fox's Millenium appearing both with and without make-up.
October 30, 2000: HELLOWEEN release The Dark Ride.
October 30, 2009: ANNIHILATOR release Live At Masters Of Rock.
October 30, 2015: DEF LEPPARD release Def Leppard.
October 30, 2020: CARCASS release Despicable (EP).

October 31, 1970: LED ZEPPELIN III hits #1.
October 31, 1986: POSSESSED release Beyond the Gates.
October 31, 1988: SOUNDGARDEN release Ultramega OK.
October 31, 2005: HELLOWEEN release Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy.
October 31, 2010: HELLOWEEN release 7 Sinners.
October 31, 2014: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY release Pandemonium and LORDI release Scare Force One.

November 1, 1972: SLADE release Slayed?.
November 1, 1974: SCORPIONS release Fly To The Rainbow.
November 1, 1979: AEROSMITH release Night In The Ruts.
November 1, 1980: AC/DC perform at the Glasgow Apollo on the Back In Black tour.
November 1, 1982: VENOM release Black Metal.
November 1, 1987: BLACK SABBATH release Eternal Idol.
November 1, 1988: RATT release Reach For The Sky.
November 1, 1994: MEGADETH release Youthanasia.
November 1, 2002: LORDI release Get Heavy.
November 1, 2005: DEEP PURPLE release Rapture Of The Deep.
November 1, 2010: ROSS THE BOSS release Hailstorm.
November 1, 2011: MEGADETH release Th1rt3en.
November 1, 2019: ANGEL WITCH release Angel of Light.

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