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Phil Collen (DEF LEPPARD) - December 8, 1957
Johnny Rod (KING KOBRA, W.A.S.P.) - December 8, 1957
Marty Friedman (MEGADETH) - December 8, 1962
Athena Kottak (FEMME FATALE) - December 8, 1964
Sven Dirkschneider (U.D.O) - December 8, 1993
Dennis Dunaway (ALICE COOPER) - December 9, 1946
Michael Foster (FIREHOUSE) - December 9, 1964
Brendan Harkin (STARZ) - December 10, 1948
Wolf Hoffman (ACCEPT) - December 10, 1959
Messiah Marcolin (CANDLEMASS) - December 10, 1967

December 8, 1975: R.I.P. Gary Thain (URIAH HEEP).
December 8, 1979: MOTORHEAD release On Parole.
December 8, 1980: R.I.P. John Lennon.
December 8, 1984: HANOI ROCKS Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley is killed in a car accident with MOTLEY CRUE's Vince Neil at the wheel.
December 8, 1986: TESLA release Mechanical Resonance.
December 8, 2004: "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, guitarist for DAMAGEPLAN and PANTERA, is shot and killed while performing onstage in Columbus, Ohio.
December 8, 2017: IRON SAVIOR release Reforged - Riding On Fire.

December 9, 1976: Y&T release Yesterday And Today.
December 9, 1977: AEROSMITH release Draw The Line.
December 9, 2003: MOTORHEAD release 25 & Alive: Live at Brixton Academy.
December 9, 2004: William H. "Bill" Larson, MOTLEY CRUE's original co-manager, independent record promoter, and HardRadio.com co-founder, passes away from cancer in Van Nuys, CA.
December 9, 2014: LYNCH MOB release Sun Red Sun.

December 10, 1985: BLUE OYSTER CULT release Club Ninja.
December 10, 2012: METALLICA release Quebec Magnetic DVD.

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