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6/30/25

Rob "Wacko" Hunter (RAVEN) - July 4, 1960
Michael Sweet (STRYPER) - July 4, 1963
Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER) - July 4, 1964
Michael Monarch (STEPPENWOLF) - July 5, 1950
Jimmy Crespo (AEROSMITH) - July 5, 1954
Eric Stacy (FASTER PUSSYCAT) - July 5, 1964
Gary Hughes (TEN) - July 5, 1967
Greg Morgan (TEN) - July 5, 1970
Michael Shrieve (HSAS) - July 6, 1949
Jesse Harms (SAMMY HAGAR) - July 6, 1952
Graham Oliver (SAXON) - July 6, 1952

July 4, 1982: OZZY OSBOURNE weds Sharon Arden, daughter of the legendary Don Arden.
July 4, 1984: Y&T release In Rock We Trust.
July 4, 1986: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM release Doomsday For The Deceiver.
July 4, 1992: JACKYL release Jackyl .
July 4, 1998: THIN LIZZY goes back out on the road featuring frontman/guitarist John Sykes, guitarist Scott Gorham, drummer Brian Downey, keyboardist Darren Wharton and bassist John Mendoza.
July 4, 1998: TWO, featuring former JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, cancel most of their world tour.
July 4, 2005: ALICE COOPER releases Dirty Diamonds.

July 5, 1983: SUICIDAL TENDENCIES release Suicidal Tendencies.
July 5, 1984: METAL CHURCH release Metal Church.
July 5, 1988: SLAYER release South Of Heaven and OVERKILL release Under The Influence.
July 5, 1992: R.I.P. Paul Hackman (HELIX)
July 5, 2005: IRON MAIDEN release The Essential Iron Maiden.
July 5, 2019: BULLET release Live and ELLEFSON release Sleeping Giants.
July 5, 2022: R.I.P. Manny Charlton (NAZARETH).

July 6, 1980: 36 TED NUGENT fans were arrested at Hollywood, FL show for bottle throwing, pot smoking, and other offenses.
July 6, 1981: DEF LEPPARD release High 'N' Dry.
July 6, 1986: QUIET RIOT release QR III.
July 6, 1994: Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine debuts.
July 6, 1996: DANZIG splits with American Recordings.
July 6, 1996: former KINGDOM COME/WARRANT drummer James Kottak joins the SCORPIONS, replacing Herman Rarebell.
July 6, 1996: JACK RUSSELL's first solo album Shelter Me is released.
July 6, 1999: DOKKEN release The Very Best Of Dokken, GREAT WHITE release Can't Get There From Here, and RATT release Ratt.
July 6, 2010: HELSTAR release Rising From The Grave.

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