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Alan Greenwood (FOREIGNER, JOE LYNN TURNER) - October 20, 1951
Phil Kennemore (Y&T) - October 20, 1953 R.I.P.
Tom Naumann (SINNER, PRIMAL FEAR) - October 20, 1965
Fred Coury (CINDERELLA) - October 20, 1967
Kenny Chaisson (KEEL) - October 21, 1963
Nick Steven Oliveri (KYUSS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) - October 21, 1971

October 19, 1979: IRON MAIDEN headline the Marquee for the first time. It's also the first time record companies come to see the band. The show is a sell-out.
October 19, 1993: RUSH release Counterparts.
October 19, 1997: Longtime ALICE COOPER colaborator Glen Buxton passes away.
October 19, 1999: Spitfire reissue the TWISTED SISTER albums Under The Blade, You Can't Stop Rock N' Roll, Come Out And Play, Love Is For Suckers and Early Works '79.
October 19, 2004: TWISTED SISTER release Still Hungry.
October 19, 2012: MANOWAR release The Lord of Steel and MOB RULES release Cannibal Nation.
October 19, 2018: ACE FREHLEY releases Spaceman, MARTY FRIEDMAN releases One Bad M.F. Live!!, and SOULFLY release Ritual.

October 20, 1976: LED ZEPPELIN release The Song Remains The Same.
October 20, 1986: CRIMSON GLORY release Crimson Glory.
October 20, 1998: Live albums AEROSMITH's A Little South Of Sanity and BLACK SABBATH's Reunion are released.
October 20, 2007: R.I.P. Paul Vincent Raven (KILLING JOKE, PRONG, MINISTRY).
October 20, 2017: EUROPE release Walk The Earth, OZ release Transition State, and SONS OF APOLLO release Psychotic Symphony.

October 21, 1986: W.A.S.P. release Inside The Electric Circus.
October 21, 1987: KING DIAMOND releases Abigail.
October 21, 1990: IRON MAIDEN's 110 gig tour No Prayer For The Road begins.
October 21, 1990: DON DOKKEN releases Up From The Ashes.
October 21, 1998: ALICE COOPER files a suit against KISS' Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick because their song 'Dreamin' sounds too much like Cooper's 'Eighteen'.
October 21, 2001: AEROSMITH and KISS are among those performing at an eight-hour concert in Washington D.C. to raise funds for victims of the September 11th attacks.
October 21, 2002: ROUGH CUTT's original line-up, Paul Shortino (vocals), Matt Thorr (bass), Amir Derakh (guitar), Chris Hager (guitar) & David Alford (drums), reunite for a performance at the Viper Room in Hollywood, CA.
October 21, 2003: KING DIAMOND releases The Puppet Master and RUSH release Rush In Rio .
October 21, 2006: Original RUNAWAYS drummer Sandy West passes away.
October 21, 2014: ALICE COOPER releases Raise The Dead - Live From Wacken DVD.
October 21, 2016: TYGERS OF PAN TANG release Tygers of Pan Tang.
October 21, 2017: R.I.P. Martin Eric Ain (CELTIC FROST).
October 21, 2020: MARTY FRIEDMAN releases Tokyo Jukebox 3.

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