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Tim Bogert (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE) - August 27, 1944 R.I.P.
Neil Murray (BLACK SABBATH, WHITESNAKE, COMPANY OF SNAKES) - August 27, 1950
Alex Lifeson (RUSH) - August 27, 1953
Coburn Pharr (ANNIHILATOR) - August 27, 1962
Bjorn Gelotte (IN FLAMES) - August 27, 1975
Steve Whiteman (KIX, FUNNY MONEY) - August 28, 1956
Tony MacAlpine - August 29, 1960
Mandy Meyer (KROKUS, GOTTHARD, UNISONIC) - August 29, 1960
Michael Gilbert (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) - August 29, 1968
Joe Cangelosi (CARNIVORE A.D., WHIPLASH, KREATOR) - August 29, 1969
Michael Pinnella (SYMPHONY X) - August 29, 1969
Micky Moody (WHITESNAKE) - August 30, 1950
Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, HELLOWEEN) - August 30, 1959

August 27, 1978: Jon Lord joins WHITESNAKE.
August 27, 1982: AEROSMITH release Rock In A Hard Place.
August 27, 2010: LIV KRISTINE releases Skintight.
August 27, 2014: HAMMERFALL release (r)Evolution.
August 27, 2021: SPIRIT ADRIFT release Forge Your Future (EP).

August 28, 1973: DEEP PURPLE's 'Smoke On The Water' goes gold.
August 28, 1978: Marvel Comics publishes KISS' second comic book special.
August 28, 1982: IRON MAIDEN break from their U.S. tour to headline the Reading Festival.
August 28, 1993: IRON MAIDEN perform a world wide satellite broadcast dubbed Raising Hell. It will be Bruce Dickinson's last show for 6 years.
August 28, 1996: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP release Written In The Sand.
August 28, 2006: IRON MAIDEN release A Matter Of Life And Death.
August 28, 2007: HEAVEN & HELL release Live From Radio City Music Hall and SCORPIONS release Humanity: Hour I.
August 28, 2009: JORN releases The Dukebox.
August 28, 2012: STRATOVARIUS release Under Flaming Skies - Live In Tampere (DVD), and TRIUMPH release Live At Sweden Rock Festival.
August 28, 2015: KOBRA AND THE LOTUS release Words Of The Prophets (EP), MOTORHEAD release Bad Magic, and PENTAGRAM release Curious Volume.
August 28, 2020: DOKKEN release The Lost Songs: 1978-1981, JOHN PETRUCCI releases Terminal Velocity, METALLICA release S&M2 live, and VENOM release Sons of Satan.

August 29, 1981: the soundtrack to the film Heavy Metal, featuring SAMMY HAGAR and CHEAP TRICK, enters the album charts.
August 29, 1988: HELLOWEEN release Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt. II.
August 29, 1992: GUNS N' ROSES' 'November Rain' peaks at #3 on the pop singles chart.
August 29, 2005: IRON MAIDEN release Death On The Road.
August 29, 2006: DREAM THEATER release Score and MOTORHEAD release Kiss Of Death.
August 29, 2008: DESTRUCTION release D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
August 29, 2014: ASTRAL DOORS release Notes From The Shadows.

August 30, 1969: the three day Texas International Pop Festival opens in Dallas. Performers include LED ZEPPELIN, JANIS JOPLIN and more.
August 30, 1986: DAVID LEE ROTH's 'Yankee Rose' peaks at #16.
August 30, 1988: DANZlG's debut is released.
August 30, 1989: GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin is arrested for creating a disturbance on an airline flight.
August 30, 1991: TESLA releases Psychotic Supper.
August 30, 1993: DARK TRANQUILLITY release Skydancer.
August 30, 2004: DIO releases Master Of The Moon.
August 30, 2010: SAHG release Sahg III and SPIRITUAL BEGGARS release Return To Zero.
August 30, 2011: PENTAGRAM release When The Screams Come (DVD).
August 30, 2013: KREATOR release Dying Alive.

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