Jon Wiederhorn

'The Rev' passed away at the age of 28.

Revisit the story behind the album.

On Oct. 7, 1986, Slayer delivered their thrash masterpiece 'Reign in Blood.'

On Aug. 12, 1991, Metallica released their biggest selling disc, known as 'The Black Album' to fans.

A major step forward on their first album with Ronnie James Dio.

Get the history behind these two tragedies.

On Feb. 24, 1994, Cradle of Filth released their debut album, 'The Principle of Evil Made Flesh.'

On Jan. 8, 1991, Def Leppard's Steve Clark died from an overdose.

Some say this is Priest's best album.

On Dec. 13, 2001, the metal world suffered a great loss with the death of Death founder Chuck Schuldiner.

On Dec. 8, 2004, Dimebag Darrell's life ended when he was shot by a gunman onstage during a Damageplan show in Columbus, Ohio.

Get the story behind their second album.