30 Years Ago + 22 Years Ago: Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain + Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley Die on April 530 Years Ago + 22 Years Ago: Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain + Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley Die on April 5Get the history behind these two tragedies.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
55 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Release Their Debut Album + Invent Heavy Metal55 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Release Their Debut Album + Invent Heavy MetalCelebrate the anniversary of Black Sabbath's groundbreaking debut album that introduced a new sound to hard rock.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
19 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne’s House Nearly Burned Down in Fire-Related Mishap19 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne’s House Nearly Burned Down in Fire-Related MishapOzzy and Sharon Osbourne were sent fleeing from their Buckinghamshire estate due to a fire in 2005.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
10 Years Ago: GWAR Mastermind Dave Brockie Dies10 Years Ago: GWAR Mastermind Dave Brockie DiesMarch 23, 2014 was a sad day as we lost GWAR front-thing Dave 'Oderus Urungus' Brockie.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
28 Years Ago – Sepultura Release the Influential ‘Roots’28 Years Ago – Sepultura Release the Influential ‘Roots’Revisit the story of Sepultura's influential 'Roots' album, which came out on Feb. 20, 1996.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
41 Years Ago: Dave Mustaine Fired From Metallica41 Years Ago: Dave Mustaine Fired From MetallicaThen we wound up with two amazing thrash bands.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn
24 Years Ago – Jason Newsted Leaves Metallica24 Years Ago – Jason Newsted Leaves MetallicaOn Jan. 17, 2001, bassist Jason Newsted revealed the news that he was exiting Metallica.Jon WiederhornJon Wiederhorn