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8/3/26

Joey Alves (Y&T) - August 3, 1955 R.I.P.
James Hetfield (METALLICA) - August 3, 1963
Stefan Kaufmann (ACCEPT, U.D.O.) - August 4, 1958
Robbin Crosby (RATT) - August 4, 1959 R.I.P.
Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, KILLER BE KILLED) - August 4, 1969
Rick Derringer (DERRINGER) - August 5, 1947 R.I.P.
Steve Lee (GOTTHARD) - August 5, 1963 R.I.P.
Eddie Ojeda (TWISTED SISTER) - August 5, 1955
Craig Wells (METAL CHURCH) - August 5, 1963

August 3, 1987: DEF LEPPARD release Hysteria.
August 3, 1993: VOIVOD release The Outer Limits.
August 3, 2010: PAUL GILBERT releases Fuzz Universe.
August 3, 2023: BraveWords Records signs IRON MAIDEN legend PAUL DI'ANNO.

August 4, 1975: LED ZEPPELIN's vocalist Robert Plant and his family suffer extensive injuries in a car accident delaying the groups fall U.S. tour.
August 4, 1975: RAINBOW release Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.
August 4, 1979: LED ZEPPELIN play their first U.K. concert date in four years to 120,000 at the annual UK Knebworth Festival.
August 4, 1984: SLAYER release Haunting The Chapel.
August 4, 1989: TESTAMENT release Practice What You Preach.
August 4, 1991: DORO releases True At Heart .
August 4, 1998: VOIVOD's van has a blow out, rolling the vehicle six times into a field. Vocalist Eric Forrest suffers internal injuries, broken ribs and broken bones in his lower spine.
August 4, 2014: SKID ROW release Rise Of The Damnation Army.
August 4, 2017: ACCEPT release The Rise of Chaos, DEEP PURPLE release Johnny's Band, MARTY FRIEDMAN releases Wall of Sound, and QUIET RIOT release Road Rage.

August 5, 1974: all girl rock band THE RUNAWAYS is formed.
August 5, 2008: CHROME DIVISION release Booze, Broads And Beelzebub.
August 5, 2014: GODSMACK release 1000hp and KIX release Rock Your Face Off.
August 5, 2016: JACKYL release Rowyco.

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