Today In Metal History 🤘 March 18th, 2023 🤘 ALICE IN CHAINS, BERNIE TORMÉ, CINDERELLA, OZZY OSBOURNE, AEROSMITH

TALENT WE LOST

R.I.P. Bernie Tormé (OZZY OSBOURNE, GILLAN, DESPERADO) – March 18th, 1952 – March 17th, 2019

R.I.P. Jeffrey Philip LaBar (CINDERELLA): March 18, 1963 – July 14, 2021

HEAVY BIRTHDAYS

Happy 58th 

Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS, BROKEN TEETH ) – March 18th, 1965

Happy 57th  

Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS) – March 18th, 1966

Jon Levin (DOKKEN, DORO, WARLOCK) – March 18th, 1966

HEAVY RELEASES

Happy 35th

THE WHO’s Who’s Better, Who’s Best: This Is The Very Best of The Who – March 18th, 1988 

Happy 26th  

AEROSMITH’s Nine Lives – March 18th, 1997


AUTOGRAPH’s Missing Pieces – March 18th, 1997

Happy 15th  

BURY YOUR DEAD’s Bury Your Dead – March 18th, 2008

BLACK TIDE’s Light From Above – March 18th, 2008

Happy 12th  

AVANTASIA’s The Flying Opera – March 18th, 2011


BLOODBOUND’s Unholy Cross – March 18th, 2011

MINDFLOW’s With Bare Hands – March 18th, 2011

TOKYO BLADE’s Thousand Men Strong – March 18th, 2011

U.D.O.’s Rev Raptor – March 18th, 2011

Happy 10th 

INTRONAUT’s Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones) – March 18th, 2013

Happy 9th  

DEMON HUNTER’s Extremist – March 18th, 2014

Happy 7th  

BLAZE BAYLEY’s Infinite Entanglement – March 18th, 2016


CIRCUS MAXIMUS’ Havoc – March 18th, 2016

CONVULSE’s Cycle Of Revenge – March 18th, 2016

GRAILKNIGHTS’ Dead Or Alive (EP) – March 18th, 2016

HUMAN FORTRESS’ Thieves Of The Night – March 18th, 2016

MOB RULES’ Tales From Beyond – March 18th, 2016

MYSTIC PROPHECY’s War Brigade – March 18th, 2016

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS’ Sunrise To Sundown – March 18th, 2016

Happy 3rd

LYNCH’s Ultima – March 18th, 2020

(Jerry Cantrell photo by Emelie Andersson)