TALENT WE LOST

R.I.P. Richard William “Rick” Wright (PINK FLOYD) – July 28th, 1943 – September 15th, 2008 (aged 65)

R.I.P. Joe Michael “Dusty” Hill (ZZ TOP): May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021 (aged 72)

HEAVY BIRTHDAYS

 

Happy 55th 

Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, CARCASS) – July 28th, 1969 (photo above by Mark Gromen)

 

Happy 75th 

Simon Kirke (BAD COMPANY) – July 28th, 1949

Jürgen Rosenthal (SCORPIONS) – July 28th, 1949

Before he did his compulsory service with the German army, he played on the SCORPIONS’ Fly To The Rainbow album in 1974. He then joined ELOY for 1976’s Dawn album. 

 

Happy 73rd

Gregg Giuffria (GIUFFRIA, ANGEL, HOUSE OF LORDS) – July 28th, 1951

 

Happy 70th 

Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE, LIVING LOUD, DIXIE DREGS) – July 28th, 1954

 

Happy 55th

Billy Graziadei (BIOHAZARD) – July 28th, 1969

 
Heavy Releases

Happy 49th 

BLACK SABBATH’s Sabotage – July 28th, 1975

 

Happy 45th

RAINBOW’s Down To Earth – July 28th, 1979

RAINBOW’s only album with singer Graham Bonnet. The Russ Ballard-Written “Since You’ve Been Gone”, the band’s first commercial hit:

Happy 26th 

FEAR FACTORY’s Obsolete – July 28th, 1998

 

Happy 18th 

SABATON’s Attero Dominatus – July 28th, 2006

 

Happy 13th 

MELIAH RAGE’s Dead To The World – July 28th, 2011

Happy 7th

ALICE COOPER – Paranormal – July 28th, 2017

BYZANTINE – The Cicada Tree – July 28th, 2017

CALLEJON – Fandigo – July 28th, 2017

MAKE THEM SUFFER – Worlds Apart – July 28th, 2017

MASTERPLAN – PumpKings (covers album) – July 28th, 2017

THE MIDNIGHT GHOST TRAIN – Cypress Ave. – July 28th, 2017

PRONG – Zero Days – July 28th, 2017

RAGE – Seasons of the Black – July 28th, 2017

REX BROWN – Smoke on This… – July 28th, 2017

RINGS OF SATURN – Ultu Ulla – July 28th, 2017

SHADOWSIDE – Shades of Humanity – July 28th, 2017

Happy 1st

CONTRARIAN – Demos & Oddities: 1995–1999 – July 28th, 2023

FROM ASHES TO NEW – Blackout – July 28th, 2023

GIRLSCHOOL – Wtfortyfive? – July 28th, 2023

MUTOID MAN – Mutants – July 28th, 2023

PANZERCHRIST – Last Of A Kind – July 28th, 2023

SEVENDUST – Truth Killer – July 28th, 2023

SIGNS OF THE SWARM – Amongst The Low & Empty – July 28th, 2023

UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS – Slaughter On First Avenue – July 28th, 2023