Today in Metal History 🤘 July 15, 2024🤘 JOE SATRIANI, JASON BONHAM, PROBLEM, OVERKILL, CONDEMNED

THE LOST TALENT

RIP Bernadette Jean “Kelly” Johnson (GIRLSCHOOL): June 20, 1958 – July 15, 2007 (aged 49)

RIP Peter Banks (DA, FLASH) – 15 July 1947 – 7 March 2013 (aged 65)

1947 Born on this day Peter Banks, guitarist, Yes, (1968-70) and Flash. After playing with bassist Chris Squire in Syn, Banks and Squire helped form Yes in 1968. Banks died of heart failure aged 65 on 7 March 2013 at his home in Barnet, London.

HARD YEARS

Happy 76
Thomas Delmer “Artimus” Pyle (LYNYRD SKYNYRD) – July 15, 1948

Happy 68
JOE SATRIANI (CHICKENFOOT) – July 15, 1956

Happy 59
Bobby Gustafson (OVERKILL) – July 15, 1965

Happy 58
Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, BONHAM) – July 15, 1966

Happy 50
Carlo Regadas (CARCASS, BLACKSTAR) – July 15, 1974

Heavy releases

Happy 56
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL’s Creedence Clearwater Revival – July 15, 1968

Happy 58
Roger The Engineer by THE YARDBIRDS (released in UK as Yardbirds and in US, Germany, France and Italy as Over Under Sideways Down) – 15 July 1966

51 happy
We’re An American Band by GRAND FUNK RAILROAD – July 15, 1973

47 happy
YES’ Going For The One – July 15, 1977

37 happy
TROUBLE’s Run To The Light – July 15, 1987

30 happy
OVERKILL’s WFO July 15, 1994

26 happy
SENTENCED’s Frozen – July 15, 1998

13 happy
DAMN’S PLAYGROUND AT MANILLA ROAD – July 15, 2011
Awaken The Tides by MALEFICE – July 15, 2011

11 happy
PANZERCHRIST’s 7th Offensive – July 15, 2013

8 happy
RAGING SPEEDHORN – Lost Ritual – July 15, 2016

Happy 2nd
Whiteout ANTIGAMA – July 15, 2022
JACK STARR’S BURNING STARR – Souls of the Innocent – July 15, 2022
MANTAR’s pain is forever and this is the end – July 15, 2022
The hell of SENSES FAIL is in your head – July 15, 2022
SINNER’S BROTHERHOOD – July 15, 2022