On This Day In METAL History – October 4th…
On October 4th, 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience reaches Number Five on the U.S. album charts with Are You Experienced.
On this day, in 1968 – Cream began their farewell tour at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA. The iconic Cream featured: Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce.
On October 4th, 1980 – Queen began a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Another One Bites The Dust, featured on their 1980 studio album: The Game.
On this day, in 1986 – The Sammy Hagar fronted Van Halen hits #22 with with their single: Love Walks In. This song is featured on Van Halen’s 1986 studio album: 5150, the first Van Halen album without vocalist David Lee Roth.
On October 4th, 1996 – Van Halen made the announcement, that former Extreme singer Gary Cherone would be replacing Sammy Hagar. Gary Cherone only sang on one Van Halen album, 1998’s Van Halen III.
On October 4th, 1999 – Ozzy Osbourne issued a press release asking the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to remove Black Sabbath from the ballot. Black Sabbath was later inducted in 2006.
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LONG LIVE METAL.
METAL HAS EVOLVED AND BEEN MOLDED FROM TRUE LEGENDS AND PIONEERS OF ROCK AND HARD ROCK. NEVER FORGET THE ROOTS OF METAL.
Stone.
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