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On December 1st, 1973 – The (now iconic) single Dream On by Aerosmith initially peaked at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Dream On was reissued as a single two and a half years later and peaked at # six.

On this day in 1984 – On Saturday Night Live, Billy Squier made his first and only appearance as a musical guest; this was episode seven of that season.

On December 1st, 1989 – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is released to wide-screen theaters. This comedy/family classic has since become a mainstay in the lineup of holiday movie cable television reruns, purchases and rentals, proving its timeless ability to tickle the Metal funny bone. The Griswold family will forever be… Metal. A partial list of this legendary cast includes: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki and Brian Doyle-Murray.

On this day in 1990 – Heart hits #13 with their hist single: Stranded. This song is featured on Heart’s tenth studio album from 1990: Brigade.

On December 1st, 1992 – Nevermind from Seattle’s Nirvana hits #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart. Sales grosses are $50 million plus.

On this day in 1995 – The Western film Wild Bill is released to wide-screen theaters. A partial list of the talented cast includes: Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane, Keith Carradine, David Arquette and Christina Applegate. Wild Bill is… Metal.

On December 1st, 2014 – The mighty Machine Head perform a concert at Klubben/Fryshuset in Stockholm, Sweden. The supporting bands are: Devil You Know, Darkest Hour and Sonic Syndicate.

On this day in 2014 – The super legendary Ace Frehley (aka) Space Ace, performs a concert at Trees in Dallas, Texas. Long live Ace Frehley! Whoa.

JOHN DENSMORE

On December 1st, 1944, John Densmore was born in California. Happy Rockin’ birthday, John! Man, whoa! John Densmore is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who is most famously known as a co-founding member and drummer for The Doors. Legends anyone? The Doors were inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, back in 1993. ‘Nuff said.

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

Stone.

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