On This Day In METAL History – February 9th… From IRON MAIDEN To RACHEL BOLAN
On February 9th, 1980 – The incredible IRON MAIDEN performed at UMIST in Manchester, England. This was a date on the METAL FOR MUTHAS tour.
On this day in 1990 – The Horror movie The Haunting Of Morella was released to wide-screen theaters. This film was written by R.J. Robertson and directed by Jim Wynorski and stars David McCallum and Nicole Eggart. The setting takes place in Colonial America. The plot is that a witch that was put to death seventeen years earlier now wants to take over her daughter’s body. Scary movies are… Metal.
On February 9th, 2007 – Switzerland’s national treasure, KROKUS, performed at Joy Eslava in Madrid, Spain. Did someone say KROKUS kicks 100% Hard Rock ass?
On this day in 2012 – The mighty Megadeth and the great Motörhead performed at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Volbeat and Lacuna Coil were the supporting bands. This was one of many stops on Megadeth’s Gigantour.
RACHEL BOLAN
Above L to R: Rachel Bolan and Sebastian Bach. Hit Parader Poster, circa 1989.
Above: Recent SKID ROW band photo, with Rachel Bolan to the far right.
On February 9th, 1966, Rachel Bolan was born in New Jersey. Happy Birthday, Rachel Bolan! Hell and yeah! Rachel Bolan is world-famously known as an original member, bass guitarist and songwriter for Heavy Metal legends: SKID ROW. Long live Rachel Bolan and SKID ROW! Whoa!
__________________________
REST IN PEACE, JIMMY “THE REV” SULLIVAN. BORN FEBRUARY 9TH, 1981.
________________________
LONG LIVE METAL.
LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.
Stone.
Metal Odyssey > Heavy Metal Music Blog 
Leave a comment