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January Birthdays

6 - Malcolm Young (AC/DC) –b.1953
9 - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) -b.1943
9 - Phil Lewis (L.A. Guns) -b.1956
10 - Michael Schenker (M.S.G.) –b.1955
13 - James LoMenzo (Megadeth) -b.1958
14 - Geoff Tate (Queensryche) –b.1959
14 – Mike Tramp (White Lion) -b.1961
14 - Zakk Wylde (Ozzy, Black Label Society) -b.1967
15 - Biff Byford (Saxon) -b.1951
17 - Fernando Von Arb (Krokus)
19 - Jeff Pilson (Dio/Dokken) –b.1965
20 - Paul Stanley (KISS) -b.1952
20 - Ian Hill (Judas Priest) -b.1951
20 - Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns) -b.1966
22 - Steven Adler (Guns 'N Roses) –b.1965
26 - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) –b.1955
26 - Tom Keifer (Cinderella) –b.1961
27 - Janick Gers (Iron Maiden) -b.1957
27 - Jaime St. James (Black 'N Blue/Warrant) –b.1960
28 - Rich Rock (METAL SHOP) -b.1967
29 - Eddie Jackson (Queensryche) –b.1961
31 - Jeff Hanneman (Slayer) -b.1964
31 - Adrian Vandenburg (Whitesnake) -b.1954

February Birthdays

1 – Jani Lane (Warrant) –b.1964
4 - Alice Cooper –b.1948
5 - Duff McKagan (Guns 'N Roses) –b.1964
5 - Tommy Skeoch (Tesla) –b.1962
6 - Axl Rose (Guns 'N Roses) –b.1962
7 - David Bryan (Bon Jovi) -b.1962
8 - Vince Neil (Motley Crue) –b.1961
10 - Cliff Burton (Metallica) –b.1962, d.1986 (R.I.P.)
12 - Gil Moore (Triumph) -b.1951
15 - Jake E. Lee (Ozzy) –b.1957
16 - Dave Lombardo (Slayer) -b.1965
16 - Pete Willis (Def Leppard) -b.1960
19 - Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) –b.1948
22 - Akira Takasaki (Loudness) -b.1961
23 - Michael Wilton (Queensryche) –b.1962
23 - John Norum (Europe) -b.1964
23 - Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) -b.1952

March Birthdays

2 - Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) -b.1962
2 - Mark Evans (AC/DC)-b.1956
5 - Jason Newsted (Metallica) -b.1963
8 - Clive Burr (Iron Maiden) –b.1957
11 - Vinnie Paul (Pantera) -b.1964
12 - Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) –b.1956
15 - Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) –b.1955
15 - Bret Michaels (Poison) –b.1963
16 – Nancy Wilson (Heart) -b.1954
16 - Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen) -b.1991
18 - Jeff LeBar (Cinderella) -b.1963
19 - Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) -b.1953
25 - Ron Keel (Keel) –b.1961
26 - Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) –b.1948
31 - Angus Young (AC/DC) –b.1955

April Birthdays

3 - Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) –b.1968
4 - Gary Moore –b.1952, d.2011 (R.I.P.)
6 - Udo Dirkschneider (Accept) –b.1952
8 - Izzy Stradlin (Guns 'N Roses) –b.1962
10 - Warren DeMartini (Ratt) –b.1963
12 - Pat Travers –b.1954
14 - Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow) –b.1945
14 - Vinnie Moore (UFO) -b.1964
15 - Phil Mogg (UFO) -b.1948
19 - Rod Morgenstein (Winger) -b.1953
23 - Steve Clark (Def Leppard) -b.1960, d.1991 (R.I.P.)
24 – Jack Blades (Damn Yankees/Night Ranger) –b.1955
27 - Ace Frehley (KISS) – b.1951
29 - Mark Kendall (Great White) - b.1957

May Birthdays

4 - Mick Mars (Motley Crue) –b.1951
5 - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) -b.1948
8 - Alex Van Halen (Van Halen) –b.1953
12 - Eric Singer (KISS) -b.1958
12 - Billy Duffy (The Cult) -b.1961
12 - Billy Squier -b.1950
14 - C.C. Deville (Poison) –b.1962
17 - Paul Di'Anno (Iron Maiden) –b.1958
19 - Phillip Rudd (AC/DC) –b.1954
25 - Klaus Meine (Scorpions) –b.1948
31 - Scotti Hill (Skid Row) -b.1964

R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio, who passed away on May 16, 2010 after battling stomach cancer. He was 67.

R.I.P. Derek Frigo, former guitarist of Enuff Z’Nuff, who died of an overdose on May 28, 2004. He was 37.

June Birthdays

3 - Doro Pesch (Warlock) -b.1964
5 - Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) –b.1952
6 - Steve Vai -b.1960
14 - Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche) – b.1963
15 - Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche) –b.1963
15 - Brad Gillis (Ozzy/Night Ranger) -b.1957
16 - Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) -b.1962

18 - Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses) -b.1963
19 – Ann Wilson (Heart) –b.1950
20 - Michael Anthony (Van Halen) – b.1954
21 – Kip Winger (Winger) –b.1961

21 - Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) -b.1950

23 - Glenn Danzig (Danzig) -b.1955
29 - Don Dokken (Dokken) –b.1953
30 - Yngwie Malmsteen –b.1963

July Birthdays

1 – Vito Bratta (White Lion) –b.1961
3 - Stephen Pearcy (Ratt) –b.1959
4 - Mark Slaughter (Slaughter) –b.1964
4 - Michael Sweet (Stryper) -b.1963
8 - Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot) –b.1957
9 - Bon Scott (AC/DC) -b.1946, d.1980 (R.I.P.)
9 - Frank Bello (Anthrax) -b.1965
10 - Ronnie James Dio –b.1942, d.2010 (R.I.P.)
10 - Rik Emmett (Triumph) –b.1953
11 – Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) –b.1959
12 - Eric Carr (KISS) –b.1950, d.1991 (R.I.P.)
13 - Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister) –b.1955
15 - Joe Satriani -b.1956
15 - Jason Bonham (Bonham) -b.1966
17 - Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) -b.1949
20 - Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) –b.1952
23 - Slash (Guns 'N Roses) –b.1965
26 – Gary Cherone (Extreme) –b.1961
27 - Rex Brown (Pantera) -b.1964
29 - Geddy Lee (Rush) –b.1953

RIP Helix guitarist Paul Hackman, who died when the band’s tour van rolled off the road on July 5, 1992.

August Birthdays

1 - Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) –b.1959
2 - Joe Lynn Turner (Y.Malmsteen/Rainbow) -b.1951
3 - James Hetfield (Metallica) –b.1963
3 - Joey Alves (Y & T) -b.1953
4 - Robbin Crosby (Ratt) –b.1959, d.2002 (R.I.P.)
5 - Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister) -b.1955
6 - Vinnie Vincent (Vinnie Vincent Invasion/KISS) -b.1952
7 - Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) –b.1958
8 – Rikki Rockett (Poison) -b.1961
15 - Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake, Ozzy) -b.1950
17 - Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses) -b.1962
18 - Blas Elias (Slaughter) -b.1967
19 – Joey Tempest (Europe) –b.1963
19 - Ian Gillian (Deep Purple) -b.1945
20 - Darrell Abbott (Pantera) –b.1966,d.2004 (R.I.P.)
20 - Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) –b.1948
22 - Juan Croucier (Ratt) –b.1959
24 - John Bush (Anthrax/Armored Saint) –b.1963
25 - Rob Halford (Judas Priest) –b.1951
25 - Gene Simmons (KISS) –b.1949
25 - Vivian Campbell (Dio/Def Leppard) –b.1962
27 - Alex Lifeson (Rush) –b.1953
31 - Rudolph Schenker (Scorpions) –b.1948
31 - Reb Beach (Winger/Whitesnake) -b.1963

September Birthdays

4 - Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.) –b.1956
6 - Scott Travis (Judas Priest) -b.1961
8 - Mick Brown (Dokken) –b.1956
8 - Michael Lardie (Great White/Night Ranger) -b.1960
10 - Joe Perry (Aerosmith) –b.1950
11 – Tommy Shaw (Damn Yankees/Styx) -b.1953
12 - Neil Peart (Rush) –b.1952
13 - Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) –b.1961
13 - Vinny Appice (Dio/Black Sabbath) -b.1959
13 - Tim 'Ripper' Owens (Y. Malmsteen) -b.1967
16 - Dave 'The Snake' Sabo (Skid Row) -b.1964
19 - Lita Ford -b.1958
19 - Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) -b.1966
20 - Matthew & Gunnar Nelson (Nelson) -b.1967
22 - David Coverdale (Whitesnake) –b.1951
22 - Marq Torien (Bullet Boys) -b.1964
22 – Joan Jett –b.1958
28 - George Lynch (Lynch Mob/Dokken) –b.1954
29 - Taime Downe (Faster Pussycat) -b.1964

September 27, 1986: Metallica’s Cliff Burton dies when the band’s tour bus hits a patch of black ice, skids off the road and rolls onto the grass. Burton, who was sleeping at the time of the accident, was thrown through a window and crushed when the bus rolled on him. He played on Metallica’s first three albums.

October Birthdays

3 - Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) – b.1962
3 - Frank Hannon (Tesla) - b.1966
5 - Troy Luccketta (Tesla) -b.1959
5 - Brian Johnson (AC/DC) –b.1947
5 - Fast Eddie Clark (Fastway/Motorhead) –b.1950
7 - Marc Storace (Krokus) –b.1951
7 - Tico Torres (Bon Jovi) -b.1953
10 - David Lee Roth (Van Halen) – b.1953
10 - Eric Martin (Mr. Big) - b.1960
12 - Jeff Keith (Tesla) –b.1958
13 - Sammy Hagar (Sammy Hagar/Van Halen) –b.1947
13 - Joey Belladonna (Anthrax) –b.1960
14 - A.J. Pero (Twisted Sister) -b.1959
18 - Dan Lilker (Anthrax) -b.1963
20 - Fred Coury (Cinderella) –b.1966
20 - Phil Kennemore (Y & T) -b.1955
22 - Bobby Blotzer (Ratt) –b.1958

23 - Robert Trujillo (Metallica) -b.1965
23 - Weird Al Yankovic -b.1959
25 - Matthias Jabs (Scorpions) –b.1954
25 - Glen Tipton (Judas Preist) –b.1947
27 - KK Downing (Judas Priest) –b.1951
29 - Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot) – b.1955, d.2007 (R.I.P.)
29 - Steven Sweet (Warrant) - b.1965

November Birthdays

1 - Rick Allen/Def Leppard – b.1963
2 - Bobby Dall/Poison - b.1963
5 - Brian Wheat (Tesla) - b.1963
6 - Craig Goldy (Dio) - b.1961
7 - Tommy Thayer (KISS/Black 'N Blue) –b.1960
12 - David Ellefson (Megadeth) -b.1964
14 - Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot) - b.1951
18 - Kirk Hammett (Metallica) –b.1962
18 - Rudy Sarzo (Whitesnake/Ozzy) -b.1950
18 - Herman Rarebell (Scorpions) –b.1949
20 - Matt Sorum (Gn'R/Cult/V. Revolver) -b.1960
27 - Jimi Hendrix –b.1942, d.1970 (R.I.P.)
27 - Charlie Benante (Anthrax) - b.1962
29 - Miljenko Matijevic (Steelheart) - b.1964

December Birthdays

2 - Rick Savage (Def Leppard) –b.1960
3 - Ozzy Osbourne –b.1948
5 - Jack Russell (Great White) –b.1960
6 - Randy Rhoads (Ozzy/QR) -b.1956/d.1982 (R.I.P.)
6 - METAL SHOP –b.2003
8 - Phil Collen (Def Leppard) –b.1957
11 - Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) –b.1958
12 - Dave Meniketti (Y & T) –b.1953
12 - Bruce Kulick (KISS) –b.1953
13 - Ted Nugent –b.1948
13 - Dana Strum (Slaughter) -b.1958
14 - Cliff Williams (AC/DC) –b.1949
14 – C.J. Snare (Firehouse) –b.1964
18 - Greg D'Angelo (White Lion) -b.1963
19 - Jimmy Bain (Dio) –b.1947
20 - Peter Criss (KISS) –b.1945
23 - Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) –b.1956
24 - Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) –b.1945
26 - Lars Ulrich (Metallica) –b.1963
26 - James Kottak (Scorpions) -b.1962
31 - Scott Ian (Anthrax) –b.1963