Jon Wiederhorn

The first with Nicko McBrain.

On May 15, 1987, Motley Crue released their 'Girls, Girls, Girls' album.

It'd be the last with Bruce Dickinson for a while.

On April 27, 1979, after various attempts to get Ozzy back on the team, Black Sabbath fired their lead singer.

It wasn't an April Fool's joke.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were sent fleeing from their Buckinghamshire estate due to a fire in 2005.

On March 22, 1987, Anthrax issued 'Among the Living,' an album that secured their spot in thrash metal history.

On Dec. 13, 2001, the metal world suffered a great loss with the death of Death founder Chuck Schuldiner.

On Dec. 8, 2004, Dimebag Darrell's life ended when he was shot by a gunman onstage during a Damageplan show in Columbus, Ohio.

'Blasting our way through the boundaries of Hell, no one can stop us tonight.'

On Sept. 28, 1978, Black Sabbath released 'Never Say Die!,' their final album with Ozzy Osbourne for three decades.

On Sept. 27, 1986, Metallica's Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash.