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4/13/26

hard birthdays
Randy Piper (W.A.S.P., ANIMAL) - April 13, 1953
Bill D'Angelo (FEMME FATALE) - April 13, 1963 R.I.P.
Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT) - April 14, 1945
Danny Bowes (THUNDER, TERRAPLANE) - April 14, 1960
Vinnie Moore (VINNIE MOORE, UFO) - April 14, 1964
Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR, DOWN) - April 14, 1965
Phil Mogg (UFO) - April 15, 1948
James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES) - April 15, 1960

this day in hard history
April 13, 1979: VAN HALEN's David Lee Roth collapses from exhaustion on stage in Spokane, WA.
April 13, 1979: THIN LIZZY releases Black Rose: A Rock Legend.
April 13, 1983: ANVIL release Forged In Fire.
April 13, 1991: U.D.O. release Timebomb.
April 13, 1992: IRON MAIDEN's 'Be Quick Or Be Dead' single is released.

April 14, 1980: IRON MAIDEN release Iron Maiden, JUDAS PRIEST release British Steel, and WILD HORSES release Wild Horses.
April 14, 1982: VAN HALEN release Diver Down.
April 14, 1986: 'Stars' is released from the Hear N' Aid benefit album, featuring 40 artists from the Metal community (led by RONNIE JAMES DIO), aiding in the fight for African famine relief.
April 14, 1986: JUDAS PRIEST release Turbo.
April 14, 2003: CREAM'S BBC Sessions is released.
April 14, 2008: RUSH release Snakes & Arrows Live.
April 14, 2010: R.I.P. Peter Steele (CARNIVORE, TYPE O NEGATIVE).
April 14, 2017: RICHIE KOTZEN releases Salting Earth.
April 14, 2023: L.A. GUNS release Black Diamonds, METALLICA release 72 Seasons, and OVERKILL release Scorched.

April 15, 1971: GRAND FUNK RAILROAD release Survival.
April 15, 1982: ANVIL release Metal On Metal.
April 15, 1985: OVERKILL release Feel The Fire.
April 15, 1989: W.A.S.P. release The Headless Children.
April 15, 1997: DOKKEN release Shadowlife.
April 15, 2012: DRAGONFORCE release The Power Within.
April 15, 2013: SPIRITUAL BEGGARS release Earth Blues.
April 15, 2014: LILLIAN AXE release One Night In The Temple.
April 15, 2016: ACE FREHLEY releases Origins Vol.1 and LITA FORD releases Time Capsule.
April 15, 2022: NAZARETH release Surviving the Law and RONNIE ROMERO releases Raised on Radio.

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