Metal/Hair Band Birthdays

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Metal/Hair Band Birthdays

January Birthdays

6 - Malcolm Young (AC/DC) –b.1953
9 - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) -b.1945
9 - Phil Lewis (L.A. Guns) -b.1957
10 - Michael Schenker (M.S.G.) –b.1955
13 - James LoMenzo (Megadeth) -b.1959
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.1957
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

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 - 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
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
19 - Rod Morgenstein (Winger) -b.1953
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.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

RIP 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
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
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)
4 - Robin 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.1952
18 - Blas Elias (Slaughter) -b.1967
19 – Joey Tempest (Europe) –b.1963
19 - Ian Gillian (Deep Purple) -b.1945
20 - Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) –b.1948
20 - Darrell Abbott (Pantera) –b.1966,d.2004 (R.I.P.)
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) -b.1958
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
20 - Matthew & Gunnar Nelson (Nelson) -b.1967
22 - David Coverdale (Whitesnake) –b.1951
22 – Joan Jett –b.1958
23 - Lita Ford –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.1955
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
20 - Fred Coury (Cinderella) –b.1966
20 - Phil Kennemore (Y & T) -b.1955
22 - Bobby Blotzer (Ratt) –b.1958
23 - Weird Al Yankovic -b.1959
25 - Matthias Jabs (Scorpions) –b.1956
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
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.1949
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.1947
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