1980 : Brian Johnson joins "AC/DC".

1987 : "GUNS N' ROSES" release their debut,"Appetite For Destruction".

9 July 1996 : "KISS" release "You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best".

9 July 1996 : "BIOHAZARD" release "Mata Leao", their first with former "HELMET" axeman Rob 'Das' Echeverria.

5 July 1988 : California thrash gods "SLAYER" released their classic fourth album, "South Of Heaven".

6 July 1973 : a new British band called "QUEEN", released their first single, "Keep Yourself Alive".

6 July 1974 : "BAD COMPANY" release their debut on "Led Zeppelin"'s "Swan Song label".

6 July 1986 : DAVID LEE ROTH releases his full-length debut, "Eat 'Em And Smile".

2 July 1983 : "IRON MAIDEN"'s single "The Trooper" is released.

3 July 1969 : "ROLLING STONES" guitarist Brian Jones drowns.

3 July 1971 : "DOORS" Jim Morrison dies.

Tricky Lane : ex-"SWEET F.A." - 9 July

Carlos Cavazo : ex-"QUIET RIOT" - 8 July 1959

Gary Hughes : "TEN" - 5 July 1967

Stephen Pearcy : ex-"RATT" - 3 July 1959

Michael Sweet : "STRYPER" - 4 July 1963

Mark Slaughter : "SLAUGHTER" - 4 July 1964