Anniversaries

The guitarist's untimely death cut short one of rock's greatest partnerships.

The first thing you heard on 'Master of Puppets' was almost Bobcat Goldthwait's voice.

The singer lashed out at security and police after losing at the awards.

Poor communication and low ticket sales plagued the band in their final run without Ozzy.

At a tiny club in Olympia, Washington, Grohl made his debut.

At 21, the drummer was already a grizzled veteran of the Washington, D.C., rock scene.

He officially closed one chapter of his career and began another by taking the stage with special guest Eddie Van Halen.

Even more oddly, six years later Gene Simmons appeared on the big screen in the exact same outfit.

Heavy metal would never be the same.

They seemed to be suffering from a curse, as multiple setbacks kept the band from capitalizing on the momentum they'd built.

She went on to stalk another world famous artist.

The former threw the gauntlet down before embarking on the latter's 'British Steel' tour.