The Metal Cop

10/13/2026

October 13
Birthdays:
Joey Belladonna (singer Anthrax)
Sammy Hagar (singer/guitar/songwriter solo/Van Halen/The Circle)
Robert Lamm (keys Chicago)
Paul Simon (singer/songwriter/guitar Simon & Garfunkel/solo)

Albums:
1977 - KISS 2nd live "Alive II".
2009 - Baroness 2nd "Blue Album".
2006 - Dream Evil 4th "United".
1989 - Ace Frehley 2nd "Trouble Walkin'".
2013 - L.A. GUNS 11th "The Missing Peace".
1992 - Izzy Stradlin debut "Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds".
1976 - Triumph debut "Triumph".
1987 - Sacred Reich debut "Ignorance".
2017 - Fozzy 7th "Judas".
1982 - KISS 10th "Creatures of the Night".
1989 - Overkill 4th "The Years of Decay".
1985 - Helloween debut "Walls of Jericho".
1994 - Pretty Maids 6th "Scream".
1992 - Flotsam and Jetsam 4th "Cuatro".
1981 - Raven debut "Rock Until You Drop".
1978 - AC/DC 1st live "If You Want Blood You've Got It".
1989 - Voivod 5th "Nothingface".
1986 - Saxon 8th "Rock the Nation".
Singles:
1982 - KISS "I Love It Loud".
2023 - Judas Priest "Panic Attack".
1978 - Queen "Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race".

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10/13/2026

October 12
Birthdays:
Jeff Keith (singer/songwriter Tesla)
Gonzo Sandoval (drums/founding member Armored Saint)
Luciano Pavarotti (legendary opera tenor)

Albums:
1979 - Molly Hatchet 2nd "Flirtin' With Disaster".
1987 - McAuley/Schenker Group debut "Perfect Timing".
1993 - Crowbar 2nd "Crowbar".
2009 - W.A.S.P. 14th "Babylon".
2010 - All That Remains 5th "For We Are Many".
Singles:
1970 - Badfinger "No Matter What".
1988 - Poison "Every Rose Has It's Thorn".

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10/13/2026

October 11
Birthdays:
Daryl Hall (singer/keys/guitar/songwriter Hall & Oates)
Andy McCoy (guitar Hanoi Rocks)
Greg Douglas (guitar Greg Kihn Band)
Gary Mallaber (drums Steve Miller Band/Eddie Money)

History Bi***es!!!
1975 - "Saturday Night Live" premiers on NBC. It was originally called just "Saturday Night", and the original "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" were: Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase.
1983 - KISS performs their first concert without makeup in Lisbon, Portugal. The lineup at the time were Paul, Gene, Vinnie Vincent, and Eric Carr.

Albums:
2024 - The Offspring 11th "Supercharged".
2018 - Impellitteri 16th "The Nature of the Beast".
1977 - Kansas 5th "Point of No Return".
2005 - Sevendust 5th "Next".
1985 - Autograph 2nd "That's the Stuff".
2013 - Death Angel 7th "The Dream Calls for Blood".
1985 - Kreator debut "Endless Pain".
2011 - Five Finger Death Punch 3rd "American Capitalist".
Singles:
1985 - Dio "Hungry for Heaven".
1988 - KISS "Let's Put the X in S*x".

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10/13/2026

October 10
Birthdays:
David Lee Roth (singer/songwriter Van Halen/solo)
Eric Martin (singer/songwriter Mr. Big/solo/TMG)
Lzzy Hale (singer/songwriter/guitar Halestorm)
Scott Hoffman (drums .38 Special)
Alan Cartwright (bass Procol Harem)

History Bi***es!!!
2001 - After several white powder letters and potential terror attacks involving possible anthrax, the band Anthrax announce they were NOT changing their name.

Albums:
1994 - Annihilator 4th "King of the Hill".
1995 - Mr. Bungle 2nd "Disco Volante".
2000 - Symphony X 5th "V: The New Mythology Suite".
2000 - Lizzy Borden 5th "Deal With the Devil".
1989 - MSG (McAuley/Schenker) 2nd "Save Yourself".
1969 - King Crimson debut "In the Court of the Crimson King".
2006 - Trivium 3rd "The Crusade".
2000 - Slash's Snakepit 2nd "Ain't Life Grand".
1975 - Deep Purple 10th "Come Taste the Band".
Singles:
1991 - Motley Crue "Primal Scream".
1981 - Ozzy Osbourne "Flying High Again".

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10/12/2026

October 9
Birthdays:
John Entwistle (bass The Who)
Jackson Browne (singer/songwriter/solo)
John Lennon (singer/songwriter/guitar The Beatles/solo)
Dennis Stratton (guitar Iron Maiden/Praying Mantis)
Sharon Osbourne (wife/manager of Ozzy Osbourne)

History Bi***es!!!
1974 - RUSH makes their American TV debut on "Don Kirschner's Rock Concert".
1980 - At a Black Sabbath concert, someone in the crowd threw a bottle and hit Geezer, knocking him out. The band then canceled the remainder of the show, and then the upset crowd started a riot.

Albums:
1990 - Styx 12th "Edge of the Century".
1983 - Joe Walsh 6th "You Bought It - You Name It".
1993 - Scorpions 12th "Face the Heat".
1980 - Prince 3rd "Dirty Mind".
2000 - HammerFall 3rd "Renegade".
1990 - Slayer "Seasons In the Abyss".
2012 - KISS 20th "Monster".
1990 - Testament 4th "Souls of Black".
1989 - Venom 6th "Prime Evil".
1978 - Judas Priest 5th "Killing Machine".
1984 - Armored Saint debut "March of the Saint".
2007 - Overkill 14th "Immortallis".
1976 - Scorpions 4th "Virgin Killers".
Singles:
2025 - Black Label Society "Broken and Blind".
2022 - Stryper "Same Old Story".

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10/12/2026

October 8
Birthdays:
Mrs. The Metal Cop (beloved wife of The Metal Cop)
Johnny Ramone (guitar/founding member Ramones)
C.J. Ramone (bass Ramones)
Terry Balsamo (guitar Cold/Evanescence)
Erna Siikavirta (Enary, fmr. keys Lordi)

History Bi***es!!!
1987 - Chuck Berry gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2010 - Ozzy Osbourne blasts the Westboro Baptist Church for paraphrasing the lyrics of "Crazy Train" to justify military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Albums:
1996 - Marilyn Manson 2nd "Antichrist Superstar".
2021 - Trivium 10th "In the Court of the Dragon".
1991 - Soundgarden 3rd "Badmotorfinger".
2002 - Sammy Hagar & the Wabos 3rd "Not 4 Sale".
2013 - Korn 11th "The Paradigm Shift".
Singles:
2022 - Queensrÿche "Hold On".

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10/12/2026

October 7
Birthdays:
Dave Hope (bass Kansas)
Tico Torres (drums Bon Jovi)
Yo-Yo Ma (cellist)
Bobbie Brown (model/"Cherry Pie" girl/Lexxi's Mom)

History Bi***es!!!
1984 - Dee Snider is arrested after a concert in Amarillo, TX. He yelled "suck my mo*********ng c**k" to a heckler and a mother who took her daughter to the show filed a complaint. Dee ended up paying $75.00.

Albums:
2014 - Rigor Mortis 3rd "Slave to the Grave".
2011 - Evanescence 3rd "Evanescence".
2022 - Queensrÿche 16th "Digital Noise Alliance".
1978 - Heart 4th "Dog and Butterfly".
2016 - Meshuggah 8th "The Violent Sleep of Reason".
1986 - Slayer 3rd "Reign In Blood".
2008 - Tesla 6th "Forever More".
1987 - Exodus 2nd "Pleasures of the Flesh".
1986 - Nuclear Assault debut "Game Over".
1993 - Metal Church 5th "Hanging in the Balance".
2003 - Sevendust 4th "Seasons".
2003 - Rage 16th "Soundchaser".
2022 - Goatwhore 8th "Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven".
Singles:
1977 - Queen "We Are the Champions" ("We Will Rock You" b-side)
1971 - Black Sabbath "Iron Man".

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10/12/2026

October 6
Birthdays:
Kevin Cronin (singer/guitar/songwriter REO Speedwagon)
David Hildalgo (singer/guitar Los Lobos)

Albums:
2017 - The Black Dahlia Murder 8th "Nightbringers".
2017 - Autograph 9th "Get Off Your Ass".
1998 - Sepultura 7th "Against".
1976 - Kansas 4th "Leftoverture".
1986 - Metal Church 2nd "The Dark".
2009 - KISS 19th "Sonic Boom".
2009 - Steel Panther debut "Feel the Steel". (US release date)
Singles:
2009 - Rob Zombie "What?".
1977 - Aerosmith "Draw the Line".
2022 - Steel Panther video "Never Too Late".

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10/12/2026

October 5
Birthdays:
Brian Conolly (singer/songwriter Sweet)
Joakin Broden (singer/songwriter Sabaton)
Brian Johnson (singer/songwriter AC/DC)
Steve Miller (singer/guitar/songwriter The Steve Miller Band)
"Fast" Eddie Clarke (guitar Motorhead)
Troy Luccketta (drums Tesla)
Audie Pitre (bass Acid Bath)
Ronnie Le Tekro (guitar TNT)
Chester A. Arthur (21st POTUS)

Albums:
1999 - Misfits 5th "Famous Monsters".
1998 - Stratovarius 7th "Destiny".
2007 - Alter Bridge 2nd "Blackbird".
1998 - Whiplash 6th "Thrashback".
1970 - Led Zepplin 3rd "Led Zepplin III".
1990 - Deep Purple 13th "Slaves and Masters".
2004 - Fates Warning 10th "FWX".
1979 - Riot 2nd "Narita".
1981 - Saxon 4th "Denim and Leather".
1989 - Pretty Boy Floyd debut "Leather Boys with Electric Toys".
Singles:
1993 - Sepultura "Territory".
1979 - Queen "Crazy Little Thing Called Love".

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10/09/2026

JUDAS PRIEST's founding bassist Ian Hill has announced his retirement from the band. His replacement is URIAH HEEP's Dave Rimmer, who previously stepped in for Hill during JUDAS PRIEST's September 21 concert at the Eventim Apollo in London, United Kingdom after Ian sustained what was described at th...