Jon Wiederhorn

One of the biggest albums ever.

The last of five albums Black Sabbath recorded with vocalist Tony Martin.

Dave Mustaine would go on to form Megadeth and release one of the best thrash debut albums ever.

Skid Row's devastatingly heavy second album came out on June 11, 1991.

The follow-up to the breakthrough 'The Real Thing.'

On May 25, 1987, Death delivered one of the first death metal albums with 'Scream Bloody Gore.'

The first album after Ronnie James Dio was kicked out of Black Sabbath.

Their most vicious album.

Read the story behind this conceptual masterpiece.

Get the story behind Iron Maiden's historic first album.

Their 14th album.

It would be their last with David Lee Roth for quite some time.

On Jan. 8, 1991, Def Leppard's Steve Clark died from an overdose.

KISS released 'Rock and Roll Over' on Nov. 11, 1976.

The last album with Randy Rhoads.

On Sept. 28, 1978, Black Sabbath released 'Never Say Die!,' their final album with Ozzy Osbourne for three decades.

Get the story to the follow-up to the panned 'St. Anger.'

And with that, System of a Down exploded.

On July 21, 1971, Black Sabbath released their 'Master of Reality' album.

Loudwire reflects on the tragic passing of the Linkin Park singer on the anniversary of his death.