Jon Wiederhorn

In 1982, he was banned for the next decade.

Megadeth's third album arrived on Jan. 19, 1988.

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

'Blasting our way through the boundaries of Hell, no one can stop us tonight.'

The last GN'R album with Slash and Duff.

Their first No. 1 album.

The last album with Randy Rhoads.

Get the story behind their second album.

On Oct. 11, 1994, Korn delivered an assortment of different sounds into a completely new style that changed metal forever.

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

On Sept. 27, 1986, Metallica's Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash.

On Sept. 20, 1980, Ozzy Osbourne delivered his first solo album, 'Blizzard of Ozz.'

A monster album.

On Sept. 7, 1988, Metallica released '...And Justice For All,' their first album without Cliff Burton.

On Aug. 21, 1990, Anthrax released their 'Persistence of Time' album with a lot of drama surrounding them.

On Aug. 18, 1998, Korn catapulted to massive fame with the release of 'Follow the Leader.'

On Aug. 12, 1991, Metallica released their biggest selling disc, known as 'The Black Album' to fans.

On Aug. 7, 1986, a judge ruled on a lawsuit against Ozzy Osbourne and his record labels tying the song 'Suicide Solution' to the death of a teen.

On July 5, 1988, Slayer released their follow-up to 'Reign in Blood.'

On June 20, 2000, Deftones hit the big time.