Jon Wiederhorn

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

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

Iron Maiden delivered one of the biggest albums of their career, Powerslave, on Sept. 3, 1984.

Judas Priest shot down the naysayers and regained their momentum with their 12th album, 'Painkiller.'

How would Metallica follow up 'Kill 'Em All'? On July 27, 1984, we got 'Ride the Lightning.'

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

It was a slow burn start, but Guns N' Roses released one of the biggest albums in rock history and kicked off their Hall of Fame career.

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

We take a look back at the life and death of metal legend Ronnie James Dio.

On May 15, 1987, Motley Crue released their 'Girls, Girls, Girls' album. Dig into the history of the classic album and how it came together.