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.

A true metal classic.

Just when it looked like Judas Priest had been dethroned, the defenders of metal lashed back with their 12th album, 'Painkiller.'

On Aug. 11, 2011, Warrant frontman Jani Lane was found dead in a hotel in Woodland Hills, California.

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

Here's how one of the most successful rock albums ever came together.

One of the biggest albums ever made.

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.