Jon Wiederhorn

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

One of the biggest albums ever.

On May 15, 1987, Motley Crue released their 'Girls, Girls, Girls' album.

On April 27, 1979, after various attempts to get Ozzy back on the team, Black Sabbath fired their lead singer.

A major shift toward the progressive side.

In 1982, he was banned for the next decade.

Farewell to a king.

On Dec. 28, 2015, Motorhead mainman and rock 'n' roll legend Lemmy Kilmister passed away.

KISS released 'Rock and Roll Over' on Nov. 11, 1976. Revisit one of the band's hallmark albums and the story behind it.

Out of retirement and into the studio.

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.'