Events, announcements, chronology in the world of heavy music
August 16 in the history of rock and metal music
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Jason Everman
Born in the USA in 1967. Former guitarist of Nirvana and Soundgarden.
Joe Hoare
Born in the UK in 1975. Guitarist of the band Orange Goblin.
Jared MacEachern
Born in the USA in 1980. Bass guitarist of the band Machine Head.
Elvis Presley died
The king of rock and roll died on August 16, 1977, according to official data – due to heart failure, – however, an autopsy showed that the cause of cardiac arrest was an excessive dose of various medications (according to other sources — drugs). Due to the semi-classified nature of the investigation, there are also many other versions of death.
