October 7 in the history of rock and metal music

Marc Storace

Born in Malta in 1951. Vocalist of the Swiss hard rock band Krokus.

Tico Torres

He was born in the USA in 1953. He is the drummer of Bon Jovi.

Spike Cassidy

Born in the USA in 1961. Guitarist of the band D.R.I.

Frode Glesnes

Born in Norway in 1974. One of the founders, bassist and vocalist of the Viking metal band Einherjer.

Petr “Pegas” Hlaváč

Born in Slovakia in 1974. Drummer of death metal bands Hypnos and Krabathor.

Matthew Greywolf

Born in Germany in 1977. Guitarist of the band Powerwolf.

Sander Zoer

Born in Holland in 1979. Drummer of the sympho-metal band Delain.

Slayer released the album Reign in Blood

The third and best studio album by American thrash metal classics Slayer was released on October 7, 1986 on the Def Jam Recordings label. The album was very well received by the critics and fans of the band. The producer of the album was Rick Rubin. Most of the musical material for the album was written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman.