September 14 in the history of rock and metal music

Pete Agnew

He was born in Scotland in 1946. He is the irreplaceable bassist of the hard-rock band Nazareth. Peter’s son is drummer Lee Agnew, also a member of the band since 1999.

Jeff Loomis

Born in the USA in 1971. One of the founders of the metal band Nevermore. In 1987 he auditioned for Megadeth (at the age of 16). Dave Mustaine praised him for his good playing, but turned him down because Loomis was too young. Since 2014 he is the guitarist of Arch Enemy.

Andre Matos

Born in Brazil in 1971. Former vocalist of the band Angra. He took part in the audition to replace Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden and was one of the three finalists. In 2010 Matos joined a new project Symfonia. He took part in the recording of three Avantasia albums and also released several solo albums.

Andre Matos died on June 8, 2019. The cause was cited as a heart attack. He was 47 years old.

Mattias Marklund

Born in Sweden in 1974. Guitarist of folk-metal band Otyg and Viking-metal band Vintersorg.

John Haughm

Born in the USA in 1975. Founder and multi-instrumentalist of the band Agalloch.

Paolo Gregoletto

Born in the USA in 1985. Bassist for the band Trivium.