September 24 in the history of rock and metal music

Denis “Piggy” D’Amour

Born in Canada in 1959. Guitarist of the band Voivod.

Died of cancer on August 26, 2005. He was 45 years old.

Sean McNabb

Born in the USA in 1965. Former bass player of the bands Dokken, Quiet Riot and Queensrÿche.

Shawn Crahan

Born in the USA in 1969. Percussionist of the band Slipknot.

Ørjan “Hoest” Stedjeberg

Born in Norway in 1977. Multi-instrumentalist in black metal band Taake. Bass-guitarist in Deathcult. Collaborated with bands Ragnarok, Carpathian Forest, Gorgoroth, Helheim and many others.

Megadeth released the album Rust in Peace

The classics of American thrash metal released their fourth full-length album on September 24, 1990 on Capitol Records. It is considered one of the band’s best albums.

Nirvana released the album Nevermind

The band’s second, most famous and successful album was released on September 24, 1991 on the DGC Records label. It is on this record that Smells Like Teen Spirit, the band’s most famous song, is present.