Some Hard Rock & Metal Dudes

Paul Di'Anno - 66 - Original singer with UK Metal band Iron Maiden ("Running Free")

IRON MAIDEN ~ "RUNNING FREE";


IRON MAIDEN ~ "KILLERS";


IRON MAIDEN ~ "REMEMBER TOMORROW";


James Kottak - 61 - American Metal drummer w/The Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak

THE SCORPIONS ~ "ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE";


THE SCORPIONS ~ "NO ONE LIKE YOU";


KINGDOM COME ~ "GET IT ON";


Jack Russell - 63 - Singer and songwriter with 1980's American Hair Metal band Great White ("Once Bitten Twice Shy")

GREAT WHITE ~ "ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY";


GREAT WHITE ~ "ROCK ME";


Steven Priest (AKA Steven St Lust) - 61 - Guitarist with 1980's US Metal band Diamond Rexx

DIAMOND REXX ~ "I WISH I WAS RICH";


Melinda Whitley - 64 - Guitarist with 80's all female Metal bands Belle Of The Ball and Missdemenor

MISSDEMEANOR ~ "I CAN'T LET GO";


Eric Carlson (AKA Sickie Wifebeater) - 66 - Guitarist with Seattle 1980's Punk/Metal band the Mentors

THE MENTORS ~ "ROCK EM SOCK EM";


Ronny Valeo - 63 - Guitarist with US Metal bands Screamer and Electric Hellfire Club

THE ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB ~ "NUMBER 44";


THE ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB ~ "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL";


Stephen Shaw Scates - 50's - Singer with 1980's US Funk Metal band Mordred

MORDRED ~ "EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY";


Curtis Beeson - 50's - Drummer for US Mteal band Nasty Savage

NASTY SAVAGE ~ "INDULGENCE":


Andreas "Samson" Samonil - Drummer with Metal band Vendetta

VENDETTA ~ "STRANGLE HOLD OF TERROR";


Bjørn Müller - 64 - Singer with 1980's & 90's Norwegian Rock band the Backstreet Girls

THE BACKSTREET GIRLS ~ "MOTORHELLWAY";


THE BACKSTREET GIRLS ~ "TOO COOL FOR YOU";


Mick Underwood - 78 - Drummer with 1970's English Prog Rock band Quatermass, Strapps and Metal band Gillan

QUATERMASS ~ "ONE BLINF MICE";


QUATERMASS;


GILLAN ~ "NEW ORLEANS";


Robin George - 68 - UK Hard Rock singer/guitarist solo and w/Phil Lynott & Robert Plant

PHIL LYNOTT & ROBIN GEORGE ~ "19";


ROBIN GEORGE ~ "HEARTLINE";


Tony Clarkin - 77 - Guitarist and songwriter with UK 80's Metal band Magnum

MAGNUM ~ "DAYS OF NO TRUST";


C.J Snare - 64 - Singer with American musician 1990's Glam Metal band FireHouse ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes")

FIREHOUSE ~ "WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES";


FIREHOUSE ~ "LOVE OF A LIFETIME";


Bruce Blankenship - 50's - Bassist with American 1990's Stoner Metal band Cold Mourning

COLD MOURNING ~ "LOSING MY SHADOW";


Ranch Sironi - 32 - Bassist with American Stoner Rock band Nebula

NEBULA ~ "CARPE DIEM";


NEBULA ~ "THE DAGGER";


Pit Passarell - 56 - Argentine-born bassist with Brazilian Metal band Viper

VIPER ~ "A CRY FROM THE EDGE";


VIPER ~ "REBEL MANIAC";


Dale Flood - 60 - Singer/guitarist with Maryland 1980's & 90's Thrash Metal band Asylum

ASYLUM ~ "ASYLUM";


Tony Gourley - 60's - Guitarist with American Thrash Metal band Powerlord

POWERLORD;


Blake Harrison - 48 - Bassist with American Hardcore band Pig Destroyer

PIG DESTROYER ~ "THE DIPLOMAT";


PIG DESTROYER ~ "THE CAVALRY";


Erik Barrett - 48 - Bassist with American Thrash band 100 Demons

100 DEMONS ~ "REPEAT PROCESS";


Pinche Peach - 57 - Singer with LA Chicano Metal band Brujeria

BRUJERIA ~ "LA LEY DA PLOMO";


BRUJERA ~ "BRUJA ENCABRONADA";


Tomáš Vendl - 52 - Bassist with Czech 1990's Black Metal band Master's Hammer

MASTER'S HAMMER ~ "GENIOVE";

A Few Punk & Metal Figures Pass On

Steve Knight ~ Keyboardist for 1960's & 70's Proto-Metal band Mountain, best known for their appearance at Woodstock and the hit "Mississippi Queen" ~ 76

MOUNTAIN ~ "MISSISSIPPI QUEEN";


Allen Lanier ~ American rock keyboardist and guitarist for Blue Öyster Cult ~ 67

BLUE OYSTER CULT ~ "DON'T FEAR THE REAPER";


BLUE OYSTER CULT ~ "ASTRONOMY/ETI";


Clive Burr was the original drummer for classic British band Iron Maiden during the pre-Bruce Dickenson Paul Dianno era of the late 1970's & early 1980's died of Muscular Dystrophy ~ 56

IRON MAIDEN ~ "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA";


IRON MAIDEN ~ "IRON MAIDEN";


Chris Bailey ~ Bassist for 1970's & 80's Australian Proto-Punk band The Angels, he had previously been in Mount Lofty Rangers with Bon Scott in 1974 ~ 62

THE ANGELS ~ "TAKE A LONG LINE";


THE ANGELS ~ "AM I A+EVER GONNA SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN";


Neil Smith ~ Bassist for 1970's versions of AC/DC and Rose Tattoo ~ 59

ROSE TATTOO ~ "ROCK N ROLL OUTLAW";


ROSE TATTOO ~ "BAD BOY FOR LOVE";


Chi Cheng ~ Bassist for California Metal Band The Deftones (in a coma from a car crash since 2008) ~ 42

THE DEFTONES ~ "DIAMOND EYES";


Kent Abbott ~ Guitarist for Toronto Hardcore Band Grade ~ 32

GRADE ~ "TERMITES HOLLOW";


GRADE ~ "A YEAR IN THE PAST, FOREVER IN THE FUTURE";


Roach, the bassist for 1990's Toronto?Hamilton Hardcore band the Liquor Pigs died aged 44

THE LIQUOR PIGS ~ "IRAQI LOVE";


THE LIQUOR PIGS ~ "ENERGIZER";


Jeff Hanneman ~ Guitarist for Thrash Metal Legends Slayer ~ 49

SLAYER ~ "SEASONS IN THE ABYSS";


Dani Crivelli ~ Drummer for 1980's Swiss Metal Band Krokus

KROKUS ~ "HEADHUNTER";