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1957 – s-a nascut chitaristul australian Timothy William „Tim” Farriss, membru fondator al formatiei rock INXS (1977-2012)
1969 – a doua zi a festivalului Woodstock a inceput la ora 12:15 si s-a terminat la 9:40 in dimineata zilei de 17 august. Au urcat pe scena Quill, Country Joe McDonald, Santana, John Sebastian, Keef Hartley Band, The Incredible String Band, Canned Heat, Mountain, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin si Kozmic Blues Band, Sly and the Family Stone, The Who si Jefferson Airplane
1977 – a murit muzicianul american Elvis Aaron Presley (nascut pe 8 ianuarie 1935)
1979 – s-a nascut, la Suceava, chitaristul si vocalistul Bogdan Luparu, membru fondator al formatiei folk metal Bucovina (2000-)
1980 – s-a nascut bassistul american Ryan Wombacher, membru al formatiilor metalcore Bleeding Through (2002-2014, 2016, 2018-) si Light the Torch (Devil You Know 2012-2017) (2014-)
1980 – s-a nascut bassistul american Jared MacEachern, membru al formatiei heavy metal Machine Head (2013-)
1985 – formatia heavy metal americana Pantera lanseaza al treilea album, I Am the Night
1985 – formatia funk rock americana Red Hot Chili Peppers lanseaza al doilea album, Freaky Styley
1989 – formatia funk rock americana Red Hot Chili Peppers lanseaza al patrulea album, Mother’s Milk
1994 – formatia heavy metal americana Savatage lanseaza al optulea album, Handful of Rain
2005 – formatia hard rock americana L.A. Guns lanseaza al noualea album, Tales from the Strip
2005 – formatia christian metal americana Stryper lanseaza al saselea album, Reborn
2010 – formatia heavy metal britanica Iron Maiden lanseaza al cincisprezecelea abum, The Final Frontier
2011 – formatia heavy metal americana Chimaira lanseaza al saselea album, The Age of Hell
2011 – formatia metalcore americana All Pigs Must Die lanseaza primul album, God Is War
2019 – formatia heavy metal suedeza HammerFall lanseaza al unsprezecelea album, Dominion
2019 – formatia metalcore americana Killswitch Engage lanseaza al optulea album, Atonement
2019 – formatia rock britanica Ride lanseaza al saselea album, This Is No a Safe Place
2019 – formatia heavy metal americana Evil United lanseaza al treilea album, Serpent
2024 – formatia melodic death metal suedeza Dark Tranquillity lanseaza al treisprezecelea album, Endtime Signals
2024 – formatia post-hardcore americana Falling in Reverse lanseaza al cincilea album, Popular Monster
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