Jon Wiederhorn

A major shift toward the progressive side.

Here's how it happened.

The legendary third album and major label debut from Metallica.

On Feb. 18, 1974, KISS arrived.

Nothing has been the same since Feb. 13, 1970.

On Jan. 17, 2001, bassist Jason Newsted revealed the news that he was exiting Metallica.

It would be their last with David Lee Roth for quite some time.

On Jan. 8, 1991, Def Leppard's Steve Clark died from an overdose.

The second half of what was supposed to be a double album.

The last album with Randy Rhoads.

Out of retirement and into the studio.

On Sept. 27, 1986, Metallica's Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash.