2022, at the age of 69. Zazula, also known as Jonny Z, founded Megaforce in 1983 with his wife Marsha (who died last January at the age of 68). The label released Metallica’s first two albums, 1983’sKill ‘Em Alland 1984’sRide the Lightning, along with records by Anthrax, Testame...
' died this year at the age of 66. An early champion of heavy metal as the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene first emerged in the U.K., Dome began his writing career in 1979 at Record Mirror and, within two years, he co-authoredEncyclopedia Metallica, which chronicled the developme...
Known as “Big John,” John Harte served as Kiss’ bodyguard throughout the ‘70s and early ‘80s. Not only tasked with keeping the band safe, it was also Harte’s job to make sure the members of Kiss weren’t photographed without their famous makeup. “‘Big John’ Harte was with u...