Jon Wiederhorn

On Sept. 19, 1986, Megadeth followed-up their debut album with the exceptional, catchy and powerful riff-fest 'Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?'

The landmark release includes metal staples like 'Paranoid,' 'War Pigs' and 'Iron Man.'

'Toxicity' remains System of a Down’s most popular album and one of the most offbeat and original multiplatinum metal releases of all time.

The heavy metal community was already in the grip of Iron Maiden fever when the band released its fifth studio album, Powerslave, on Sept. 3, 1984.

Turmoil, disaffection, misanthropy and self-indulgence have always been creative tools for Slipknot.

On Aug. 7, 1986, a judge tossed out a lawsuit against Ozzy Osbourne and his record labels tying the song 'Suicide Solution' to the death of a teen.

On July 21, 1987, the world was introduced to Guns N' Roses through their debut disc 'Appetite for Destruction.'

In 1988, Pantera released their first disc with Philip Anselmo, an album called 'Power Metal.'

On June 20, 2000, Deftones hit the big time with the release of their 'White Pony' album.

On June 10, 1983, a very different sounding Pantera arrived on the scene with their debut disc 'Metal Magic.'

On June 8, 1992, Faith No More released their 'Angel Dust' album.

Take a deeper look into their onstage impact.