Rock and Metal History, a day like today July 24

1964: The Zombies released the single "She's Not There" on Decca Records.

1965: "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones reigned for a third week at 1.

-The Byrds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of theBob Dylan song 'Mr Tambourine Man'. The first Bob Dylan song to reach No.1

1967: Pink Floyd appeared at The Maryland Ballroom in Glasgow, Scotland.

1976: Peter Frampton moved from 7 to 1 with the album Frampton Comes Alive

1982: After years of trying, Survivor had a hit song, and it wasn't just any hit record, but the #1 classic "Eye Of The Tiger".

1990: Pantera released the album "Cowboys From Hell" the fifth overall studio album , released through Atco Records. The cover art depicts the band in a quaint western saloon. In reality, it is a 1910 photo of the "Cosmopolitan Saloon" in Telluride, Colorado.The album would become the band's breakthrough record as it became their first album to chart in 1992.On September 14, 2010 a 20th anniversary edition was released with a remastered mix from the original analog recordings.

1993: U2 started a two-week run at number one on the US album chart with Zooropa the Irish band’s fourth US No.1. Zooropa won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1994.

1996: The Eagles performed at the Waldbühne in Berlin, Germany.

2011: Dan Peek, lead singer, guitarist, and keyboardist for America, died in his sleep of fibrinous pericarditis at his home in Farmington, Missouri at the age of 60.

2012: Slipknot released the compilation album "Antennas To Hell". The album was released on July 23, 2012, in the UK and July 24, 2012, in the United States via Roadrunner Records.The cover art features a dark sky blue background with the devil's head. The band's "S" logo is also seen above the head.

Born on this day

1944: Irish guitarist Jim Armstrong, with Van Morrison and Them, (1965 UK No.2 & US No.24 single 'Here Comes The Night'). Armstrong has also played with Jim Morrison & The Doors, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa.

1957: Larry Gott, guitar, James, (1991 UK No.2 single 'Sit Down').