Nine years ago today, Chris Cornell was found dead in his Detroit hotel room after performing at a Soundgarden concert at the Fox Theatre.

Born on May 18th, other notable musicians who share this birthdate include Richard Wakeman (YES), Ronald Bad Ronbo Dwarf Mayer (KILLER DWARFS), Stig Pedersen (D.A.D.), Billy Howerdel (A PERFECT CIRCLE), Courtney Cox's band THE IRON MAIDENS, and Chris Cornell's Soundgarden cohort YES's guitarist Yessongs.

Classic albums released on May 18th include Blind Guardian's Battalions Of Fear, Planet X's Quantum, U.D.O.'s Mastercutor, Old Man's Child's Slaves Of The World, Stratovarius' Polaris, Susperia's Attitude, Sunn O)))'s Monoliths And Dimensions, Iced Earth's Box Of The Wicked, Soufly's Omen, Fleshgod Apocalypse's Mafia, Silent Civilian's Ghost Stories, and Antigama's Stop The Chaos.

More albums released on May 18th include Carach Angren's Where The Corpses Sink Forever, Amorphis' Queen of Time, At The Gates' To Drink from the Night Itself.

The Fox Theatre is a legendary music venue.