John Alec Entwistle, the iconic bassist of The Who, passed away on June 27th, 2002, due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine.

This tragic event occurred just one day before the start of The Who's scheduled US tour.

In related news, Motörhead recorded their only #1 single in the UK during their five-date Short, Sharp Pain In The Neck tour in 1981.

Vio-Lence released Eternal Nightmare on June 27th, 1988, while Danger Danger issued their self-titled debut album on June 27th, 1989.

Other notable releases include Kim Mitchell's Rockland on June 27, 1989, Bon Jovi's These Days on June 27th, 1995, Anthrax's Madhouse: The Very Best Of Anthrax on June 26th, 2001, Hate Eternal's I, Monarch on June 27th, 2005, Twisted Sister's The Video Years on June 27th, 2007, Equilibrium's Sagas on June 27th, 2008, Iced Earth's Festivals Of The Wicked on June 27th, 2011, Sarah Jezebel DeVa's The Corruption Of Mercy on June 27, 2011, IllDisposed's With The Lost Souls On Our Side on June 27th, 2014, Amberian Dawn's Magic Forest on June 27th, 2014, and Vintersorg's Naturbå on June 27th, 2014.

Quiet Riot's Quiet Riot 10 was also released on June 27th, 2014.