Today marks special anniversaries for several influential metal musicians.

Dave Meros of Spock's Beard turned 70 years old, while Stam1na bassist Kimmo Kosonen celebrated his 14th year with the band Nocebo.

Herman Frank, a founding member of Accept and solo artist, also observed his seventh birthday as a standalone musician.

Meanwhile, Downfall of Gaia's Anton Büse, Zao vocalist Jeff Gruszkiewicz, and Herman Frank marked their seventh year of existence with respective album releases on February 8th.