Born on September 3, 1955, Steve Jones became the guitarist whose snarling, brutally direct playing helped define the sound of Sex Pistols and British punk rock. Active with the band from its formative years in the 1970s, Jones built his style around massive chords, attitude, and economy rather than technical excess, creating a guitar sound that generations of punk and hard rock musicians would follow. His playing drove classics like "Anarchy in the U.K.", "God Save the Queen", "Pretty Vacant", and "Holidays in the Sun", while Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols became one of punk's defining albums. After the Pistols collapsed, Jones formed The Professionals with Paul Cook and later played with artists including Iggy Pop and Neurotic Outsiders. His influence reaches far beyond punk, proving that sometimes a Les Paul, a Marshall, and the right attitude can change rock history.

On September 3, 1990, Judas Priest released Painkiller, their twelfth studio album and one of the most ferocious records of their career. With new drummer Scott Travis opening the title track with an unforgettable double-bass assault, the album immediately announced a faster, heavier, and more aggressive version of Priest for a new decade. Featuring "Painkiller", "A Touch of Evil", "Night Crawler", "Hell Patrol", and "Between the Hammer & the Anvil", the record combined Rob Halford's astonishing vocals with the twin-guitar attack of Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing at full force. The title track became one of heavy metal's ultimate showcases of speed, precision, and vocal power, while the album itself became a benchmark for traditional and speed metal. Decades later, Painkiller remains one of the definitive statements from the Metal Gods. Produced by Chris Tsangarides.

On September 3, 1991, Rush released Roll the Bones, their fourteenth studio album and a record that continued the band's movement away from the keyboard-dominated sound of the 1980s toward a more guitar-oriented approach. Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart once again demonstrated their refusal to stand still, incorporating elements of funk, jazz, and contemporary rock into the unmistakable Rush framework. Featuring "Dreamline", "Bravado", "Ghost of a Chance", "Where's My Thing?", and the adventurous title track "Roll the Bones", complete with its unexpected rap section, the album became a major commercial resurgence. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest American chart position since Moving Pictures a decade earlier. Roll the Bones captured Rush entering the 1990s with their curiosity intact and another evolution already underway. Produced by Rupert Hine and Rush.