This Day in Rock History

Did you know? The term "heavy metal" was first used in a musical context in Steppenwolf\'s "Born to Be Wild" (1968) with the lyrics "heavy metal thunder."

First rock album in space: Led Zeppelin\'s "Physical Graffiti" was taken to space by astronaut Cady Coleman in 2011.

Longest concert: Grateful Dead holds the record for the longest concert ever at 5 hours during their performance on May 2, 1970.

Most expensive guitar: Kurt Cobain\'s MTV Unplugged guitar sold for $6 million in 2020, the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction.

Fastest guitar player: Guinness World Records lists Sergei Putyatov as the fastest guitar player, hitting 27 notes per second in 2011.