Let's make this birthday one to remember.

66 years old (Born on July 11, 1958)

Happy Birthday, Hank Shermann! May your riffs stay heavier than a Viking's hammer and your solos sharper than King Diamond’s falsetto. From Mercyful Fate's legendary albums to shredding with Gutrix and Virus 7, you've proven that metal never rusts—it only gets louder.

Whether you're conjuring dark melodies or unleashing blistering guitar solos, you’ve always kept fans headbanging through the decades. Here's hoping this year brings even more epic moments on stage and in the studio. Keep rocking hard enough to scare away any ghosts—or at least loud enough to wake them up! Cheers to another heavy-metal-filled year ahead!