This Day in Metal August 31st

Aug 31st 1986 Hallows Eve released the album “Death & Insanity”

Did you know…
The song “Lethal Tendencies” was on The Best of Metal Blade Vol. 2 (Metal Blade, 1987).

Aug 31st 1998 Death released the album “The Sound Of Perseverance”

Did you know…
This was their only album to feature guitarist Shannon Hamm, drummer Richard Christy, and bassist Scott Clendenin.

Aug 31st 1999 Megadeth released the album “Risk”

Did you know…
The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Charts.
It was also their last album with guitarist Marty Friedman.

Aug 31st 2004 Mastodon released the album “Leviathan”

Did you know…
Three magazines awarded the album Album of the Year in 2004

Aug 31st 2004 Lamb of God released the album “Ashes Of The Wake”

Did you know..
The album debuted at number 27 on the Billboard Charts.
It was rated by Metal Hammer as the 5th greatest Metal Album of The 21st Century.

Aug 31st 2007 Agent Steel released the album “Alienigma”

Did you know…
It is the band’s last album with vocalist Bruce Hall.

Aug 31st 2012 Grace Digger released the album “Clash Of The Gods”

Did you know…
A music video was made for the song “Home at Last”.

Aug 31st 2018 U.D.O. released the album “Steelfactory”

Did you know…
It is the first album to feature Udo Dirkschneider’s son Sven as the new drummer.

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