This Day in Metal September 3rd

This Day in Metal September 3rd

Sept 3rd 1984 Iron Maiden released the album “Powerslave”

Did you know
In 2017, it was ranked 38th on Rolling Stone’s list of “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”.

Sept 3rd 1984 Samain released their debut album “Vibrations of Doom”

Did you know
Vibrations of Doom Magazine, the longest running Internet-based music publication on the planet, took their name from this album.

Sept 20th 1985 Icon released the album “Night Of The Crime”

Did you know
“Night of the Crime” was voted 3rd best AOR album of all time by Kerrang Magazine readers.

Sept 3rd 1986 Krank released their debut album “Hideous”

Did you knoe
The song “Rented Heat” was on Metal Massacre VII (Metal Blade, 1986)

Sept 3rd 1987 Infernäl Mäjesty released their debut album “None Shall Defy”

Did you know
The album was recorded at Metalworks Recording Studios, Toronto, Ontario. Canada. 🇨🇦

Sept 3rd 1989 Evil Dead released their debut album “Annihilation of Civilization”

Did you know
“F.C.I. / The Awakening” contains an audio excerpt from the horror film “The Evil Dead”, the same film the band took their name from.

Sept 3rd 1990 Judas Priest released the album “Painkiller”

Did you know
The album reached number 26 on the Billboard Charts.
It was also their first album with drummer Scott Travis.

Sept 3rd 1991 Overkill released the album “Horrorscope”

Did you know
It was the first Overkill album to feature the duo of guitarists Merritt Gant and Rob Cannavino.

Sept 3rd 1992 Saint Vitus released the album “C.O.D.”

Did you know
This is the only album to feature former Count Raven vocalist Christian Linderson.
The song “Children of Doom” was on Rock Hard Presents Tough Enough Hardcore Metal (Roadrunner, 1993)

Sept 3rd 2001 Entombed released the album “Morning Star”

Did you know
The song “When It Hits Home” is influenced by the 1997 film The Devil’s Advocate.

Sept 3rd 2002 In Flames released the album “Reroute To Remain”

Did you know
The 2010 re-release included a cover of the Genesis song “Land of Confusion”.

Sept 18th 2007 Ministry released the album “The Last Sucker”

Did you know
The album is the 3rd and final part of the band’s anti-George W. Bush trilogy, preceded by 2004’s Houses of the Molé and 2006’s Rio Grande Blood.

Sept 3rd 2010 Death Angel released the album “Relentless Retribution”

Did you know
This was the first Death Angel album done without longtime drummer Andy Galeon.

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