Aug 28th 1992 Mortification released the album “Scrolls of the Megilloth”
Did you know… In 2010, HM Magazine ranked Scrolls of the Megilloth number 17 on the Top 100 Christian Metal Albums of All Time list.
Aug 28th 2001 Slipknot released the album “Iowa”
Did you know… The single “Left Behind” was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 44th Grammy Awards.
Aug 28th 2007 Obituary released the album “Xecutioner’s Return”
Did you know… The title of the album is derived from the band’s original band name, which was Xecutioner. It was their first album to feature guitarist Ralph Santolla (R.I.P.)
Aug 28th 2015 Motörhead released the album “Bad Magic”
Did you know… The album reached number 35 on the Billboard Charts.
Aug 28th 2015 Tad Morose released the album “St. Demonius”
Did you know… This is the band’s second album with singer Ronny Hemlin, formerly of Steel Attack.
Aug 28th 2015 Soilwork released the album “The Ride Majestic”
Did you know… It is their last album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who left the band in July 2016 to join Megadeth.
Aug 28th 2015 Nile released the album “What Should Not Be Unearthed”
Did you know… It is the last album to feature Dallas Toler-Wade before his departure from the band in 2017.
Aug 21st 1977 Motörhead released their debut album “Motorhead”
Did you know… It is considered the band’s first album, as the recordings they did with United Artists were shelved until 1979.
Aug 21st 1986 Warlock released the album “True As Steel”
Did you know… The music video for the song “Fight for Rock” was aired on MTV’s Headbangers Ball.
Aug 21st 1987 Metallica released “The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited”
Did you know… The album reached number 28 on the Billboard Charts. It was the band’s first recording with bassist Jason Newsted.
Aug 21st 1989 King Diamond released the album “Conspiracy”
Did you know… Conspiracy is the last album to feature drummer Mikkey Dee who left the group but recorded the album as a session member.
Aug 21st 1990 Anthrax released the album “Persistence Of Time”
Did you know… It was nominated in 1991 for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category. The album reached number 24 on the Billboard Charts.
Aug 21st 1990 Ratt released the album “Detonator”
Did you know… The album reached number 23 on the Billboard Charts. Jon Bon Jovi did backing vocals on “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose”.
Aug 21st 1990 Reverend released their debut album “World Won’t Miss You”
Did you know… This album was dedicated to the late David Pritchard of Armored Saint A cover of Black Sabbath’s Hand of Doom was included as a bonus track.
Aug 21st 1990 Xentrix released the album “For Whose Advantage?”
Did you know… The band were formed in 1984 under the name Sweet Vengeance. The band have been referred to as one of the “big four” of English thrash metal, along with Acid Reign, Onslaught and Sabbat.
Aug 21st 1990 Stryper released the album “Against The Law”
Did you know… “Shining Star” is a cover of the Earth, Wind & Fire song.
Aug 21st 1990 Alice in Chains released their debut album “Facelift”
Did you know… “Man In The Box” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal in 1992.
Aug 21st 1992 Vital Remains released their debut album “Let Us Pray”
Did you know…. It is their only album to feature Ace Alonzo on drums.
Aug 21st 1995 Rainbow released the album “Stranger in Us All”
Did you know… The album features Blackmore’s wife Candice Night on background vocals.
Aug 21st 1998 Elegy released the album “Manifestation of Fear”
Did you know.. The band co-headlined a European tour with American power metal band Kamelot the same year.
Aug 21st 1998 Angel Dust released the album “Border of Reality”
Did you know… “No More Faith” is a slight jesting diss at Faith No More for having named one of their albums Angel Dust.
Aug 21st 2007 Sixx AM released their debut album “The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack”
Did you know… It serves as the companion soundtrack to Sixx’s autobiography, The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star.
Aug 21st 2009 U.D.O. released the album “Dominator”
Did you know… A music video was released for the song “Black and White”.
Aug 21st 2009 Vader released the album “Necropolis”
Did you know… The album is the first Vader release that features drummer Paweł “Paul” Jaroszewicz. The band did a cover of the Metallica song “Fight Fire with Fire”
Aug 21st 2015 Ghost released the album “Meliora”
Did you know… Lead single “Cirice” won the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Aug 21st 2015 Battlecross released the album “Rise To Power”
Did you know… It is the only album to feature Alex Bent on drums.
Aug 21st 2015 Praying Mantis released the album “Legacy”
Did you know… The album is the first recording to feature the two new members, Jaycee Cuijpers and Hans in’t Zandt (vocals and drums respectively).
Aug 21st 2015 Pentagram released the album “Curious Volume”
Did you know… It was their first album to feature Pete Campbell on drums.
Aug 21st 2015 Act of Defiance released their debut album “Birth And The Burial”
Did you know… The artwork was done by renowned Heavy Metal artist Travis Smith.
Aug 21st 2020 Vicious Rumors released the album “Celebration Decay”
Did you know… Guests on the record are Greg Christian on bass and Cody Green on guitars.
Aug 21st 2020 Unleash The Archers released the album “Abyss”
Did you know.. The band originally planned to release Apex and Abyss as a double album, but they were running out of time and decided to release Apex alone in 2017.
Aug 20th 1990 Queensrÿche released the album “Empire”
Did you know… The album reached number 7 on the Billboard Charts.
Aug 20th 1996 Mercyful Fate released the album “Into the Unknown”
Did you know… The Japanese release bonus track was a cover of the Judas Priest song “The Ripper”.
Aug 20th 1996 Type O Negative released the album “October Rust”
Did you know… The band did a cover of Neil Young’s “Cinnamon Girl” on this album. The album reached number 42 on the Billboard Charts.
Aug 20th 2002 Nile released the album “In Their Darkened Shrines”
Aug 20th 2008 Slipknot released the album “All Hope Is Gone”
Did you know… The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Charts, making it the first Slipknot album to do so. It was their final album with Paul Gray and Joey Jordison.
Aug 20th 2008 Dragon Force released the album “Ultra Beatdown”
Did you know…. It’s their last studio album to feature ZP Theart on vocals and the first one to feature Frédéric Leclercq on the bass guitar.
Aug 20th 2010 Accept released the album “Blood Of The Nations”
Did you know… It was their first album to feature vocalist Mark Tornillo and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann.
Aug 20th 2021 Mentalist released the album “A Journey into the Unknown”.
Aug 20th 1966 Dimebag Darrell guitarist with Pantera was born.
Aug 16th 1982 Manilla Road released the album “Metal”
Did you know… The song “Queen of the Black Coast” was inspired by the story of the same name by Robert E. Howard.
Aug 16th 1985 Pantera released the album “I Am The Night”
Did you know… This would be their last album with singer Terry Glaze.
Aug 16th 1986 Zeus released their debut album “Preso”
Did you know… The album was recorded in 1984 but released in 1986 only.
Aug 16th 1986 Helstar released the album “Remnants of War”
Did you know… Singer James Rivera went under the alias Bill Lionel on their 1984 debut Burning Star.
Aug 16th 1994 Savatage released the album “Handful Of Rain”
Did you know… It’s their only release with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick.
Aug 16th 2005 Stryper released the album “Reborn”
Did you know…. Reborn was slated to be a Michael Sweet solo record, but he played it for the other members, and Oz Fox suggested it should be a Stryper record.
Aug 16th 2019 HammerFall eleased the album “Dominion”
Did you know… It is the second album to feature David Wallin on drums, and the first since his departure and subsequent rejoining in 2016.
Aug 14th 1988 Screamer released their debut album “Target: Earth”
Did you know…. It was released on Ann Boleyn’s New Renaissance Records. It would be Screamer’s only offering for 20 years.
Aug 14th 1989 Whiplash released the album “Insult to Injury”
Did you know… The album saw the addition of vocalist, Glenn Hansen, as Tony Portaro concentrated on guitar duties instead of the dual role he had performed on previous albums
Aug 14th 1989 Wolfsbane released their debut album “Live Fast, Die Fast: Wicked Tales of Booze, Birds and Bad Language”
Did you know… The album was produced by Rick Rubin for his Def American label.
Aug 14th 1992 Motörhead released the album “March Or Die”
Did you know… The band did a cover of the song “Cat Scratch Fever” on this album.
Aug 14th 1995 Krisiun released their debut album “Black Force Domain”
Did you know…. The band did a cover of the Sodom song “Nuclear Winter” on this album.
Aug 14th 1995 Saxon released the album “Dogs Of War”
Did you know… It was their last album with Graham Oliver on guitar.
Aug 14th 2015 Soulfly released the album “Archangel”
Did you know.. It is the band’s last album to feature bassist Tony Campos, who left the band shortly after recording to join Fear Factory.
Aug 14th 2020 Virus released the album “Evilution Apocalypse”
Did you know… It’s the bands first album in 30 years, with guest appearances from ex Carcass axe man Carlo Redagas & vocalist Thom Hazeart.
Aug 13th 1983 Sound Barrier released their debut album “Total Control”
Did you know… Probably the first metal album released by an all Black band, and it’s a really great album; it’s got moments that are timelessly heavy.
Aug 13th 1985 Dio released the album “Sacred Heart”
Did you know… The album reached number 29 on the Billboard Charts. It would be the last Dio album with Vivian Campbell on guitar.
Aug 13th 1986 Sword released their debut album “Metalized”
Did you know… The band was formed in 1981 and opened for acts such as Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and Metallica.
Aug 13th 1987 Twisted Sister released the album “Love Is For Suckers”
Did you know… It was originally meant to be a solo album by singer Dee Snider, but the label pushed for it to be released under the Twisted Sister name instead.
Aug 13th 1992 Forté released their debut album “Stranger than Fiction”
Aug 13th 2010 Iron Maiden released the album “The Final Frontier”
Did you know… The band won a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category for the song “El Dorado”.
Aug 10th 1984 Voivod released the album “War And Pain”
Did you know… The original cassette also had a track named “Condemned to the Gallows”. The track was recorded for the compilation album Metal Massacre V.
Aug 10th 1987 Loudness released the album “Hurricane Eyes”
Did you know… The album was produced by the famous producer and sound engineer Eddie Kramer.
Aug 10th 1988 Winger released their debut album “Winger”
Did you know… The album reached number 21 on the Billboard Charts. The band initially wanted to call themselves “Sahara”, but that name was taken by another band at the time.
Aug 10th 1989 White Lion released the album “Big Game”
Did you know… The album reached number 19 on the Billboard Charts A cover of Golden Earring’s “Radar Love” was released as the second single.
Aug 10th 1995 Benediction released the album “The Dreams You Dread”
Did you know… The band is from Birmingham, England and formed in 1989.
Aug 10th 1999 Crimson Glory released the album “Astronomica”
Did you know… Wade Black’s vocal delivery was not appreciated by all fans, who were accustomed to Midnight’s voice. Still, the album was greeted as a successful comeback.
Aug 10th 1999 Dark Tranquillity released the album “Projector”
Did you know… It would be their last album with guitarist Fredrik Johansson.
Aug 10th 2009 Unleash The Archers released their debut album “Behold the Devastation”
Did you know.. The album was voted number 6 in Exclaim Magazine’s Readers Choice Awards for Best Metal Albums 2009.
Aug 10th 2010 Black Label Society released the album “Order Of The Black”
Did you know… The album was produced by Zakk Wylde. The Best Buy exclusive track was a cover of the Black Sabbath song “Junior’s Eyes”.
Aug 10th 2010 Bonded By Blood released the album “Exiled To Earth”
Did you know… The album was recorded in Arizona with producer Ralph Patlan (MEGADETH, UFO, WHITE WIZZARD).
Aug 10th 2018 Primal Fear released the album “Apocalypse”
Did you know… It was the second and last album with drummer Francesco Jovino.
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