This Day in Metal April 11th

Apr 11th 1983 Iron Maiden released the single “Flight Of Icarus” as their eighth single.

Did you know…
It was the band’s first single to be released in the United States.

Apr 11th 1986 Kick Axe released the album “Rock The World”

Did you know…
The band did a cover of the Fleetwood Mac song “The Chain” on this album.

Apr 11th 1987 Slaughter released their debut album “Strappado”

Did you know..
The band is credited for helping influence death metal. Chuck Schuldiner was briefly on guitar in 1986.

Apr 11th 1988 Iron Maiden released the GREAT album “Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son”

Did you know…
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Official Charts (their first since The Number of the Beast).

Apr 11th 1990 Yngwie Malmsteen released the album “Eclipse”

Did you know…
The album reached number 112 on the US Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for six weeks.

Apr 11th 1995 Stratovarius released the album “Fourth Dimension”

Did you know…
It was the band’s first album to feature vocalist Timo Kotipelto as well as the last with keyboardist Antti Ikonen and drummer Tuomo Lassila.

Apr 11th 1999 Malevolence released the album “Martyrialized”

Did you know…
The band is from Leiria Portugal and formed in 1994.

YESTERDAY, TODAY, EVERYDAY HEAVY METAL!! 🤘🏻👍👊

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