Today in Metal History – 18th August
Albums Release
August 18th 1986
Warlock – “True As Steel”
“True as Steel” is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Warlock. “Fight for Rock” is a fiery standout from “True as Steel”.
August 18th 1986
Bon Jovi – “Slippery When Wet”
“Slippery When Wet” is the third studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi. “You Give Love a Bad Name” is a standout track from “Slippery When Wet”.
August 18th 1997
Borknagar – “The Olden Domain”
“The Olden Domain” is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Borknagar. “The Eye of Oden” is a standout track from “The Olden Domain”.
August 18th 1998
Opeth – “My Arms, Your Hearse”
“My Arms, Your Hearse” is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Opeth. “When” is a standout track from “My Arms, Your Hearse”.
August 18th 1999
Manticora – “Roots Of Eternity”
“Roots Of Eternity” is debut studio album from the Danish power metal band Manticora. “Enchanted Mind” is a standout track from “Roots of Eternity”.
August 18th 2014
DragonForce – “Maximum Overload”
“Maximum Overload” is the sixth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce. “Three Hammers” is a standout track from “Maximum Overload”.
Single Release
August 18th 1987
KISS – “Crazy Crazy Nights”
“Crazy Crazy Nights” is a song by American hard rock band Kiss. Released as single from their fourteenth studio album “Crazy Nights”.
August 18th 1998
Aerosmith – “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”
“I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Released on the soundtrack album “Armageddon: The Album”.
August 18th 2016
Metallica – “Hardwired”
“Hardwired” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released as the lead single from their tenth studio album “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct”.
August 18th 2022
Candlemass – “Scandinavian Gods”
“Scandinavian Gods” is a song by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass. Released as single from their thirteenth studio album “Sweet Evil Sun”.
Metal Birthdays
August 18th 1964
Andi Deris – Helloween
Andreas “Andi” Deris is a German singer, co-lead vocalists of the power metal band Helloween and co-founder and former lead singer of the metal band Pink Cream 69.
August 18th 1967
Blas Elias – Slaughter
Blas Elias is an American drummer, best known as a founding member and drummer of the glam metal band Slaughter.
August 18th 1968
Brian Tichy – Lynch Mob
Brian Tichy is an American musician, known as having been the drummer for Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Sass Jordan and Ozzy Osbourne.
August 18th 1969
Nicole Couch – Phantom Blue
Nicole Couch is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue.
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