Today in Metal History – 7th October
Albums Release
October 7th 1986
“Reign In Blood” is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. The title track is a standout from “Reign In Blood”.
October 7th 1986
“Game Over” is the debut album by thrash metal band Nuclear Assault. “Stranded in Hell” is a standout from “Game Over”.
October 7th 1987
Exodus – “Pleasures Of The Flesh”
“Pleasures Of The Flesh” is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Exodus. “Parasite” is a standout from “Pleasures Of The Flesh”.
October 7th 1993
Metal Church – “Hanging In The Balance”
“Hanging In The Balance” is the fifth album by American heavy metal band Metal Church. “No Friend of Mine” is a standout from “Hanging In The Balance”.
October 7th 1996
My Dying Bride – “Like Gods Of The Sun”
“Like Gods of the Sun” is the fourth album by English epic doom metal band My Dying Bride. “For You” is a standout from “Like Gods of the Sun”.
October 7th 1997
Rotting Christ – “A Dead Poem”
“A Dead Poem” is the fourth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. “Sorrowful Farewell” is a standout from “A Dead Poem”.
October 7th 1997
Old Mans Child – “The Pagan Prosperity”
“The Pagan Prosperity” is the second album by black metal band Old Man’s Child. “The Millenium King” is a standout from “The Pagan Prosperity”.
October 7th 2003
“Soundchaser” is the 17th studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage. “War of Worlds” is a standout from “Soundchaser”.
October 7th 2003
Static-X – “Shadow Zone”
“Shadow Zone” is the third studio album by American industrial metal band Static-X. “The Only” is a standout from “Shadow Zone”.
October 7th 2003
Krisiun – “Works of Carnage”
“Works of Carnage” is the fifth album by Brazilian death metal band Krisiun. “Ethereal World” is a standout from “Works of Carnage”.
October 7th 2008
Tesla – “Forever More”
“Forever More”is the eighth studio album by hard rock band Tesla. “So What!” is a standout from “Forever More”.
October 7th 2014
Rigor Mortis – “Slaves To The Grave”
“Slaves To The Grave” is their final album released by American thrash metal band Rigor Mortis. “Flesh for Flies” is a standout from “Slaves To The Grave”.
October 7th 2016
Sonata Arctica – “The Ninth Hour”
“The Ninth Hour” is the ninth studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. “Closer to an Animal” is a standout from “The Ninth Hour”.
October 7th 2016
Meshuggah – “The Violent Sleep Of Reason”
“The Violent Sleep Of Reason” is the eighth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. “Clockworks” is a standout from “The Violent Sleep Of Reason”.
October 7th 2022
Queensrÿche – “Digital Noise Alliance“
“Digital Noise Alliance” is the sixteenth studio album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. “In Extremis” is a standout from “Digital Noise Alliance”.
October 7th 2022
“Omens” is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God. “To the Grave” is a standout from “Omens”.
October 7th 2022
Ellefson-Soto – “Vacation In The Underworld”
“Vacation In The Underworld” is the debut collaborative album by bassist David Ellefson and vocalist Jeff Scott Soto. “The Day Before Tomorrow” is a standout from “Vacation In The Underworld”.
Single Release
October 7th 1971
Black Sabbath – “Iron Man”
“Iron Man” is a song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released as single from the band’s second studio album “Paranoid”.
October 7th 1985
Anthrax – “Madhouse”
“Madhouse” is a song by American thrash metal band Anthrax. Released as single from the second studio album “Spreading the Disease“.
October 7th 1986
Slayer – “Raining Blood”
“Raining Blood” is a song by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Released as single from the third studio album “Raining Blood“.
October 7th 2014
AC/DC – “Play Ball”
“Play Ball” is a single by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Released as first single from the sixteenth studio album “Rock or Bust“.
October 7th 2020
AC/DC – “Shot in the Dark”
“Shot in the Dark” is a single by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Released as first single from the seventeenth studio album “Power Up“.
Metal Birthdays
October 7th 1951
Marc Storace – Krokus
Marc Storace is a Maltese-born Swiss musician. He is most noted for his position as the lead singer and songwriter of the Swiss hard rock band Krokus.
October 7th 1953
Tico Torres – Bon Jovi
Hector Samuel Juan “Tico” Torres is an American musician, singer, artist and entrepreneur, best known as the drummer and a songwriter for hard rock band Bon Jovi.
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