Today in Metal History – August 16th
Albums Release
August 16th 1982
Manilla Road – “Metal”
“Metal” is the second album by American heavy metal band Manilla Road. “Cage of Mirrors” is a standout track from “Metal”.
August 16th 1985
Pantera – “I Am The Night”
“I Am The Night” is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera. “Valhalla” is a standout track from “I Am the Night”.
August 16th 1986
Helstar – “Remnants of War”
“Remnants of War” is the second album by American power metal band Helstar. “Dark Queen” is a standout track from “Remnants of War”.
August 16th 1994
Savatage – “Handful Of Rain”
“Handful Of Rain” is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Savatage. “Chance” is a standout track from “Handful Of Rain”.
August 16th 1999
Tiamat – “Skeleton Skeletron”
“Skeleton Skeletron” is the sixth studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Tiamat. “Church of Tiamat” is a standout track from “Skeleton Skeletron”.
August 16th 2005
Stryper – “Reborn”
“Reborn” is the sixth album from the christian metal band Stryper. “Open Your Eyes” is a standout track from “Reborn”.
August 16th 2005
L.A. Guns – “Tales From The Strip”
“Tales From The Strip” is the ninth album from the American glam metal band L.A. Guns. “Vampire” is a standout track from “Tales from the Strip”.
August 16th 2013
Fleshgod Apocalypse – “Labyrinth“
“Labyrinth” is the third full-length album by Italian symphonic death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse. “Pathfinder” is a standout track from “Labyrinth”.
August 16th 2019
HammerFall – “Dominion”
“Dominion” is the eleventh studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. “Second to One” is a standout track from “Dominion”.
August 16th 2024
Dark Tranquillity – “Endtime Signals”
“Endtime Signals” is the thirteenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. “Not Nothing” is a standout track from “Endtime Signals”.
Single Release
August 16th 1982
Mötley Crüe – “Live Wire”
“Live Wire” is a song by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Released as second single from their debut studio album “Too Fast for Love“.
August 16th 2011
Mastodon – “Curl of the Burl”
“Curl of the Burl” is a song by American heavy metal band Mastodon. Released as second single from their fifth studio album “The Hunter”.
August 16th 2019
Freedom Call – “Spirit of Daedalus”
“Spirit of Daedalus” is a song by German power metal band Freedom Call. Released as second single from their tenth studio album “Spirit of Daedalus”.
August 16th 2019
Sinner – “Last Exit Hell”
“Last Exit Hell” is a song by German heavy metal band Sinner. Released as second single from their 19th studio album “Santa Muerte”.
Metal Birthday
August 16th 1980
Jared MacEachern – Machine Head
Jared MacEachern is an American heavy metal musician, singer and rhythm guitarist of Sanctity and the current bassist of Machine Head.
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