Today in Metal History – August 3rd
Albums Release
August 3rd 1979
AC/DC – “Highway To Hell”
“Highway To Hell” is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock legends AC/DC. “Touch Too Much” is a standout track from “Highway To Hell”.
August 3rd 1987
Def Leppard – “Hysteria”
“Hysteria” is the fourth studio album by English hard rock band Def Leppard. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” is a standout track from “Hysteria”.
August 3rd 1993
Voivod – “The Outer Limits”
“The Outer Limits” is the seventh studio album released by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. “The Lost Machine” is a standout track from “The Outer Limits”.
August 3rd 1996
Borknagar – “Borknagar”
“Borknagar” is the self-titled debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Borknagar. “Dauden” is a standout track from “Borknagar”.
August 3rd 2004
Sirenia – “An Elixir for Existence”
“An Elixir for Existence” is the second studio album by Norwegian symphonic metal band Sirenia. “Voices Within” is a standout track from “An Elixir for Existence”.
August 3rd 2004
House Of Lords – “The Power and the Myth”
“The Power and the Myth” is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band House of Lords. “Child of Rage” is a standout track from “The Power and the Myth”.
August 3rd 2007
Gorefest – “Rise To Ruin”
“Rise To Ruin” is the seventh and final studio album by Dutch death metal band Gorefest. “Murder Brigade” is a standout track from “Rise To Ruin”.
August 3rd 2018
Manticora – “To Kill to Live to Kill”
“To Kill to Live to Kill” is the seventh studio album by Danish power/thrash band Manticora. “Echoes of a Silent Scream” is a standout track from “To Kill to Live to Kill”.
Single Release
August 3rd 1974
Judas Priest – “Rocka Rolla”
“Rocka Rolla” is a song by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Released as a single from their debut studio album “Rocka Rolla”.
August 3rd 1994
Helloween – “Where the Rain Grows”
“Where the Rain Grows” is a song by the German power metal band Helloween. Released as a single from their seventh studio album “Master of the Rings”.
August 3rd 2005
Stratovarius – “Maniac Dance”
“Maniac Dance” is a song by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. Released as a single from their eleventh studio album “Stratovarius”.
August 3rd 2006
DragonForce – “Through the Fire and Flames”
“Through the Fire and Flames” is a song by the British power metal band DragonForce. Released as a single from their third studio album “Inhuman Rampage”.
August 3rd 2009
Heaven & Hell – “Eating the Cannibals”
“Eating the Cannibals” is a song by the British-American heavy metal band Heaven & Hell. Released as a single from the compilation album “The Devil You Know”.
August 3rd 2010
Halford – “The Mower”
“The Mower” is a song by the American heavy metal band Halford. Released as a single from their fourth studio album “Made of Metal”.
Metal Birthdays
August 3rd 1955
Joey Alves – Y&T
Joey Alves was an American guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock band Y&T.
August 3rd 1963
James Hetfield – Metallica
James Alan Hetfield is an American musician, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica.
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