Today in Metal History – August 8th
Albums Release
August 8th 1988
Marty Friedman – “Dragon’s Kiss”
“Dragon’s Kiss” is the first studio album by guitarist Marty Friedman. “Evil Thrill” is a standout track from “Dragon’s Kiss”.
August 8th 1989
Viking – “Man of Straw”
“Man of Straw” is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Viking. “White Death” is a standout track from “Man of Straw”.
July 29th 1997
Dismember – “Death Metal”
“Death Metal” is the fourth studio album by Swedish death metal band Dismember. “Of Fire” is a standout track from “Death Metal”.
August 8th 2000
Halford – “Resurrection”
“Resurrection” is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Halford. “The One You Love to Hate” is a standout track from “Resurrection”.
August 8th 2006
Slayer – “Christ Illusion”
“Christ Illusion” is the tenth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. “Cult” is a standout track from “Christ Illusion”.
Single Release
August 8th 1985
Lee Aaron – “Barely Holdin’ On”
“Barely Holdin’ On” is a song by the Canadian hard rock vocalist Lee Aaron. Released as a third single from their third studio album “Call of the Wild”.
August 8th 2006
Lamb of God – “Walk With Me In Hell”
“Walk With Me In Hell” is a song by the American heavy metal band Lamb of God. Released as a single from their fourth studio album “Sacrament”.
August 8th 2015
Leaves’ Eyes – “Halvdan The Black”
“Halvdan The Black” is a song by Norwegian/German symphonic metal band Leaves’ Eyes. Is the 1st single from the 6th studio album “King Of Kings”.
August 8th 2024
Nightwish – “The Day of…”
“The Day of…” is a song by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Released as a single from their tenth studio album “Human. :II: Nature.”.
August 8th 2025
Amorphis – “Dancing Shadow”
“Dancing Shadow” is a song by the Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis. Released as a third single from their 15th studio album “Borderland”.
Metal Birthdays
August 8th 1956
Hal Patino – King Diamond
Hal Patino is an American bassist who is a member of the heavy metal band King Diamond and Force of Evil.
August 8th 1961
Rikki Rockett – Poison
Richard Allan Ream better known by the stage name Rikki Rockett, is an American drummer for glam metal band Poison.
Memory Lane
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