Today in Metal History – 4th October
Albums Release
October 4th 1985
Tyrant – “Fight for Your Life”
“Fight for Your Life” is the second album by German heavy metal band Tyrant. “Metal Rules” is a standout from “Fight for Your Life”.
October 4th 1985
Living Death – “Metal Revolution”
“Metal Revolution” is the second album by German thrash metal band Living Death. “Screaming from a Chamber” is a standout from “Metal Revolution”.
October 4th 1987
“Chemical Invasion” is the second studio album by German thrash metal band Tankard. “Total Addiction” is a standout from “Chemical Invasion”.
October 4th 1991
Savatage – “Streets: A Rock Opera”
“Streets: A Rock Opera” (or simply Streets) is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Savatage. “Believe” is a standout from “Streets”.
October 4th 1993
“Wolverine Blues” is the third studio album by Swedish death metal band Entombed. “Wolverine Blues” is a standout from “Wolverine Blues”.
October 4th 1994
“Awake” is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. “Lie” is a standout from “Awake”.
October 4th 1999
“Ghosts” is the 14th full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage. “Love and Fear Unite” is a standout from “Ghosts”.
October 4th 2005
Exodus – “Shovel Headed Kill Machine”
“Shovel Headed Kill Machine” is the seventh studio album by the American thrash metal band Exodus. “Raze” is a standout from “Shovel Headed Kill Machine”.
October 4th 2005
“Dark Ages” is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly. “Frontlines” is a standout from “Dark Ages”.
October 4th 2013
“Resilient” is the fifteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. “Soldiers of Fortune” is a standout from “Resilient”.
October 4th 2019
Insomnium – “Heart Like A Grave”
“Heart Like A Grave” is the eighth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. “Neverlast” is a standout from “Heart Like A Grave”.
October 4th 2019
Toxic Holocaust – “Primal Future: 2019”
“Primal Future: 2019” is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Toxic Holocaust. “Chemical Warlords” is a standout from “Primal Future: 2019”.
Metal Birthdays
October 4th 1968
Alex Holzwarth – Rhapsody Of Fire
Alex Holzwarth is the drummer and one of the founding members of the German symphonic metal band Rhapsody of Fire.
Legends We Lost
October 4th 1999
Erik “Grim” Brødreskift
Erik Brødreskift (aka Grim) (December 23, 1969 – October 4, 1999) was a Norwegian drummer, who played in several black metal bands during his career like Borknagar, Gorgoroth and more.
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