On This Day in Metal – August 12th
Albums Release
August 12th 1986
Cirith Ungol – “One Foot in Hell”
“One Foot in Hell” is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Cirith Ungol.
August 12th 1988
Death – “Leprosy”
“Leprosy” is the second studio album by American death metal band Death.
August 12th 1991
Metallica – “Metallica”
“Metallica” is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica.
August 12th 1991
Coroner – “Mental Vortex”
“Mental Vortex” is the fourth album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner.
August 12th 1996
Bewitched – “Diabolical Desecration”
“Diabolical Desecration” is the second album by Swedish black and thrash metal band Bewitched.
August 12th 1997
Voivod – “Phobos”
“Phobos” is the ninth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod.
August 12th 2008
Extreme – “Saudades De Rock”
“Saudades De Rock” is the fifth album by the American rock band Extreme.
August 12th 2011
Vader – “Welcome To The Morbid Reich”
“Welcome To The Morbid Reich” is the ninth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader.
August 12th 2016
Equilibrium – “Armageddon”
“Armageddon” is the fifth studio album by German folk metal band Equilibrium.
August 12th 2016
Lacrimas Profundere – “Hope Is Here”
“Hope Is Here” is the eleventh studio album by German gothic metal band Lacrimas Profundere.
August 12th 2022
Arch Enemy – “Deceivers”
“Deceivers” is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy.
Metal Birthdays
August 12th 1956
Jorge Lacobellis – Hirax
Jorge Lacobellis is an Argentine drummer, tour promoter and producer primarily known as the drummer of the thrash metal band Hirax.
August 12th 1957
Tommy Keiser – Krokus
Tommy Keiser bassist best known from Krokus and Cobra.
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