On This Day in Metal – August 14th
Albums Release
August 14th 1970
Hawkwind – “Hawkwind”
“Hawkwind” is the debut album by English rock band Hawkwind.
August 14th 1988
Screamer – “Target: Earth”
“Target: Earth” is the debut album by the American progressive heavy metal band Screamer.
August 14th 1989
Whiplash – “Insult to Injury”
“Insult to Injury” is the third full-length studio album by American thrash metal band Whiplash.
August 14th 1992
Motörhead – “March Or Die”
“March Or Die” is the tenth studio album by British rock band Motörhead.
August 14th 1995
Krisiun – “Black Force Domain”
“Black Force Domain” is the debut album by Brazilian death metal band Krisiun.
August 14th 1995
Saxon – “Dogs Of War”
“Dogs Of War” is the twelfth studio album by the heavy metal band Saxon.
August 14th 2012
Steve Vai – “The Story of Light”
“The Story of Light” is the eighth studio album by guitarist Steve Vai.
August 14th 2012
In This Moment – “Blood”
“Blood” is the fourth studio album by American rock band In This Moment.
August 14th 2015
Soulfly – “Archangel”
“Archangel” is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly.
August 14th 2020
Virus – “Evilution Apocalypse”
“Evilution Apocalypse” is the fourth album by the English thrash metal band Virus.
Single Release
August 14th 2006
Iron Maiden – “The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg”
“The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg” is a song by Iron Maiden, released as the lead single from their fourteenth studio album “A Matter of Life and Death”.
August 14th 2015
Iron Maiden – “Speed Of Light”
“Speed of Light” is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden from their sixteenth studio album “The Book of Souls”.
Metal Birthdays
August 14th 1960
Stet Howland – Metal Church
Stet Howland is an American drummer, best known as former drummer of W.A.S.P. and the current drummer of Metal Church.
