On This Day in Metal – August 15th
Albums Release
August 15th 1982
Y & T – “Black Tiger”
“Black Tiger” is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Y & T.
August 15th 1983
AC/DC – “Flick Of The Switch”
“Flick Of The Switch” is the ninth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC.
August 15th 1985
Celtic Frost – “Emperor’s Return”
“Emperor’s Return” is the second release by the Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost.
August 15th 2007
Vindicator – “There Will Be Blood”
“There Will Be Blood” is the debut album by American thrash metal band Vindicator.
August 15th 2014
Accept – “Blind Rage”
“Blind Rage” is the 14th studio album by German heavy metal band Accept.
Single Release
August 15th 1989
Aerosmith – “Love In An Elevator”
“Love In An Elevator” is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the lead single from their third album “Pump”.
Metal Birthday
August 15th 1950
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge is an American heavy metal and hard rock drummer. He is noted for his work with numerous bands and artists since the 1970s such as Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent, Thin Lizzy, Vinnie Moore and Yngwie Malmsteen.
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