On This Day in Metal – August 16th
Albums Release
August 16th 1982
Manilla Road – “Metal”
“Metal” is the second album by American heavy metal band Manilla Road. “Enter the Warrior” stands as the defining anthem of “Metal”.
August 16th 1985
Pantera – “I Am The Night”
“I Am The Night” is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera. “I Am The Night” the aggressive, powerhouse track that captures raw intensity.
August 16th 1986
Helstar – “Remnants of War”
“Remnants of War” is the second album by American heavy metal band Helstar. “Remnants of War” is the relentless title track of this album.
August 16th 1994
Savatage – “Handful Of Rain”
“Handful Of Rain” is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Savatage. “Chance” stands out as the emotional centerpiece of “Handful Of Rain”.
August 16th 2005
L.A. Guns – “Tales From The Strip”
“Tales From The Strip” is the ninth album from the American glam metal band L.A. Guns. “Vampire” stands out as the emotional, hard-hitting highlight.
August 16th 2005
Stryper – “Reborn”
“Reborn” is the sixth album from the Christian metal band Stryper.
August 16th 2011
Chimaira – “The Age of Hell”
“The Age of Hell” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Chimaira.
August 16th 2013
Fleshgod Apocalypse – “Labyrinth“
“Labyrinth” is the third full-length album by Italian technical death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse.
August 16th 2019
HammerFall – “Dominion”
“Dominion” is the eleventh studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall.
August 16th 2019
Killswitch Engage – Atonement
“Atonement” is the eighth studio album by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage.
Single Release
August 16th 1982
Mötley Crüe – “Live Wire”
“Live Wire” is the debut single by the American glam metal band Motley Crue.
Single Release
August 16th 1980
Jared MacEachern – Machine Head
Jared MacEachern is an American heavy metal musician, singer and rhythm guitarist of Sanctity and the current bassist of Machine Head.
Metal Memory Lane
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