On This Day in Metal – August 17th
Albums Release
August 17th 1984
W.A.S.P. – “W.A.S.P.”
“W.A.S.P.” is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P..
August 17th 1990
Cannibal Corpse – “Eaten Back To Life”
“Eaten Back To Life” is the debut studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse.
August 17th 1992
Exodus – “Force Of Habit”
“Force Of Habit” is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus.
August 17th 1993
Type O Negative – “Bloody Kisses”
“Bloody Kisses” is the third studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative.
August 17th 1996
Michael Kiske – “Instant Clarity”
“Instant Clarity” is the first solo album of vocalist Michael Kiske, formerly of Helloween.
August 17th 2002
Blitzkrieg – “Absolute Power”
“Absolute Power” is the fifth album by English heavy metal band Blitzkrieg.
August 17th 2018
Doro – Forever Warriors, Forever United
“Forever Warriors, Forever United” is the thirteenth studio album by the German heavy metal singer Doro.
Single Release
August 17th 1988
Guns N’ Roses -“Sweet Child O’ Mine”
“Sweet Child O’ Mine” is a song by American rock band Guns N’ Roses, released on their debut studio album, “Appetite for Destruction”.
Metal Birthdays
August 17th 1962
Gilby Clarke – ex-Guns N’ Roses
Gilbert J. Clarke is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for having a three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N’ Roses.
August 17th 1977
Tarja Turunen – ex-Nightwish
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja. Finnish heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish.
August 17th 1978
Vibeke Stene – ex-Tristania
Vibeke Stene is a Norwegian soprano and actress. She is best known as a former member of the gothic metal band Tristania.
Metal Memory Lane
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