On This Day in Metal – August 18th
Albums Release
August 21st 1986
Warlock – “True As Steel”
“True as Steel” is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Warlock. “Fight for Rock” is a fiery standout from “True as Steel”.
August 18th 1984
Living Death – “Vengeance Of Hell”
“Vengeance Of Hell” is the debut studio album by the German speed metal band Living Death.
August 18th 1986
Bon Jovi – “Slippery When Wet”
“Slippery When Wet” is the third studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi.
August 18th 1992
Nocturnus – “Thresholds”
“Thresholds” is the second full-length studio album from Florida death metal band Nocturnus.
August 18th 1997
Borknagar – “The Olden Domain”
“The Olden Domain” is the second studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Borknagar.
August 18th 1999
Manticora – “Roots Of Eternity”
“Roots Of Eternity” is debut studio album from the Danish power progressive petal band Manticora.
August 18th 2009
GWAR – “Lust in Space”
“Lust in Space” is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band GWAR.
August 18th 2014
DragonForce – “Maximum Overload”
“Maximum Overload” is the sixth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce.
Single Release
August 18th 1987
KISS – “Crazy Crazy Nights”
“Crazy Crazy Nights” is a song by American rock band Kiss. It was originally released on the band’s 1987 album “Crazy Nights”.
August 18th 1998
Aerosmith – “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”
“I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” is a song recorded by American hard rock band Aerosmith as the theme song for the 1998 science fiction disaster film “Armageddon”.
August 18th 2016
Metallica – “Hardwiired”
“Hardwired” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the lead single from their tenth studio album “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct”.
Metal Birthdays
August 18th 1964
Andi Deris – Helloween
Andreas “Andi” Deris is a German singer, known as one of the three co-lead vocalists of the power metal band Helloween and co-founder and former lead singer of the metal band Pink Cream 69.
August 18th 1967
Blas Elias – Slaughter
Blas Elias is an American musician and drummer of the glam metal band Slaughter.
August 18th 1968
Brian Tichy – Lynch Mob
Brian Tichy is an American musician, known as having been the drummer for Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Sass Jordan and Ozzy Osbourne.
Metal Memory Lane
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OnThisDay in metal history: Iconic releases #WASP #TypeONegative #Doro #Exodus #GunsNRoses #CannibalCorpse! Raise your horns for the birthdays of metal legends #GilbyClarke #TarjaTurunen #VibekeStene!🤘🍻
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