On This Day in Metal – August 19th
Albums Release
August 19th 1988
Liege Lord – “Master Control”
“Master Control” is the third studio album by the American speed metal band Liege Lord.

August 19th 1995
Praying Mantis – “To the Power of Ten”
“To the Power of Ten” is the fourth studio album by the English heavy metal band Praying Mantis.

August 19th 1996
Cradle of Filth – “Dusk And Her Embrace”
“Dusk And Her Embrace” is the second studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.

August 19th 1996
Samael – “Passage”
“Passage” is the fourth album by Swiss industrial metal band Samael.

August 19th 1997
Anvil – “Absolutely No Alternative”
“Absolutely No Alternative” is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil.

August 19th 2002
Doro – “Fight”
“Fight” is the eighth studio album of the German female heavy metal singer Doro.

August 19th 2014
Ace Frehley – “Space Invader”
“Space Invader” is the fourth solo album by former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley.

August 19th 2016
Sabaton – “The Last Stand”
“The Last Stand” is the eighth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton.

Single Release
August 19th 1980
AC/DC – “You Shook Me All Night Long”
“You Shook Me All Night Long” is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, from the album “Back in Black”.

August 19th 1983
Rainbow – “Street of Dreams”
“Street of Dreams” is a song by the English hard rock band Rainbow. The song was the first single from the band’s album “Bent Out of Shape”.

August 19th 1993
Anthrax – “Black Lodge”
“Black Lodge” is a song by American thrash metal band Anthrax. The song was the third single from the album “Sound of White Noise”.

August 19th 1993
Kiss – “Modern Day Delilah”
“Modern Day Delilah” is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, released on their nineteenth album “Sonic Boom” in 2009.

Metal Birthdays
August 19th 1945
Ian Gillan – Deep Purple
Ian Gillan is an English singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple.

August 19th 1959
Steve Grimmett – Grim Reaper
Stephen Grimmett (19 August 1959 – 15 August 2022) was a British singer who was the lead singer and frontman of the heavy metal band Grim Reaper.

August 19th 1963
Joey Tempest – Europe
Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson known professionally as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish singer based in the UK. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Europe.

Metal Memory Lane

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