On This Day in Metal – August 20th
Albums Release
August 20th 1990
Black Sabbath – “Tyr”
“Tyr” is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath.
August 20th 1990
Queensrÿche – “Empire”
“Empire” is the fourth full-length studio album by the American heavy metal band Queensrÿche.
August 20th 1996
Mercyful Fate – “Into the Unknown”
“Into the Unknown” is the fifth album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate.
August 20th 1996
Type O Negative – “October Rust”
“October Rust” is the fourth studio album by American gothic/doom metal band Type O Negative.
August 20th 2002
L.A. Guns – “Waking The Dead”
“Waking the Dead” is the eighth album by American glam metal band L.A. Guns.
August 20th 2008
Slipknot – “All Hope Is Gone”
“All Hope Is Gone” is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot.
August 20th 2008
DragonForce – “Ultra Beatdown”
“Ultra Beatdown” is the fourth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce.
August 20th 2008
Accept – “Blood Of The Nations”
“Blood of the Nations” is the twelfth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept.
Metal Birthdays
August 20th 1941
Dave Brock – Hawkwind
David Anthony Brock is an English musician and multi-instrumentalist, founder, the sole constant member and the musical focus of the space rock group Hawkwind.
August 20th 1948
Robert Plant – Led Zeppelin
Robert Anthony Plant is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
August 20th 1966
Dimebag Darrell – Pantera
Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20th, 1966 – December 8th, 2004), or Dimebag Darrell was an American musician. Guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan.
August 20th 1967
Ray Alder – Fates Warning
Ray Alder is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist of the progressive metal band Fates Warning since their 1988 release “No Exit”.
Legends We Lost
August 20th 2020
Frankie Banali – Quiet Riot
Francesco Felice Banali (November 14th, 1951 – August 20th, 2020) was an American rock drummer, most widely known for his work with heavy metal band Quiet Riot.
Metal Memory Lane
On This Day in Metal – August 19th
#OnThisDay in metal history: Rock out to releases from #Sabaton #Anthrax #ACDC #Anvil #CradleofFilth #Doro #Kiss #AceFrehley #PrayingMantis #Rainbow! Plus, celebrate the birthdays of legends #IanGillan #SteveGrimmett #JoeyTempest! 🤘
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