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On This Day in Metal – August 22nd

On This Day in Metal – August 22nd

Albums Release

August 22nd 1984

Krokus – “The Blitz”

“The Blitz” is the eighth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus.

August 22nd 1989

Fates Warning – “Perfect Symmetry”

“Perfect Symmetry” is the fifth studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning.

August 22nd 1989

Onslaught – “In Search of Sanity”

“In Search of Sanity” is the third studio album by English thrash metal band Fates Warning.

August 22nd 1989

L.A.Guns – “Cocked And Loaded”

“Cocked & Loaded” is the second studio album by American glam metal band L.A.Guns.

August 22nd 1995

The Gathering – “Mandylion”

“Mandylion” is the third studio album by the Dutch band the Gathering.

August 22nd 2005

Destruction – “Inventor of Evil”

“Inventor of Evil” is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction.

August 22nd 2005

Xandria – “India”

“India” is the third studio album by German symphonic metal band Xandria.

August 22nd 2006

Lamb Of God – “Sacrament”

“Sacrament” is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb Of God.

August 22nd 2006

Deicide – “The Stench of Redemption”

“The Stench of Redemption” is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Deicide.

Single Release

August 22nd 1991

Kiss – “God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll to You II”

“God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll to You II” is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, recorded in 1991 for the soundtrack to the film “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”.

Metal Birthdays

August 22nd 1959

Juan Croucier – Ratt

Juan Croucier is a Cuban-born American musician. He is best known as the bassist for the hard rock/glam metal band Ratt.

Events

August 22nd 1992

Monsters of Rock – Donington Park

Iron Maiden, Skid Row, W.A.S.P., Slayer, Thunder and The Almighty unleashed their fury at the Monsters of Rock festival in Donington Park.

Metal Memory Lane

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On This Day in Metal – August 21st

OnThisDay in metal history: Crank up the volume for releases from #Anthrax #HammerFall #KingDiamond #Metallica #Motörhead #Ratt #Stryper #Turisas #UDO #Vader #Warlock #Xentrix! Plus, let’s celebrate the birthdays of #MikeHowe #DirkBruinenberg #GlennHughes! 🤘

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