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

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! 🤘