On This Day in Metal – August 27th
Albums Release
August 27th 1972
“Elf” is the first studio album by Ronnie James Dio’s blues rock band called Elf.

August 27th 1990
Demolition Hammer – “Tortured Existence”
“Tortured Existence” is the debut album by American thrash metal band Demolition Hammer.

August 27th 2001
Moonspell – “Darkness and Hope”
“Darkness and Hope” is the fifth studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell.

August 27th 2001
“Terria is the fifth” solo album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend.

August 27th 2007
Evile – “Enter the Grave”
“Enter the Grave” is the debut album by the English thrash metal band Evile.

August 27th 2012
Ensiferum – “Unsung Heroes”
“Unsung Heroes” is the fifth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum.

August 27th 2013
“Winter Kills” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band DevilDriver.

August 27th 2014
HammerFall – “(r)Evolution”
“(r)Evolution” is the ninth studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall.

Single Release
August 27th 1970
Black Sabbath – “Paranoid”
“Paranoid” is a song by English rock band Black Sabbath, released in 1970 off the band’s second studio album “Paranoid”.

August 27th 1984
Scorpions – “Big City Nights”
“Big City Nights” is a song by German metal band Scorpions. The song was released as the sixth track of their 1984 album “Love at First Sting”.

August 27th 2021
Rage – “Monetary Gods”
“Monetary Gods” is a song by German heavy metal band Rage. The song was released as the second single from the album “Resurrection Day”.

Metal Birthdays
August 27th 1950
Neil Murray – Whitesnake
Philip Neil Murray is a Scottish musician, best known as the former bassist of Whitesnake, the Brian May Band, Black Sabbath and Gary Moore.

August 27th 1953
Alex Lifeson – Rush
Aleksandar Živojinović known professionally as Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Rush.

August 27th 1975
Björn Gelotte – In Flames
Björn Gelotte is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist for melodic death metal band In Flames.
