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On This Day in Metal – August 27th

On This Day in Metal – August 27th

Albums Release

August 27th 1972

Elf – “Elf”

“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

Devin Townsend – “Terria”

“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

DevilDriver – “Winter Kills”

“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.

Metal Memory Lane

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