On This Day in Metal – August 4th

Albums Release

August 4th 1975

Rainbow – “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow”

“Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow” is the debut studio album by American/British rock band Rainbow.

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

August 4th 1989

Testament – “Practice What You Preach”

Practice What You Preach” is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Testament.

August 4th 1991

Doro – “True At Heart”

True At Heart” is the third solo album of the German female hard rock singer Doro.

True At Heart

August 4th 1994

Enslaved – “Frost”

Frost” is the second studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved.

Frost

August 4th 1995

Dismember – “Massive Killing Capacity”

Massive Killing Capacity” is the third album by Swedish death metal band Dismember.

Massive Killing Capacity

August 4th 1998

Kamelot – “Siége Perilous”

Siége Perilous” is the third studio album by American power metal band Kamelot.

Siége Perilous

August 4th 2003

Entombed – “Inferno”

Inferno” is the eighth studio album by Swedish death metal band Entombed.

Inferno

August 4th 2017

Quiet Riot – “Road Rage”

Road Rage” is the thirteenth studio album from the rock band Quiet Riot.

Road Rage

August 4th 2017

Accept – “The Rise Of Chaos”

The Rise Of Chaos” is the 15th studio album by German heavy metal band Accept.

The Rise Of Chaos

August 4th 2017

Marty Friedman – “Wall of Sound””

Wall of Sound” is the twelfth studio album by the American guitarist Marty Friedman.

Wall of Sound

Metal Birthdays

August 4th 1959

Robbin Crosby – Ratt

Robbinson Lantz Crosby (August 4, 1959 – June 6, 2002) was an American guitarist who was a member of glam metal band Ratt.

Robbin Crosby

August 4th 1960

Stefan Kaufmann – Accept

Stefan Kaufmann is a German drummer and guitarist, best known as a member of the heavy metal bands Accept and U.D.O.

Stefan Kaufmann Accept

August 4th 1969

Max Cavalera

Massimiliano Antonio “Max” Cavalera is a Brazilian-American musician. He co-founded the heavy metal band Sepultura in 1984 with his brother Igor Cavalera. He currently plays in the heavy metal bands Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Killer Be Killed and Go Ahead and Die.

Max Cavalera

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