Today in Metal History – August 6th
Albums Release
August 6th 1982
Tygers Of Pan Tang – “The Cage”
“The Cage” is the fourth album by British heavy metal band Tygers Of Pan Tang. “Paris by Air” is a melodic standout from “The Cage”.
August 6th 1983
Raven – “All For One”
“All For One” is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Raven. “Mind over Metal” is a fiery standout from “All for One”.
August 6th 1985
Kix – “Midnite Dynamite”
“Midnite Dynamite” is the third studio album by American hard rock band Kix. “Cold Shower” is a slick standout from “Midnite Dynamite”.
August 6th 1985
Tyrant – “Legions Of The Dead”
“Legions Of The Dead” is the demo album by American heavy metal band Tyrant. “Warriors of Metal” is a galloping standout from “Legions of the Dead”.
August 6th 1990
Black Sabbath – “TYR”
“TYR” is the fifteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. “The Law Maker” is a driving standout from “TYR”.
August 6th 2002
Meshuggah – “Nothing”
“Nothing” is the fourth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. “Rational Gaze” is a polyrhythmic standout from “Nothing”.
August 6th 2013
Newsted – “Heavy Metal Music”
“Heavy Metal Music” is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Newsted. “Above All” is a pounding standout from “Heavy Metal Music”.
Single Release
August 6th 1984
Iron Maiden – “2 Minutes To Midnight”
“2 Minutes To Midnight” is a song by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released as a single from their fifth studio album “Powerslave”.
August 6th 1990
Queensryche – “Jet City Woman”
“Jet City Woman” is a song by the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Released as a single from their fourth studio album “Empire”.
August 6th 2006
HammerFall – “The Fire Burns Forever”
“The Fire Burns Forever” is a song by the Swedish power metal band HammerFall. Released as a single from their sixth studio album Threshold.
August 6th 2008
Manowar – “Die With Honor”
“Die With Honor” is a song by the American heavy metal band Manowar. Released as a single from their twelfth studio album “The Lord of Steel”.
August 6th 2009
Ensiferum – “From Afar”
“From Afar” is a song by the Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. Released as a single from their fourth studio album “From Afar”.
August 6th 2010
Ozzy Osbourne – “Life Won’t Wait”
“Life Won’t Wait” is a song by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Released as a single from his tenth studio album “Scream“.
August 6th 2020
Vicious Rumors – “Pulse Of The Dead”
“Pulse Of The Dead” is a song by the American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors. Released as a single from their tenth studio album “Warball”.
August 6th 2020
Alestorm – “Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie”
“Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie” is a song by the Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm. Released as a single from their seventh studio album “Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum”.
Metal Birthdays
August 6th 1952
Vinnie Vincent – Kiss
Vinnie Vincent is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the hard rock band Kiss.
August 6th 1963
Leif Edling – Candlemass
Leif Edling is a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist, main songwriter and one of the founding members of the epic doom metal band Candlemass.
August 6th 1964
Robert Mason – Warrant
Robert Mason is former Lynch Mob lead vocalist and now is a lead vocals for American glam metal band Warrant.
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