Today in Metal History – August 7th
Albums Release
August 7th 1990
Extreme – “Pornograffitti”
“Pornograffitti” is the second studio album by the hard rock band Extreme. “Get the Funk Out” is a fiery standout from “Pornograffitti”.
August 7th 2001
Wayne – “Metal Church”
“Metal Church” is the debut album by lead vocalist David Wayne. “The Choice” is a crushing standout from “Metal Church”.
August 7th 2001
Jag Panzer – “Mechanized Warfare”
“Mechanized Warfare” is the sixth studio album by American power metal band Jag Panzer. “Take to the Sky” is a pounding standout from “Mechanized Warfare”.
August 7th 2001
Six Feet Under – “True Carnage”
“True Carnage” is the fourth album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. “The Day the Dead Walked” is a brutal standout from “True Carnage”.
August 7th 2001
Circus Maximus – “Isolate”
“Isolate” is the second studio album by Norwegian progressive metal band Circus Maximus. “Abyss” is a soaring standout from “Isolate”.
August 7th 2009
Behemoth – “Evangelion”
“Evangelion” is the second studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. “Ov Fire and the Void” is a blistering standout from “Evangelion”.
August 7th 2015
Fear Factory – “Genexus”
“Genexus” is the ninth studio album by American industrial metal band Fear Factory. “Soul Hacker” is a mechanized standout from “Genexus”.
August 7th 2015
Krisiun – “Forged In Fury”
“Forged In Fury” is the ninth studio album by Brazilian death metal trio Krisiun. “The Isolated Truth” is a relentless standout from “Forged In Fury”.
August 7th 2020
Deep Purple – “Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!” is the twenty-first studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple. “Nothing at All” is a reflective standout from “Whoosh!”.
August 7th 2020
Onslaught – “Generation Antichrist”
“Generation Antichrist” is the seventh studio album by British thrash metal band Onslaught. “Empires Fall” is a ferocious standout from “Generation Antichrist”.
Metal Birthdays
August 7th 1958
Bruce Dickinson – Iron Maiden
Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
August 7th 1962
Michael Weikath – Helloween
Michael Ingo Joachim “Weiki” Weikath is a German musician, known as a founding member and one of the guitarists of pioneering power metal band Helloween.
August 7th 1965
Johnny Solinger – ex-Skid Row
John Preston Solinger (August 7, 1965 – June 26, 2021) was an American singer known for being the lead vocalist of the hard rock/heavy metal band Skid Row.
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