Albums Release
August 8th 1988
Marty Friedman – “Dragon’s Kiss”
“Dragon’s Kiss” is the first studio album by guitarist Marty Friedman.

August 8th 1989
Viking – “Man of Straw”
“Man of Straw” is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Viking.

August 8th 1989
Intruder – “A Higher Form of Killing”
“A Higher Form of Killing” is the second studio album by the metal band Intruder.

August 8th 1995
Benediction – “The Dreams You Dread”
“The Dreams You Dread” is the fourth album by British death metal band Benediction.

August 8th 1997
Dismember – “Death Metal”
“Death Metal” is the fourth album by Swedish death metal band Dismember.

August 8th 2000
Halford – “Resurrection”
“Resurrection” is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Halford.

August 8th 2006
Slayer – “Christ Illusion”
“Christ Illusion” is the tenth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer.

Single Release
August 8th 1983
Metallica – “Whiplash”
“Whiplash” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their debut album “Kill ‘Em All”.

August 8th 2015
Leaves’ Eyes – “Halvdan The Black”
“Halvdan The Black” is a song by Leaves’ Eyes symphonic metal band from Germany and Norway. Is the 1st single from the 6th studio album “King Of Kings”.

Metal Birthdays
August 8th 1956
Hal Patino – King Diamond
Hal Patino is an American bassist who is a member of the heavy metal band King Diamond and Force of Evil.

August 8th 1961
Rikki Rockett – Poison
Richard Allan Ream better known by the stage name Rikki Rockett, is an American drummer for rock band Poison.
