On This Day in Metal – August 9th
Albums Release
August 9th 1985
Artillery – “Fear Of Tomorrow”
“Fear Of Tomorrow” is the debut album by Danish thrash metal band Artillery.

August 9th 1986
Ratt – “Dancing Undercover”
“Dancing Undercover” is the third studio album by American glam metal band Ratt.

August 9th 1986
Motörhead – “Orgasmatron”
“Orgasmatron” is the seventh studio album by English rock band Motörhead.

August 9th 1988
Europe – “Out Of This World”
“Out Of This World” is the fourth studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe.

August 9th 1994
Machine Head – “Burn My Eyes”
“Burn My Eyes” is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head.

August 9th 1996
Therion – “Theli”
“Theli” is the fifth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion.

August 9th 2000
Dark Age – “Insurrection”
“Insurrection” is the second album by German melodic death metal band Dark Age.

August 9th 2005
Chimaira – “Chimaira”
“Chimaira” is the third studio album by American metal band Chimaira.

August 9th 2006
Insomnium – “Above the Weeping World”
“Above the Weeping World” is the third studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium.

August 9th 2011
Fleshgod Apocalypse – “Agony”
“Agony” is the second studio album by Italian death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse.

August 9th 2011
Trivium – “In Waves”
“In Waves” is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium.

August 9th 2019
Slipknot – “We Are Not Your Kind”
“We Are Not Your Kind” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot.

August 9th 2019
Destruction – “Born to Perish”
“Born to Perish” is the 15 studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction.
