On This Day in Metal – December 5th
Albums Release
December 5th 1983
“Balls to the Wall” is the fifth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept. “Balls to the Wall” stands out as the anthemic title track of Accept’s album.
December 5th 1983
Kraken – “Kraken II”
“Kraken II” is the name of the second studio album Colombian rock group Kraken. “Vestido de Cristal” stands out as the emotional highlight of “Kraken II”.
December 5th 2011
Avalanch – “Malefic Time: Apocalypse”
“Malefic Time: Apocalypse” is the eight studio album by Spanish heavy metal band Avalanch. “Lilith” stands out as the epic track of “Malefic Time: Apocalypse”.
December 5th 2012
Yngwie Malmsteen – “Spellbound”
“Spellbound” is the nineteenth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. “God of War” stands out as the blazing highlight of “Spellbound”.
December 5th 2014
Cruachan – “Blood For The Blood God”
“Blood For The Blood God” is the seventh studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan. “The Marching Song of Fiach Mac Hugh” stands out as the fierce of “Blood For The Blood God”.
Single Release
December 5th 2005
Ozzy Osbourne – “In My Life”
“In My Life” is a song by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Released as single from the ninth studio album with cover songs “Under Cover”.
December 5th 2007
Nightwish – “Last of the Wilds”
“Erämaan Viimeinen” (English: Last of the Wilds) is a song by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It is the same song as the instrumental “Last of the Wilds” from the band’s album “Dark Passion Play”.
December 5th 2011
Primal Fear – “Bad Guys Wear Black”
“Bad Guys Wear Black” is a song by German power metal band Primal Fear. Released as single from the ninth studio album with cover songs “Unbreakable”.
December 5th 2014
Blind Guardian – “Twilight Of The Gods”
“Twilight Of The Gods” is a song by German power metal band Blind Guardian. Released as first single from their 2015 studio album “Beyond the Red Mirror”.
December 5th 2019
Anvil – “Nabbed In Nebraska”
“Nabbed In Nebraska” is a song by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. Released as first single from their 18th official studio album “Legal At Last”.
Metal Birthdays
December 5th 1958
Mark Boals – Ring of Fire
Mark Robert Boals is an American heavy metal singer and occasional bassist, renowned for his powerful vocals with Yngwie Malmsteen. Boals is the founder and vocalist for the band Ring of Fire.
December 5th 1960
Jack Russell – Great White
Jack Patrick Russell (December 5, 1960 – August 7, 2024) was an American rock vocalist. He was a founding member of the hard rock band Great White.
December 5th 1966
Van Williams – Nevermore
Van Williams is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of heavy metal band Nevermore.
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