On This Day in Metal – December 9th
Albums Release
December 9th 1976
“Yesterday And Today” is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Yesterday and Today. “25 Hours a Day” stands out as the energetic highlight of “Yesterday And Today”.

December 9th 1977
“Draw the Line” is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. “Get It Up” stands out as the groove-infused highlight of “Draw the Line”.

December 9th 2002
Sacrificium – “Cold Black Piece of Flesh”
“Cold Black Piece of Flesh” is a debut album by German death metal band Sacrificium. “Come Closer” stands out as the crushing highlight of “Cold Black Piece of Flesh”.

Single Release
December 9th 2011
Doro – “Merry Metal Xmas”
“Merry Metal Xmas” is a festive song by German heavy metal vocalist Doro. Released in as a standalone holiday track.

December 9th 2021
Arch Enemy – “House of Mirrors”
“House of Mirrors” is a song Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. Released as second single from the eleventh studio album “Deceivers“.

December 9th 2022
Within Temptation – “The Fire Within”
“The Fire Within” is a song by the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Released as single as part of their compilation album “Forgotten Songs“.

Metal Birthdays
December 9th 1946
Dennis Dunaway – Alice Cooper
Dennis Dunaway is an American musician, best known as the original bass guitarist for the hard rock band Alice Cooper.

December 9th 1964
Michael Foster – Firehouse
Michael Foster is an American musician best known as the drummer and founding member of hard rock band FireHouse.

Metal Memory Lane

