Albums Release
July 17th 1968
Deep Purple – “Shades of Deep Purple”
“Shades of Deep Purple” is the debut album by the English rock band Deep Purple.
July 17th 1982
Judas Priest – “Screaming For Vengeance”
“Screaming For Vengeance” is the eighth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest.
July 17th 2000
Dark Tranquillity – “Haven”
“Haven” is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity.
July 17th 2007
Nile – “Ithyphallic”
“Ithyphallic” is the fifth studio album by American technical death metal band Nile.
July 17th 2007
Behemoth – “The Apostasy”
“The Apostasy” is the eighth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth.
July 17th 2012
Hellyeah – “Band of Brothers”
“Band of Brothers” is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Hellyeah.
July 17th 2015
Powerwolf – “Blessed & Possessed”
“Blessed & Possessed” is the sixth studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf.
July 17th 2019
Xentrix – “Bury The Pain”
“Bury The Pain” is the fifth studio album by British thrash metal band Xentrix.
July 17th 2020
U.D.O. – “We Are One”
“We Are One” is a joint studio album by U.D.O. and the German Armed Forces Symphony Orchestra.
Single Release
July 17th 1985
Dio – “Rock ‘N’ Roll Children”
“Rock ‘N’ Roll Children” is the sixth single released by heavy metal band Dio.
Metal Birthdays
July 17th 1949
Geezer Butler – Black Sabbath
Terence Michael Joseph “Geezer” Butler is an English retired musician and songwriter. Best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.