On This Day in Metal – July 22nd
Albums Release
July 22nd 1993
“Nightbreaker” is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot.
July 22nd 1997
Kreator – “Outcast”
“Outcast” is the eighth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator.
July 22nd 1999
Metal Church – “Masterpeace”
“Masterpeace” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church.
July 22nd 2002
Dark Tranquillity – “Damage Done”
“Damage Done” is the sixth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity.
July 22nd 2003
Queensrÿche – “Tribe“
“Tribe” is the eighth studio album from the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche.
July 22nd 2014
Fozzy – “Do You Wanna Start A War“
“Do You Wanna Start A War” is the sixth studio album from the heavy metal band Fozzy.
July 22nd 2022
Hatriot – “The Vale of Shadows“
“The Vale of Shadows” is the fourth album from the American thrash metal band Hatriot.
Single Release
July 22nd 1984
Helix – “Rock You”
“Rock You” is a hard rock song and the first track from Helix’s 1984 album “Walkin’ the Razor’s Edge”.
July 22nd 1989
Warrant – “Heaven”
“Heaven” is a power ballad by American glam metal band Warrant. It was released as the second single from Warrant’s debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich.
July 22nd 2000
Megadeth – “Kill The King”
“Kill The King” is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. The song was released as a single in 2000.
Metal Birthdays
July 22nd 1960
Jon Oliva – Savatage
John Nicholas “Jon” Oliva is an American singer and musician. Best known as the co-founder, keyboardist and lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Savatage.
July 22nd 1969
Jason Becker – Cacophony
Jason Eli Becker is an American composer and guitarist. At the age of 16, he became part of the Shrapnel Records-produced duo Cacophony with his friend Marty Friedman.
