Today in Metal History – July 25th
Albums Release
July 25th 1980
AC/DC – “Back In Black”
“Back In Black” is the seventh studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. “Back In Black” is a thunderous standout from “Back In Black”.
July 25th 1983
Metallica – “Kill Em All”
“Kill Em All” is the debut studio album by the American thrash metal band Metallica. “The Four Horsemen” is a crushing standout from “Kill ‘Em All”.
July 25th 1986
Loudness – “Lightning Strikes”
“Lightning Strikes” is the sixth studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. “Let It Go” is an electrifying standout from “Lightning Strikes”.
July 25th 1989
Alice Cooper – “Trash”
“Trash” is the eleventh solo studio album by American heavy metal musician Alice Cooper. “Poison” is a massive standout from “Trash”.
July 25th 1995
Elegy – “Lost”
“Lost” is the third album by Dutch power metal band Elegy. “Everything” is a melodic standout from “Lost”.
July 25th 2000
Fates Warning – “Disconnected”
“Disconnected” is the ninth studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning. “So” is a moody standout from “Disconnected”.
July 25th 2005
Manilla Road – “Gates of Fire”
“Gates of Fire” is the thirteenth studio album by American heavy metal band Manilla Road. “The Fall of Iliam” is a battle-hardened standout from “Gates of Fire”.
July 25th 2006
Voivod – “Katorz”
“Katorz” is the eleventh studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. “After All” is a gritty standout from “Katorz”.
Single Release
July 25th 2006
Manowar – “King of Kings”
“King of Kings” is a song by the American heavy metal band Scorpions. Released as a single from the tenth studio album “Gods of War”.
June 25th 2005
Nightwish – “The Siren”
“The Siren” is a song by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Released as a single from their fifth studio album “Once”.
Metal Birthdays
July 25th 1968
Snowy Shaw
Snowy Shaw is a Swedish heavy metal musician, he has played with many heavy metal bands like King Diamond, Dream Evil, Mercyful Fate and Memento Mori.
July 25th 1969
Trevor Peres – Obituary
Trevor Peres is an American metal musician best known as the rhythm guitarist, songwriter and one of the founding members of the death metal band Obituary.
July 25th 1973
Dani Filth – Cradle of Filth
Daniel Lloyd Davey known as Dani Filth, is an English singer who is the lead vocalist, lyricist and founding member of the extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.
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