On This Day in Metal – July 4th
Albums Release
July 4th 1986
Flotsam and Jetsam – “Doomsday For The Deceiver”
“Doomsday For The Deceiver” is the debut album by American thrash metal Flotsam and Jetsam.
July 4th 2005
Alice Cooper – “Dirty Diamonds”
“Dirty Diamonds“ is the seventeenth solo studio album by American rock musician Alice Cooper.
Singles Released
July 4th 1988
Def Leppard – “Love Bites”
“Love Bites” is a song by English rock band Def Leppard from their album Hysteria.
Metal Birthdays
July 4th 1963
Michael Sweet – Stryper
Michael Harrison Sweet is an American musician, co-founder, songwriter, guitarist and lead singer of the Christian metal band Stryper.
July 4th 1964
Mark Slaughter – Slaughter
Mark Allen Slaughter is an American singer and musician, and one of the founders of the glam metal band Slaughter.