On This Day in Metal – July 9th

Albums Release

July 9th 1991

Kix – “Hot Wire”

Hot Wire is the fifth studio album by the glam metal band Kix. “Girl Money” is a punchy standout from “Hot Wire”.

Hot Wire

July 9th 1991

Edge Of Sanity – “Nothing But Death Remains”

Nothing But Death Remains is the first studio album by the Swedish death metal band Edge Of Sanity. “The Dead” is a brutal standout from “Nothing But Death Remains”.

Nothing But Death Remains

July 9th 1991

Wolfsbane – “Down Fall the Good Guys”

“Down Fall the Good Guys” is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Wolfsbane. “Ezy” is a gritty standout from “Down Fall the Good Guys”.

Nothing But Death Remains

July 9th 2001

Ensiferum – “Ensiferum”

Ensiferum is the debut studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. “Guardians of Fate” is a heroic standout from “Ensiferum”.

Ensiferum

July 9th 2001

Mandragora Scream – “Fairy Tales from Hell’s Caves”

“Fairy Tales from Hell’s Caves” is the debut studio album by Italian gothic metal band Mandragora Scream. “Five Tear Drops” is a haunting standout from “Fairy Tales from Hell’s Caves”.

Ensiferum

July 9th 2013

Witch Cross – “Axe to Grind”

Axe to Grind is a second album by the heavy metal band Witch Cross. “Bird of Prey” is a sharp standout from “Axe to Grind”.

Axe to Grind

July 9th 2013

King Kobra – “King Kobra II”

King Kobra II is a album by the hard rock band King Kobra. “The Crunch” is a hard-hitting standout from “King Kobra II”.

King Kobra II

July 9th 2013

Butcher Babies – “Goliath”

Goliath is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Butcher Babies. “Magnolia Blvd.” is an explosive standout from Goliath.

Goliath

Singles Release

July 9th 1982

Tygers of Pan Tang – “Love Potion No. 9”

“Love Potion No. 9” is a song by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang. Released as a single from their fourth studio album “The Cage”.

Fireball

July 9th 2021

Rhapsody of Fire – “Glory for Salvation”

“Glory for Salvation” is a song by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. Released as second single from their thirteenth studio album “Glory for Salvation”.

Fireball

July 9th 2021

Trivium – “In the Court of the Dragon”

“In the Court of the Dragon” is a song by the American metalcore band Trivium. Released as first single from their tenth studio album “In the Court of the Dragon”.

Fireball

July 9th 2024

As I Lay Dying – “The Cave We Fear to Enter”

“The Cave We Fear to Enter” is a song by the American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. Released as a single from their upcoming album “Through Storms Ahead”.

Fireball

Metal Birthday

July 9th 1946

Bon Scott – AC/DC

Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer who was the second lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC.

July 9th 1965

Frank Bello – Anthrax

Frank Bello is an American musician who plays bass for the thrash metal band Anthrax. Bello was also a member of Helmet and has been the touring bassist of Norwegian black metal band Satyricon.

Frank Bello

Legends We Lost

July 9th 2011

Michael “Wurzel” Burston – Motörhead

Michael Richard Burston (23 October 1949 – 9 July 2011) known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician who played guitar in British heavy metal band Motörhead.

Michael “Wurzel” Burston

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