On This Day in Metal – October 11th
Albums Release
October 11th 1985
“Endless Pain” is the debut studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. The best song from this album is the brutal “Flag of Hate”.
October 11th 1985
Autograph – “That’s The Stuff”
“That’s The Stuff” is the second studio album by the American rock band Autograph. The best song from this album is the energetic “Blondes in Black Cars”.
October 11th 1993
My Dying Bride – “Turn Loose the Swans”
“Turn Loose the Swans” is the second album by the British doom metal band My Dying Bride. The best song from this album is the haunting “The Snow In My Hand”.
October 11th 1999
“Alchemy” is the twelfth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. The best song from this album is the fiery “Blitzkrieg”.
October 11th 2004
“Demigod” is the seventh studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The best song from this album is the ferocious “Conquer All”.
October 11th 2004
“Majestic” is the eighth full-length studio album from the German power metal band Gamma Ray. The best song from this album is the powerful “Hell is Thy Home”.
October 11th 2013
Death Angel – “The Dream Calls For Blood”
“The Dream Calls For Blood” is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band Death Angel. The best song from this album is the blistering “Left For Dead”.
Single Release
October 11th 1985
Dio – “Hungry For Heaven”
“Hungry for Heaven” is the seventh single released by heavy metal band Dio. It was the second single from their LP “Sacred Heart”, although it was originally written for the movie “Vision Quest”.
October – 11th 1988
Kiss “Let’s Put the X in Sex”
“Let’s Put the X in Sex” is a song by the American rock band Kiss from their 1988 greatest hits album “Smashes, Thrashes & Hits”. The song is the album’s first track and was released as its lead single.
Metal Birthdays
October 11th 1947
Al Atkins – Judas Priest
Alan John Atkins is an English heavy metal vocalist, best known for being the original lead vocalist and founder of Judas Priest.