On This Day in Metal – October 16th
Albums Release
October 16th 1985
“Seven Churches” is the debut studio album by American death metal band Possessed. “Death Metal” is often considered the standout track from “Seven Churches”.
October 16th 1987
Dream Death – “Journey into Mystery”
“Journey into Mystery” is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Dream Death. “Back from the Dead” often considered the standout track from “Journey into Mystery“.
October 16th 2001
Ozzy Osbourne – “Down To Earth”
“Down To Earth” is the eighth studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. “Gets Me Through” often seen as the best track from “Down To Earth”.
October 16th 2009
“Karma” is the fifth studio album by American rock band Winger. “Deal with the Devil” often highlighted as the best track from “Karma”.
October 16th 2009
Epica – “Design Your Universe”
“Design Your Universe” is the fourth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. “Unleashed” frequently regarded as the best track from “Design Your Universe”.
October 16th 2015
Grave – “Out Of Respect For The Dead”
“Out Of Respect For The Dead” is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish death metal band Grave. “The Ominous ‘They'” often regarded as the standout track from “Out Of Respect For The Dead”.
October 16th 2015
“Battering Ram” is the twenty-first studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon. “Queen of Hearts” is often considered the standout track from “Battering Ram”.
October 16th 2015
“Fallen” is the sixteenth release and the eleventh studio album by the Christian metal band Stryper. “Yahweh” often regarded as the best track from “Fallen”.
October 16th 2020
“Scriptures“ is the eighth studio album by British death metal band Benediction. “Stormcrow” often seen as the standout track from “Scriptures”.
Single Release
October 16th 2020
Artillery – “The Last Journey”
“The Last Journey” a single by the Danish thrash metal pioneers Artillery.
October 16th 2020
Iron Savior – “Our Time Has Come”
“Our Time Has Come” is a single by the German power metal band pioneers Iron Savior from the 12th official full length studio album titled “Skycrest”.
Metal Birthdays
October 16th 1963
Mat Sinner – Primal Fear
Matthias Lasch known professionally as Mat Sinner, is a German bassist, singer and record producer. Sinner has been involved in numerous bands and projects. His main bands have been Sinner and Primal Fear.
October 16th 1969
Jay Reynolds – Malice
Jay Reynolds is a guitarist known for his work with the American heavy metal bands Malice, Megadeth and Metal Church. He gained recognition with Malice in the 1980s and later joined Metal Church.
October 16th 1976
Casey Grillo – Kamelot
Casey Grillo is the former drummer of the American symphonic metal band Kamelot, known for his technical precision and dynamic drumming style.
Metal Memory Lane
