On This Day in Metal – October 1st
Albums Release
October 1st 1986
“Strike Back” was the third album by the German heavy metal band Steeler. The best song from this album is the hard-hitting “Night After Night”.
October 1st 1987
The Great Kat – “Worship Me or Die!”
“Worship Me or Die!” is the debut studio album by heavy metal guitarist The Great Kat. The best song from this album is the blistering “Metal Messiah”.
October 1st 1990
Iron Maiden – “No Prayer For The Dying”
“No Prayer For The Dying” is the eighth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The best song from this album is the anthemic “Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter”.
October 1st 1990
“Better Off Dead” is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom. The best song from this album is the fierce “The Saw is the Law”.
October 1st 1991
Meshuggah – “Contradictions Collapse”
“Contradictions Collapse” is the debut studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. The best song from this album is the complex “Abnegating Cecity”.
October 1st 1992
“Reborn Dogs” is the sixth studio album by German thrash metal band Holy Moses. The best song from this album is the ferocious “Decapitated Mind”.
October 1st 1992
Axel Rudi Pell – “Eternal Prisoner”
“Eternal Prisoner” is the third studio album by German hard rock guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. The best song from this album is the powerful “Your Life (Not Close Enough)”.
October 1st 1993
Marduk – “Those of the Unlight”
“Those of the Unlight” is the second studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. The best song from this album is the relentless “Wolves”.
October 1st 1994
Edge of Sanity – “Purgatory Afterglow”
“Purgatory Afterglow” is the fourth full-length studio album by Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity. The best song from this album is the dynamic “Twilight”.
October 1st 1994
“Death Row” is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept. The best song from this album “The Beast Inside”.
October 1st 1996
“Belly to Belly” is the fifth studio album by American rock band Warrant. The best song from this album is the catchy “The Hole in My Wall”.
October 1st 2010
Grave Digger – “The Clans Will Rise Again”
“The Clans Will Rise Again” is the 15th album album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. The best song from this album is the epic “The Clans Will Rise Again”.
October 1st 2021
KK’s Priest – “Sermons of the Sinner”
“Sermons of the Sinner” is the debut album by English heavy metal band KK’s Priest. The best song from this album is the driving “Hellfire Thunderbolt”.
Single Release
October 1st 1993
Doro – “Enough For You”
“Enough For You” is a song by German heavy metal singer Doro. It was released as the lead single from the album “Angels Never Die”.
October 1st 2015
Megadeth – “Fatal Illusion”
“Fatal Illusion” is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was released as the lead single from their fifteenth studio album “Dystopia”.
Metal Birthday
October 1st 1972
Esa Holopainen – Amorphis
Esa Holopainen is a Finnish musician, currently the main songwriter, occasional lyricist, founding member and lead guitarist of the Finnish metal band Amorphis.
Metal Memory Lane
