On This Day in Metal – October 20th
Albums Release
October 20th 1984
Grave Digger – “Heavy Metal Breakdown”
“Heavy Metal Breakdown” is the debut studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. “Headbanging Man” often considered the standout track from “Heavy Metal Breakdown”
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October 20th 1986
Crimson Glory – “Crimson Glory”
“Crimson Glory” is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Crimson Glory. “Angels Of War” often considered the standout track from “Crimson Glory”.
October 20th 1992
“Definition” is the sixth album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I. “Acid Rain” often regarded as the standout track from “Definition”.
October 20th 1997
Deicide – “Serpents Of The Light”
“Serpents Of The Light” is the fourth full-length album by Florida death metal band Deicide. “Creatures Of Habit” often considered the standout track from “Serpents Of The Light”.
October 20th 1997
Gorgoroth – “Under The Sign Of Hell”
“Under The Sign Of Hell” is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. “Revelation of Doom” often regarded as the standout track from “Under The Sign Of Hell”.
October 20th 2003
Draconian – “Where Lovers Mourn”
“Where Lovers Mourn” is the debut studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Draconian. “Silent Winter” often considered the standout track from “Where Lovers Mourn”.
October 20th 2006
“IV” is the fourth studio album by American rock band Winger. “Four-Leaf Clover” often regarded as the standout track from “IV”.
October 20th 2006
White Skull – “The Ring Of The Ancients”
“The Ring Of The Ancients” is seventh album by the Italian power/heavy metal band White Skull. “Half Moon Path” often considered the standout track from “The Ring Of The Ancients”.
October 20th 2006
Kingdom Come – “Ain’t Crying For The Moon”
“Ain’t Crying For The Moon” is the tenth studio album by rock band Kingdom Come. “Ain’t Crying For The Moon” often regarded as the standout track from the album of the same name.
October 20th 2010
“End of Eden” is the third studio album by Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. “Arctica” often considered the standout track from “End of Eden”.
October 20th 2017
“The Blood of Gods” is the fourteenth album by thrash metal band GWAR. “I’ll Be Your Monster” often regarded as the standout track from “The Blood of Gods”.
October 20th 2017
Trivium – “The Sin And The Sentence”
“The Sin And The Sentence” is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium. “Other Worlds” often regarded as the standout track from “The Sin And The Sentence”.
October 20th 2017
“Walk The Earth” is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. “Walk the Earth” often regarded as the standout track from “Walk The Earth”.
Single Release
October 20th 1997
HammerFall – “Glory To The Brave”
“Glory To The Brave” is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall, from the album “Glory To The Brave”.
October 20th 1998
Black Sabbath – “Psycho Man”
“Psycho Man” is a single by the British doom metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1998 as part of their live album “Reunion”.
October 20th 2017
Elvenking – “The Horned Ghost And The Sorcerer”
“The Horned Ghost and the Sorcerer” is a single by the Italian folk power metal band Elvenking, featured on their 2017 album “Secrets of the Magick Grimoire“.
Metal Birthdays
October 20th 1965
Tom Naumann – Primal Fear
Tom Naumann is the guitarist and co-founder of the German power metal band Primal Fear.
October 20th 1967
Fred Coury – Cinderella
Fred Coury is an American musician best known as the drummer for the glam metal band Cinderella.
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