On This Day in Metal – October 2nd
Albums Release
October 2nd 1982
“Restless and Wild” is the fourth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept. The best song from this album is the iconic “Fast as a Shark”.
October 2nd 1984
“Bathory” is the debut studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. The best song from this album is the raw and blistering “Hades”.
October 2nd 1987
“Ticket to Mayhem” is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Whiplash. The best song from this album is the thrash-fueled “Last Nail In The Coffin”.
October 2nd 1989
Pink Cream 69 – “Pink Cream 69”
“Pink Cream 69” is the first full-length album from German hard rock/heavy metal band Pink Cream 69. The best song from this album is the energetic “One Step Into Paradise”.
October 2nd 1995
“The X Factor” is the tenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The best song from this album is the dark and emotional “Sign of the Cross”.
October 2nd 1995
“The Tankard” was the seventh album by the German thrash metal band Tankard. The best song from this album is the raucous “Grave New World”.
October 2nd 2001
“Supercharger” is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. The best song from this album is the hard-hitting “Bulldozer”.
October 2nd 2007
Skeletonwitch – “Beyond The Permafrost”
“Beyond The Permafrost” is the second full-length album by American metal band Skeletonwitch. The best song from this album is the blistering “Within My Blood”.
October 2nd 2009
Lita Ford – “Wicked Wonderland”
“Wicked Wonderland” is the seventh solo studio album by American rock-musician Lita Ford. The best song from this album is the edgy “Crave”.
October 2nd 2015
“Golgotha” is the fifteenth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P. The best song from this album is the powerful “Last Runaway”.
October 2nd 2015
Queensryche – “Condition Hüman”
“Condition Hüman” is the fourteenth studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche. The best song from this album is the compelling “Guardian”.
October 2nd 2015
Trivium – “Silence In The Snow”
“Silence In The Snow” is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium. The best song from this album is the haunting “Until the World Goes Cold”.
October 2nd 2015
Children of Bodom – “I Worship Chaos”
“I Worship Chaos” is the ninth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. The best song from this album is the fierce “I Worship Chaos”.
October 2nd 2020
“Utgard” is the fifteenth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. The best song from this album is the captivating “Jettegryta”.
October 2nd 2020
Six Feet Under – “Nightmares of the Decomposed”
“Nightmares of the Decomposed” is the thirteenth studio album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. The best song from this album is titled “The Noose”.
Single Release
October 2nd 2020
Accept – “The Undertaker”
“The Undertaker” is a song from German heavy metal band Accept. First single from their 16th official full length studio album “Too Mean To Die”.
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