On This Day in Metal – October 6th
Albums Release
October 6th 1986
“The Dark” is the second full-length album released by American heavy metal band Metal Church. The best song from this album is the menacing “Watch the Children Pray”.
October 6th 1992
Brutal Truth – “Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses”
“Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses” is the debut full-length album by American grindcore band Brutal Truth. The best song from this album is the ferocious “Birth of Ignorance”.
October 6th 1998
“Against” is the seventh studio album by the Brazilian groove metal band Sepultura. The best song from this album is the fierce “Choke”.
October 6th 2009
“Sonic Boom” is the nineteenth studio album, and the first in 11 years, by the rock band Kiss. The best song from this album is the fierce is the anthemic “Modern Day Delilah”.
October 6th 2014
Acid Drinkers – “25 Cents for a Riff”
“25 Cents for a Riff” is the fourteen studio album by the Polish thrash metal band Acid Drinkers. The best song from this album is the hard-hitting “Chewed Alive”.
October 6th 2014
Sanctuary – “The Year The Sun Died”
“The Year The Sun Died” is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Sanctuary. The best song from this album is the dark and brooding “Frozen”.
October 6th 2017
Autograph – “Get Off Your Ass”
“Get Off Your Ass” is the ninth studio album by American rock band Autograph. The best song from this album is the energetic “Get Off Your Ass”.
Metal Birthdays
October 6th 1958
Robert Sarzo – ex-Operation: Mindcrime
Robert Sarzo, nicknamed “The VuDu Man” is a Cuban American guitarist. He was hired by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne as the original replacement for Randy Rhoads.
October 6th 1966
Tommy Stinson – ex-Guns N’ Roses
Thomas Eugene Stinson is an American rock musician. He came to prominence in the 1980s as the bass guitarist for The Replacements. Stinson left Guns N’ Roses and was replaced by the band’s original bassist Duff McKagan.
Legend We Lost
October 6th 2020
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen.
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