On This Day in Metal – October 7th
Albums Release
October 7th 1986
“Reign In Blood” is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. The best song from this album is the legendary “Raining Blood”.
October 7th 1986
“Game Over” is the debut album by thrash metal band Nuclear Assault. The best song from this album is the explosive “Brainwashed”.
October 7th 1987
Exodus – “Pleasures Of The Flesh”
“Pleasures Of The Flesh” is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Exodus. The best song from this album is the aggressive “Parasite”.
October 7th 1993
Metal Church – “Hanging In The Balance”
“Hanging In The Balance” is the fifth album by American heavy metal band Metal Church. The best song from this album is the powerful “Gods of Second Chance”.
October 7th 1996
My Dying Bride – “Like Gods Of The Sun”
“Like Gods of the Sun” is the fourth album by English epic doom metal band My Dying Bride. The best song from this album is the melancholic “For You”.
October 7th 1997
Old Mans Child – “The Pagan Prosperity”
“The Pagan Prosperity” is the second album by black metal band Old Man’s Child. The best song from this album is melodic yet aggressive “The Millenium King”.
October 7th 1997
Rotting Christ – “A Dead Poem”
“A Dead Poem” is the fourth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. The best song from this album is the atmospheric “Among Two Storms”.
October 7th 2003
“Soundchaser” is the 17th studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage. The best song from this album is the intense “War of Worlds”.
October 7th 2014
Rigor Mortis – “Slaves To The Grave”
“Slaves To The Grave” is their final album released by American thrash metal band Rigor Mortis. The best song from this album is the ferocious “Flesh for Flies”.
October 7th 2016
Sonata Arctica – “The Ninth Hour”
“The Ninth Hour” is the ninth studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. The best song from this album is the epic “Closer to an Animal”.
October 7th 2016
Meshuggah – “The Violent Sleep Of Reason”
“The Violent Sleep Of Reason” is the eighth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. The best song from this album is the intense “Clockworks”.
October 7th 2022
“Omens” is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God. The best song from this album is the powerful “To the Grave”.
October 7th 2022
Queensrÿche – Digital Noise Alliance
“Digital Noise Alliance” is the sixteenth studio album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. The best song from this album is the compelling “In Extremis”.
Single Release
October 7th 1971
Black Sabbath – “Iron Man”
“Iron Man” is a song by English rock band Black Sabbath, released in 1970 from the band’s second studio album “Paranoid”.
Metal Birthdays
October 7th 1951
Marc Storace – Krokus
Marc Storace is a Maltese-born Swiss musician. He is most noted for his position as the lead singer and songwriter of the Swiss hard rock band Krokus.
October 7th 1953
Tico Torres – Bon Jovi
Hector Samuel Juan “Tico” Torres is an American musician, singer, artist and entrepreneur, best known as the drummer, percussionist and a songwriter for American rock band Bon Jovi.
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