On This Day in Metal – September 21st
Albums Release
September 21st 1988
“Pound For Pound” is the fifth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. The best song from this album is the hard-hitting anthem “Blood on the Ice”.
September 21st 1991
“Sigh No More” is the second studio album released by German power metal band Gamma Ray. The best song from this album is the powerful “Dream Healer”.
September 21st 1993
“Face The Heat” is the twelfth studio album released by the German hard rock band Scorpions. The best song from this album is the anthemic “Alien Nation”.
September 21st 1997
“Elements of Anger” is the fourth album by the American thrash metal band Sadus. The best song from this album is a relentless thrash metal “Aggression” .
September 21st 1999
Type O Negative – “World Coming Down”
“World Coming Down” is the fifth studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative. The best song from this album is a hauntingly melancholic “Everything Dies” .
September 21st 2004
“The Beast” is the sixth album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The best song from this album is the relentless assault “Dark Transmission” .
September 21st 2007
“New Religion” seventh full-length album by German power metal band Primal Fear. The best song from this album is the powerful and melodic “Fighting the Darkness”.
September 21st 2009
“Infected Nations” is the second album by English thrash metal band Evile. The best song from this album is the relentless thrash anthem “Now Demolition”.
September 21st 2012
“Broken Bones” is the eleventh studio album by the American heavy metal band Dokken. The best song from this album is the title track “Broken Bones”.
September 21st 2018
“The Wake” is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. The best song from this album is the captivating and complex journey “Obsolete Beings”.
Single Release
September 21st 1993
“Woman” is a single by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released on their twelfth studio album “Face the Heat”.
Metal Birthdays
September 21st 1954
Phil Taylor – Motörhead
Philip John Taylor (21 September 1954 – 12 November 2015) better known as “Philthy Animal” was an English drummer. He was a member of the rock band Motörhead.
September 21st 1965
Markus Grosskopf – Helloween
Markus Grosskopf is a German musician best known as the bass guitarist, backing vocalist and a founding member of the power metal band Helloween.
