On This Day in Metal – September 26th
Albums Release
September 26th 1988
“Port Royal” is the fourth album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. The best song from this album is the galloping and adventurous “Conquistadores”.
September 26th 1988
Pestilence – “Malleus Maleficarum”
“Malleus Maleficarum” (stylized as Mallevs Maleficarvm) is the debut studio album by the Dutch death metal band Pestilence. The best song from this album is the furious “Parricide”.
September 26th 1992
Crowbar – “Obedience Thru Suffering”
“Obedience Thru Suffering” is the debut studio album by the American sludge metal band Crowbar. The best song from this album is the crushing “Subversion”.
September 26th 1995
“Ballbreaker” is the thirteenth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The best song from this album is the hard-hitting “Hard as a Rock”.
September 26th 1995
“Haunted” is the debut album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. The best song from this album is the crushing “Lycanthropy”.
September 26th 1995
Crematory – “Illusions”
“Illusions” is the third album by German gothic metal band Crematory. The best song from this album is the powerful “Sweet Solitude”.
September 26th 2000
Lamb Of God – “New American Gospel”
“New American Gospel” is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God. The best song from this album is the aggressive “Black Label”.
September 26th 2000
“Primitive” is the second studio album by American groove metal band Soulfly. The best song from this album is the explosive “Back to the Primitive”.
September 26th 2000
“Hate Campaign” is the fifth studio album by Swedish death metal band Dismember. The best song from this album is the relentless “Enslaved To Bitterness”.
September 26th 2007
Nightwish – “Dark Passion Play”
“Dark Passion Play” is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. The best song from this album is the epic “The Poet and the Pendulum”.
September 26th 2008
“Agony of Death” is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Holy Moses. The best song from this album is the relentless “Imagination”.
September 26th 2011
Evile – “Five Serpent’s Teeth”
“Five Serpent’s Teeth” is the third album by the English thrash metal band Evile. The best song from this album is the ferocious “Eternal Empire”.
September 26th 2014
Evergrey – “Hymns For The Broken”
“Hymns For The Broken” is the ninth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Evergrey. The best song from this album is the haunting “A New Dawn”.
Special Metal Event
September 26th 2016
September 26, 1981 Bruce Dickinson officially joined Iron Maiden, having previously fronted the band Samson since 1979. Maiden’s manager, Rod Smallwood, extended the audition invitation to him after the Reading Festival.
Single Release
September 26th 2016
“Moth into Flame” is a song by heavy metal band Metallica and the second single from their tenth studio album “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct”.
Metal Birthday
September 26th 1958
Lorraine Lewis – Femme Fatale
Lorraine Lewis is the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Femme Fatale, celebrated for her powerful voice and charismatic stage presence that helped define the band’s sound in the late 1980s.
September 26th 1962
Al Pitrelli – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Al Pitrelli is a guitarist known for his work with various bands, including Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, recognized for his virtuosic playing and significant contributions to the progressive metal and rock genres.
Metal Memory Lane
