On This Day in Metal – September 8th
Albums Release
September 8th 1988
Vendetta – “Go and Live … Stay and Die”
“Go and Live … Stay and Die” is the debut album by German thrash metal band Vendetta. The best song from this album is the fast and furious “Traitors Fate”.
September 8th 1988
“Hold Your Fire” is the twelfth studio album by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. The best song from this album is the melodic and introspective “Time Stand Still”.
September 8th 1992
Ugly Kid Joe – “America’s Least Wanted”
“America’s Least Wanted” is the full-length debut album by American rock band Ugly Kid Joe. The best song from this album is the catchy and rebellious “Everything About You”.
September 8th 2003
“Dance Of Death” is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The best song from this album is the epic and storytelling masterpiece “Rainmaker”.
September 8th 2003
Dimmu Borgir – “Death Cult Armageddon”
“Death Cult Armageddon” is the sixth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. The best song from this album is the orchestral and intense “Progenies of the Great Apocalypse”.
September 8th 2005
Epica – “The Score – An Epic Journey”
“The Score – An Epic Journey” is the third album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. The best song from this album is the cinematic and powerful “Beyond the Depth”.
September 8th 2006
Virgin Steele – “Visions of Eden“
“Visions of Eden“ is the eleventh album by American heavy metal band Virgin Steele. The best song from this album is the epic and dramatic “Immortal I Stand (The Birth of Adam)”.
September 8th 2008
Iced Earth – “The Crucible Of Man: Something Wicked Part 2”
The Crucible of Man: Something Wicked Part 2 is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Iced Earth. The best song from this album is the powerful and anthemic “Behold The Wicked Child”.
September 8th 2009
“Unborn Again” is the seventh studio album by American speed metal band Whiplash. The best song from this album is the fast and aggressive “Feeding Frenzy”.
September 8th 2017
“Will To Power” is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. The best song from this album is the powerful and intense “The World Is Yours”.
September 8th 2017
Threshold – “Legends of the Shires”
“Legends of the Shires” is the eleventh studio album by progressive metal band Threshold. The best song from this album is the epic and dynamic “The Man Who Saw Tomorrow”.
Single Release
September 8th 1987
Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar On Me”
“Pour Some Sugar on Me” is a song by the English rock band Def Leppard from their 1987 album “Hysteria”.
September 8th 1990
“Cherry Pie” is a song by the American glam metal band Warrant, and is the lead single from the album of the same name
September 8th 2008
“The Judas Kiss” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, the second promotional single taken from their ninth studio album “Death Magnetic”.
Metal Birthdays
September 8th 1956
“Wild” Mick Brown – ex-Dokken
Michael J. Brown a.k.a. “Wild” Mick Brown, is an American retired drummer who played in the rock bands Dokken, Lynch Mob, The End Machine and Xciter, as well as in Ted Nugent’s band.
September 8th 1958
Michael Lardie – Great White
Michael Lardie is an American musician and record producer known for his memberships in the rock bands Great White and Night Ranger.
September 8th 1968
Marcus Siepen – Blind Guardian
Marcus Siepen is a German guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of power metal band Blind Guardian.
September 8th 1973
Troy Sanders – Mastodon
Troy Jayson Sanders is an American musician, best known as a member of heavy metal band Mastodon.
