Today in Metal History – April 10th
Album Release
April 10th 1981
Tygers Of Pan Tang – “Spellbound”
“Spellbound” is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang. “Hellbound” is a fierce and energetic highlight from “Spellbound”.

April 10th 1986
“Malicious Intent” is the third studio album by Canadian thrash metal band Razor. “Tear Me to Pieces” is a relentless and aggressive anthem from “Malicious Intent”.

April 10th 1990
“Act III” is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Death Angel. “A Room with a View” is a standout track from “Act III”.

April 10th 2000
Axel Rudi Pell – “The Masquerade Ball”
“The Masquerade Ball” is the eighth studio album by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. “Earls of Black” is a dramatic and powerful title track from “The Masquerade Ball”.

April 10th 2007
Hellyeah – “Hellyeah”
“Hellyeah” is the self-titled debut album by American groove metal supergroup Hellyeah. “You Wouldn’t Know” is a standout track from “Hellyeah”.

April 10th 2012
Municipal Waste – “The Fatal Feast”
“The Fatal Feast” is the fifth studio album by American crossover thrash band Municipal Waste. “Repossession” is a high-speed, thrash-fueled highlight from “The Fatal Feast”.

April 10th 2020
Nightwish – “Human. :II: Nature.”
“Human. :II: Nature.” is the ninth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. “Noise” is a powerful and thought-provoking track from “Human. :II: Nature.”.

April 10th 2020
Joe Satriani – “Shapeshifting”
“Shapeshifting” is the seventeenth studio album by American guitarist Joe Satriani. “Nineteen Eighty” is a standout instrumental from “Shapeshifting”.

Single Release
April 10th 1983
Twisted Sister – “The Kids Are Back”
“The Kids Are Back” is a song by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. Released as a second single from their second studio album “You Can’t Stop Rock ‘n’ Roll”.

April 10th 2002
Vader – “Angel of Death”
“Angel of Death” is a song by the Polish death metal band Vader. Released as a single from their fifth studio album “Revelations”.

April 10th 2019
Abbath – “Harvest Pyre”
“Harvest Pyre” is a song by the Norwegian black metal band Abbath. Released as a single from the second studio album “Outstrider”.

April 10th 2020
Warbringer – “Glorious End”
“Glorious End” is a song by the American thrash metal band Warbringer. Released as a single from their sixth studio album “Weapons of Tomorrow”.

April 10th 2024
Freedom Call – “High Above”
“High Above” is a song by the German power metal band Freedom Call. Released as a third single from their eleventh studio album “Silver Romance”.

Metal Birthdays
April 10th 1963
Warren DeMartini – Ratt
Warren Justin DeMartini is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt.

April 10th 1965
Tom Hunting – Exodus
Thomas Hunting is an American musician. He is the drummer and only remaining original member of the thrash metal band Exodus.

April 10th 1972
Sami Yli-Sirniö – Kreator
Sami Yli-Sirniö is a Finnish musician who is currently the lead guitarist of the German thrash metal band Kreator.

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