Today in Metal History – April 14th
Album Release
April 14th 1980
Iron Maiden – “Iron Maiden”
“Iron Maiden” is the self-titled debut studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. “Phantom of the Opera” is a standout track from “Iron Maiden”.
April 14th 1982
“Diver Down” is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. “Dancing In The Street” is a standout track from “Diver Down”.
April 14th 1989
Blind Guardian – “Follow the Blind”
“Follow the Blind” is the second studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. “Banish from Sanctuary” is a standout track from “Follow the Blind”.
April 14th 1998
“Better Than Raw” is the eighth studio album by German power metal band Helloween. “I Can” is a standout track from “Better Than Raw”.
April 14th 2003
“Below The Lights” is the seventh studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. “As Fire Swept Clean the Earth” is a standout track from “Below The Lights”.
April 14th 2023
“72 Seasons” is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. “Lux Æterna” is a standout track from “72 Seasons”.
April 14th 2023
“Scorched” is the twentieth studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill. “Wicked Place” is a standout track from “Scorched”.
Single Release
April 14th 2003
Def Leppard – “Long, Long Way to Go”
“Long, Long Way to Go” is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard. Released as a third single from their eighth studio album “X”.
Metal Birthdays
April 14th 1945
Ritchie Blackmore – Deep Purple
Richard Hugh Blackmore is an English guitarist. He was a founding member and the lead guitarist of Deep Purple.
April 14th 1965
Kirk Windstein – Crowbar
Kirk Michael Windstein is an American musician. He is the frontman, vocalist, rhythm guitarist and sole constant member of the sludge metal band Crowbar.
April 14th 1972
Adam Duce – Machine Head
Adam Duce is an American musician, best known as a founding member and former bassist of the heavy metal band Machine Head.
April 14th 1975
Øystein Brun – Borknagar
Øystein Garnes Brun is a Norwegian guitarist who is a member of the progressive metal band Borknagar.
Legends We Lost
April 14th 2010
Peter Steele – Type O Negative
Peter Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010) or Peter Steele, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O Negative.
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