Today in Metal History – April 20th
Album Release
April 20th 1981
“Hit and Run” is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Girlschool. “Kick It Down” is a standout track from “Hit and Run”.
April 20th 1987
“Future World” is the second studio album by Danish heavy metal band Pretty Maids. “Future World” is a standout track from “Future World”.
April 20th 1990
“Jump The Gun” is the third studio album by Danish heavy metal band Pretty Maids. “Young Blood” is a standout track from “Jump The Gun”.
April 20th 1993
“Get A Grip” is the eleventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. “Cryin'” is a standout track from “Get A Grip”.
April 20th 1997
Atrocity – “Werk 80”
“Werk 80” is the fifth studio album by German heavy metal band Atrocity. “Sounds of Silence” is a standout track from “Werk 80”.
April 20th 1998
“No Limits!” is the sixth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O.. “Way Of Life” is a standout track from “No Limits!”.
April 20th 1999
“Endorama” is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. “Future King” is a standout track from “Endorama”.
April 19th 2004
Black Label Society – “Hangover Music Vol. VI”
“Hangover Music Vol. VI” is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. “House of Doom” is a standout track from “Hangover Music Vol. VI”.
April 19th 2004
“Archetype” is the fifth studio album by American industrial metal band Fear Factory. “Cyberwaste” is a standout track from “Archetype”.
April 19th 2007
“Dimensions” is the fifth studio album by German power metal band Freedom Call. “Mr. Evil” is a standout track from “Dimensions”.
April 19th 2010
“Infestation” is the seventh studio album by American glam metal band Ratt. “Best of Me” is a standout track from “Infestation”.
April 19th 2010
“Cold Day Memory” is the eighth studio album by American alternative metal band Sevendust. “Unraveling” is a standout track from “Cold Day Memory”.
April 19th 2012
“Shadowmaker” is the fourteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. “Piece of the Action” is a standout track from “Shadowmaker”.
April 19th 2012
“Odalheim” is the eleventh studio album by Swedish death metal band Unleashed. “Fimbulwinter” is a standout track from “Odalheim”.
April 19th 2018
“God Damn Evil” is the seventeenth studio album by American christian metal band Stryper. “Take It to the Cross” is a standout track from “God Damn Evil”.
April 19th 2018
Ross The Boss – “By Blood Sworn”
“By Blood Sworn” is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Ross The Boss. “This Is Vengeance” is a standout track from “By Blood Sworn”.
Live/EP Release
April 20th 1999
Manowar – “Hell on Stage”
“Hell on Stage” is both a live album and a testament to the raw power of American heavy metal band Manowar. Recorded live on the Hell on Stage world tour in 1998.
April 20th 2004
Queensrÿche – “The Art Of Live”
“The Art Of Live” is both a live album and DVD by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Recorded during the group co-headlining tour (with Dream Theater) in support of Tribe.
April 20th 2004
Anthrax – “Music Of Mass Destruction”
“Music Of Mass Destruction” a live album by American thrash metal band Anthrax. The songs were recorded on December 5/6th 2003, during performances at Chicago’s Metro.
April 20th 2009
Edguy – “Fucking With Fire: Live”
“Fucking With Fire: Live” is both a live album and DVD by German power metal band Edguy. Recorded during the band 2006 “Rocket Ride” world tour.
April 20th 2012
Saxon – “Heavy Metal Thunder – Live”
“Heavy Metal Thunder – Live” is a live album by British heavy metal band Saxon. Live footage with highlights from Wacken shows.
Single Release
April 20th 1992
Metallica – “Nothing Else Matters”
“Nothing Else Matters” is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released as a third single from their self-titled fifth studio album “Metallica”.
April 20th 2010
Exodus – “Hammer and Life”
“Hammer and Life” is a song by the American thrash metal band Exodus. Released as a single from their ninth studio album “Exhibit B: The Human Condition”.
April 20th 2012
Kreator – “Phantom Antichrist”
“Phantom Antichrist” is a song by the German thrash metal band Kreator. Released as the lead single from their thirteenth studio album “Phantom Antichrist”.
Metal Birthdays
April 20th 1967
Mike Portnoy – Dream Theater
Michael Stephen Portnoy is an American musician known as the drummer, backing vocalist and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater.
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