Today in Metal History – April 29th
Album Release
April 29th 1977
Alice Cooper – “Lace And Whiskey”
“Lace And Whiskey” is the third studio album by American hard rock singer Alice Cooper. “Road Rats” is a theatrical and darkly melodic track from “Lace And Whiskey”.
April 29th 1981
“Fair Warning” is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. “Unchained” is a fast, energetic, and raw track from “Fair Warning”.
April 29th 1996
Rotting Christ – “Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers”
“Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers” is the third studio album by Greek black metal band Rotting Christ. “King of a Stellar War” is a melodic and atmospheric track from “Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers”.
April 29th 1997
“Kill.Fuck.Die” is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P. “Kill Your Pretty Face” is a dark and industrial-tinged track from “Kill.Fuck.Die”.
April 29th 2002
“Black Sun” is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Primal Fear. “Armageddon” is a fast and anthemic track from “Black Sun”.
April 29th 2002
Axel Rudi Pell – “Shadow Zone”
“Shadow Zone” is the ninth studio album by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. “Edge of the World” is a melodic and powerful track from “Shadow Zone”.
April 29th 2003
“REvolution” is the third studio album by American hard rock band Lynch Mob. “Tangled in the Web” is a heavy and groove-laden track from “REvolution”.
April 29th 2008
Testament – “The Formation Of Damnation”
“The Formation Of Damnation” is the tenth studio album by American thrash metal band Testament. “More Than Meets the Eye” is a fast and aggressive track from “The Formation Of Damnation”.
April 29th 2013
“The Last Spire” is the tenth and final studio album by British doom metal band Cathedral. “Pallbearer” is a crushing and atmospheric track from “The Last Spire”.
Single Release
April 29th 1977
Judas Priest – “Diamonds and Rust”
“Diamonds and Rust” is a song by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Released as a lead single from their third studio album “Sin After Sin”.
April 29th 2009
Stratovarius – “Deep Unknown”
“Deep Unknown” is a song by the Finnish symphonic power metal band Stratovarius. Released as a single from their twelfth studio album “Polaris”.
April 29th 2013
Battle Beast – “Into the Heart of Danger”
“Into the Heart of Danger” is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Battle Beast. Released as the lead single from their second studio album “Battle Beast”.
April 29th 2013
Timo Tolkki’s Avalon – “A World Without Us”
“A World Without Us” is a song by the Finnish symphonic metal project Timo Tolkki’s Avalon. Released as a single from their first studio album “The Land of New Hope”
April 29th 2016
Grand Magus – “Forged in Iron/Crowned in Steel”
“Forged in Iron/Crowned in Steel” is a song by the Swedish heavy metal band Grand Magus. Released as the second single from their eighth studio album “Sword Songs”.
April 29th 2022
Iron Savior – “The Battle”
“The Battle” is a song by the German power metal band Iron Savior. Released as a single from their second studio album “Unification”.
Metal Birthdays
April 29th 1957
Mark Kendall – Great White
Mark Kendall is an American guitarist, best known as the founding member and lead guitarist of the hard rock band Great White.
April 29th 1962
Midnight – Crimson Glory
John Patrick Jr. McDonald (April 29, 1962 – July 8, 2009) was an American musician best known for being the vocalist of heavy metal band Crimson Glory.
April 29th 1966
Greg Christian – Testament
Greg Christian is an American bassist, best known for his work as the bassist for the thrash metal band Testament.
April 29th 1970
Jari Kainulainen – Stratovarius
Jari “Jartsi” Kainulainen is a Finnish bass guitarist, known as the former bassist of the power metal band Stratovarius and currently the bassist of Masterplan.
April 29th 1973
Johan Hegg – Amon Amarth
Johan Hegg is a Swedish vocalist, best known as the lead singer and founding member of the melodic death metal band Amon Amarth.
Legends We Lost
April 29th 2021
John Hinch – Judas Priest
John Frederick Hinch (19 June 1947 – 29 April 2021) was a British drummer. He was the drummer in an early line-up of heavy metal band Judas Priest.
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