Today in Metal History – April 3rd
Album Release
April 3rd 1980
Saxon – “Wheels Of Steel”
“Wheels Of Steel” is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon. “Wheels of Steel” is a classic and powerful track from “Wheels Of Steel”.
April 3rd 1987
“Killing Technology” is the third studio album by Canadian thrash metal band Voivod. “Ravenous Medicine” is a fast and intense track from “Killing Technology”.
April 3rd 1987
W.A.S.P. – “The Headless Children”
“The Headless Children” is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P.. “The Heretic (The Lost Child)” is a standout track from “The Headless Children”.
April 3rd 1991
“Timebomb” is the fourth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O.. “The Instigator” is a fast-paced and aggressive track from “Timebomb”.
April 3rd 1995
Grave Digger – “Heart of Darkness”
“Heart of Darkness” is the sixth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. “The Grave Dancer” is a dark and anthemic track from “Heart of Darkness”.
April 3rd 2001
Savatage – “Poets and Madmen”
“Poets and Madmen” is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Savatage. “Commissar” is a powerful and theatrical track from “Poets and Madmen”.
April 3rd 2001
“Plenty Of Power” is the tenth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. “The Creep” is a crushing and riff-driven title track from “Plenty Of Power”.
April 3rd 2001
“Am Universum” is the fifth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. “Alone” is a standout track from “Am Universum”.
April 3rd 2007
Shadows Fall – “Threads Of Life”
“Threads Of Life” is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Shadows Fall. “Redemption” is a powerful and melodic track from “Threads Of Life”.
April 3rd 2007
Static X – “Cannibal”
“Cannibal” is the fifth studio album by American industrial metal band Static-X. “Cannibal” is a fast-paced and aggressive track from “Cannibal”.
April 3rd 2010
Avantasia – “The Wicked Symphony”
“The Wicked Symphony” is the fourth studio album by German symphonic metal project Avantasia. “Dying for an Angel” is an epic and dynamic track from “The Wicked Symphony”.
April 3rd 2010
Avantasia – “Angel Of Babylon”
“Angel Of Babylon” is the fifth studio album by German symphonic metal project Avantasia. “Angel Of Babylon” is a powerful and atmospheric track from “Angel Of Babylon”.
April 3rd 2020
Testament – “Titans of Creation”
“Titans of Creation” is the thirteenth studio album by American thrash metal band Testament. “Night of the Witch” is a blistering and sinister track from “Titans of Creation”.
April 3rd 2020
“Fistful of Fire” is the nineteen studio album by German hard rock band Bonfire. “The Devil Made Me Do It” is a powerful and fiery track from “Fistful of Fire”.
EP/Live Release
April 3rd 1989
Helloween – “Live in the UK”
“Live in the UK” is the first live album by German power metal band Helloween. It was released in Japan as “Keepers Live” and in United States as “I Want Out – Live”.
April 3rd 1995
Scorpions – “Live Bites”
“Live Bites” is a live album by the German hard rock band Scorpions. It was recorded between 1988 and 1994.
Single Release
April 3rd 1982
Motörhead – “Iron Fist”
“Iron Fist” is a song by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. Released as the title track from their sixth studio album “Iron Fist”.
April 3rd 2006
Satyricon – “K.I.N.G.”
“K.I.N.G.” is a song by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. Released as the lead single from their sixth studio album “Now, Diabolical”
April 3rd 2009
Metallica – “Broken, Beat & Scarred”
“Broken, Beat & Scarred” is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Released as the fourth single from their ninth studio album “Death Magnetic”.
April 3rd 2012
DragonForce – “Cry Thunder”
“Cry Thunder” is a song by the British power metal band DragonForce. Released as the second single from their fifth studio album “The Power Within”
Metal Birthdays
April 3rd 1963
Criss Oliva – Savatage
Christopher Michael Oliva (April 3, 1963 – October 17, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Savatage.
April 3rd 1968
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Philip Bierk known professionally as Sebastian Bach, is a Canadian-American singer who achieved mainstream success as the frontman of the hard rock band Skid Row.
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