Today in Metal History – August 14th
Albums Release
August 14th 1989
Whiplash – “Insult to Injury”
“Insult to Injury” is the third full-length studio album by American thrash metal band Whiplash. “Battle Scars” is a ripping standout from “Insult to Injury”.
August 14th 1989
Wolfsbane – “Live Fast, Die Fast: Wicked Tales of Booze, Birds and Bad Language”
“Live Fast, Die Fast: Wicked Tales of Booze, Birds and Bad Language” is the debut studio album by British heavy metal band Wolfsbane. “Manhunt” is a gritty standout.
August 14th 1992
Motörhead – “March Or Die”
“March Or Die” is the tenth studio album by British heavy metal legends band Motörhead. “Hellraiser” is a fierce standout from “March or Die”.
August 14th 1995
Saxon – “Dogs Of War”
“Dogs Of War” is the twelfth studio album by the heavy metal veterans Saxon. “Hold On” is a driving standout from “Dogs of War”.
August 14th 1995
Krisiun – “Black Force Domain”
“Black Force Domain” is the debut album by Brazilian death metal band Krisiun. “Hunter of Souls” is a brutal standout from “Black Force Domain”.
August 14th 2012
Steve Vai – “The Story of Light”
“The Story of Light” is the eighth studio album by American guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. “Gravity Storm” is a blazing standout from “The Story of Light”.
August 14th 2015
Soulfly – “Archangel”
“Archangel” is the tenth studio album by American groove metal band Soulfly. “We Sold Our Souls to Metal” is a crushing standout from “Archangel”.
August 14th 2020
Virus – “Evilution Apocalypse”
“Evilution Apocalypse” is the fourth album by the English thrash metal band Virus. “Thrashville” is a relentless standout from “Evilution Apocalypse”.
Single Release
August 14th 2006
Iron Maiden – “The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg”
“The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg” is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released on their fourteenth studio album “A Matter of Life and Death“.
August 14th 2006
Children of Bodom – “Lookin’ Out My Backdoor”
“Lookin’ Out My Backdoor” is a song by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. Released on their cover album “Skeletons in the Closet”.
August 14th 2015
Iron Maiden – “Speed Of Light”
“Speed Of Light” is a song by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released as single from their sixteenth studio album “The Book of Souls“.
August 14th 2015
My Dying Bride – “Hollow Cathedra”
“Hollow Cathedra” is a song by English doom metal band My Dying Bride. Exclusive song that doesn’t appear on the “Feel the Misery” album.
August 14th 2015
Children of Bodom – “I Worship Chaos”
“I Worship Chaos” is a song by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. Released as single from their ninth studio album “I Worship Chaos”.
August 14th 2020
Leaves’ Eyes – “Dark Love Empress”
“Dark Love Empress” is a song by German symphonic metal band Leaves’ Eyes. Released as first single from their eighth studio album “The Last Viking”.
August 14th 2020
Kiko Loureiro – “Black Ice”
“Black Ice” is a song by Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro. Released as seventh single from his solo album “Open Source”.
Metal Birthdays
August 14th 1960
Stet Howland – Metal Church
Stet Howland is an American drummer, best known as former drummer of W.A.S.P. and the current drummer of Metal Church.
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