Today in Metal History – August 17th
Albums Release
August 17th 1984
W.A.S.P. – “W.A.S.P.”
“W.A.S.P.” is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P.. “I Wanna Be Somebody” is a fiery standout from “W.A.S.P.”.
August 17th 1990
Cannibal Corpse – “Eaten Back To Life”
“Eaten Back To Life” is the debut studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. “Born in a Casket” is a brutal standout from “Eaten Back To Life”.
August 17th 1992
Exodus – “Force Of Habit”
“Force Of Habit” is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus. “Thorn in My Side” is a crushing standout from “Force Of Habit”.
August 17th 1993
Type O Negative – “Bloody Kisses”
“Bloody Kisses” is the third studio album by the American gothic metal band Type O Negative. “Christian Woman” is a haunting standout from “Bloody Kisses”.
August 17th 1996
Michael Kiske – “Instant Clarity”
“Instant Clarity” is the first solo album by German singer Michael Kiske. “Be True to Yourself” is a melodic standout from “Instant Clarity”.
August 17th 2002
Blitzkrieg – “Absolute Power”
“Absolute Power” is the fifth album by English heavy metal band Blitzkrieg. “Legion” is a fierce standout from “Absolute Power”.
August 17th 2018
Doro – Forever Warriors, Forever United
“Forever Warriors, Forever United” is the thirteenth studio album by the German heavy metal singer Doro. “All for Metal” is an anthemic standout from “Forever Warriors, Forever United”.
Single Release
August 17th 1988
Guns N’ Roses –“Sweet Child O’ Mine”
“Sweet Child O’ Mine” is a song by American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses. Released as third single from their debut studio album “Appetite for Destruction”.
August 17th 1992
Skid Row – “Youth Gone Wild/Delivering the Goods”
“Youth Gone Wild/Delivering the Goods” is a song by American heavy metal band Skid Row. Released on their studio EP “B-Side Ourselves”.
August 17th 2000
Doro – “Ich Will Alles/Give Me a Reason/Rip Me Apart”
“Ich Will Alles/Give Me a Reason/Rip Me Apart” is a song by German heavy metal singer Doro. Released as second single from her seventh solo album “Calling the Wild”.
August 17th 2005
Children of Bodom – “In Your Face”
“In Your Face” is a song by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. Released as single from their fifth studio album “Are You Dead Yet?”.
August 17th 2010
Firewind – “World on Fire”
“World on Fire” is a song by Greek power metal band Firewind. Released as first single from their sixth studio album “Days of Defiance”.
August 17th 2018
Warbringer – “Power Unsurpassed”
“Power Unsurpassed” is a song by American thrash metal band Warbringer. Released as a single from their sixth studio album “Weapons of Tomorrow”.
Metal Birthdays
August 17th 1962
Gilby Clarke – ex-Guns N’ Roses
Gilbert J. Clarke is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for having a three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N’ Roses.
August 17th 1977
Tarja Turunen – ex-Nightwish
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli known as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja. Finnish singer, known as the former lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Nightwish.
August 17th 1978
Vibeke Stene – ex-Tristania
Vibeke Stene is a Norwegian soprano and actress. She is best known as a former member of the gothic metal band Tristania.
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