Today in Metal History – August 18th
Albums Release
August 18th 1986
Bon Jovi – “Slippery When Wet”
“Slippery When Wet” is the third studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi. “You Give Love a Bad Name” is a classic standout from “Slippery When Wet”.
August 18th 1997
Borknagar – “The Olden Domain”
“The Olden Domain” is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Borknagar. “The Eye of Oden” is an epic standout from “The Olden Domain”.
August 18th 1998
Opeth – “My Arms, Your Hearse”
“My Arms, Your Hearse” is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Opeth. “When” is a haunting standout from “My Arms, Your Hearse”.
August 18th 1999
Manticora – “Roots Of Eternity”
“Roots Of Eternity” is debut studio album from the Danish power metal band Manticora. “Enchanted Mind” is a driving standout from “Roots of Eternity”.
August 18th 2014
DragonForce – “Maximum Overload”
“Maximum Overload” is the sixth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce. “Three Hammers” is a powerful standout from “Maximum Overload”.
Single Release
August 18th 1987
KISS – “Crazy Crazy Nights”
“Crazy Crazy Nights” is a song by American hard rock band Kiss. Released as single from their fourteenth studio album “Crazy Nights”.
August 18th 1998
Aerosmith – “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”
“I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Released on the soundtrack album “Armageddon: The Album”.
August 18th 2016
Metallica – “Hardwired”
“Hardwired” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released as the lead single from their tenth studio album “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct”.
August 18th 2022
Candlemass – “Scandinavian Gods”
“Scandinavian Gods” is a song by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass. Released as single from their thirteenth studio album “Sweet Evil Sun”.
Metal Birthdays
August 18th 1964
Andi Deris – Helloween
Andreas “Andi” Deris is a German singer, co-lead vocalists of the power metal band Helloween and co-founder and former lead singer of the metal band Pink Cream 69.
August 18th 1967
Blas Elias – Slaughter
Blas Elias is an American drummer, best known as a founding member and drummer of the glam metal band Slaughter.
August 18th 1968
Brian Tichy – Lynch Mob
Brian Tichy is an American musician, known as having been the drummer for Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Sass Jordan and Ozzy Osbourne.
August 18th 1969
Nicole Couch – Phantom Blue
Nicole Couch is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue.
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