Today in Metal History – August 1st
Albums Release
August 1st 1982
Aerosmith – “Rock In A Hard Place”
“Rock In A Hard Place” is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. “Lightning Strikes” is a fiery standout from “Rock In A Hard Place”.
August 1st 1984
Jag Panzer – “Ample Destruction”
“Ample Destruction” is the first studio album released by American power metal band Jag Panzer. “Generally Hostile” is a crushing standout from “Ample Destruction”.
August 1st 1986
Hirax – “Hate, Fear and Power”
“Hate, Fear and Power” is the first studio album released by thrash metal band Hirax. “Blind Faith” is a relentless standout from “Hate, Fear and Power”.
August 1st 1988
Coroner – “Punishment for Decadence”
“Punishment for Decadence” is the second album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner. “Masked Jackal” is a searing standout from “Punishment for Decadence”.
August 1st 1991
Grave – “Into the Grave”
“Into the Grave” is the debut album by Swedish death metal band Grave. “In Love” is a pummeling standout from “Into the Grave”.
August 1st 1991
Holy Moses – “Terminal Terror”
“Terminal Terror” is the fifth full-length album release by the German thrash metal band Holy Moses. “Pool of Blood” is a vicious standout from “Terminal Terror”.
August 1st 1992
Sodom – “Tapping the Vein”
“Tapping the Vein” is the fifth studio album by German thrash metal band band Sodom. “Body Parts” is a brutal standout from “Tapping the Vein”.
August 1st 1993
Rage – “The Missing Link”
“The Missing Link” is the eighth full-length album released by the heavy metal band band Rage. “Refuge” is a powerful standout from “The Missing Link”.
August 1st 1994
Holy Moses – “No Matter What’s the Cause”
“No Matter What’s the Cause” is the seventh studio album by the German thrash metal band Holy Moses. “Sense of Truth” is a savage standout from “No Matter What’s the Cause”.
August 1st 1995
Kreator – “Cause For Conflict”
“Cause For Conflict” is the seventh studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. “Lost” is a ferocious standout from “Cause for Conflict”.
August 1st 1996
Katatonia – “Brave Murder Day”
“Brave Murder Day” is the second studio album by Swedish death/doom metal band Katatonia. “Rainroom” is a melancholic standout from “Brave Murder Day”.
August 1st 2014
Alestorm – “Sunset On The Golden Age”
“Sunset On The Golden Age” is the fourth studio album by Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm. “Drink” is a rowdy standout from “Sunset on the Golden Age”.
August 1st 2014
Eluveitie – “Origins”
“Origins” is the sixth studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. “King” is a triumphant standout from “Origins”.
Single Release
August 1st 1984
Dio – “We Rock”
“We Rock” a song by American heavy metal band Dio. Released as a single from their second studio album “The Last in Line”.
August 1st 1987
Twisted Sister – “Hot Love”
“Hot Love” is a song by the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. Released as a single from their fifth studio album “Love Is for Suckers”.
August 1st 1988
Iron Maiden – “The Evil That Men Do”
“The Evil That Men Do” is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released as a single from their seventh studio album “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son”.
August 1st 2001
Gamma Ray – “Heaven Or Hell”
“Heaven Or Hell” a song by German power metal band Gamma Ray. Released as a single from their sixth studio album “No World Order”.
August 1st 2001
In Flames – “The Great Deceiver”
“The Great Deceiver” is a song by the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. Released as a single from their fourteenth studio album “Foregone”.
Metal Birthdays
August 1st 1959
Joe Elliott – “Origins”
Joseph Thomas Elliott is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the hard rock band Def Leppard.
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