Today in Metal History – August 21st
Albums Release
August 21st 1977
Motörhead – “Motorhead”
“Motörhead” is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Motörhead. “Lost Johnny” is a gritty standout from “Motörhead”.
August 21st 1986
Warlock – “True As Steel”
“True as Steel” is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Warlock. “Fight for Rock” is a fiery standout from “True as Steel”.
August 21st 1989
King Diamond – “Conspiracy”
“Conspiracy” is the fourth studio album by Danish heavy metal band King Diamond. “At the Graves” is a chilling standout from “Conspiracy”.
August 21st 1990
Anthrax – “Persistence Of Time”
“Persistence of Time” is the fifth studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax. “In My World” is a crushing standout from “Persistence of Time”.
August 21st 1990
Ratt – “Detonator”
“Detonator” is the fifth studio album by American glam metal band Ratt. “Shame Shame Shame” is a standout anthem from “Detonator”.
August 21st 1990
Xentrix – “For Whose Advantage?”
“For Whose Advantage?” is the second studio album by English thrash metal band Xentrix. “For Whose Advantage?” is a thrashing standout.
August 21st 1990
Stryper – “Against The Law”
“Against the Law” is the fifth studio album from the christian metal band Stryper. “Shining Star” is a bold standout from “Against the Law”.
August 21st 1990
House of Lords – “Sahara”
“Sahara” is the second studio album by American hard rock band House of Lords. “Can’t Find My Way Home” is a standout ballad from “Sahara”.
August 21st 1990
Alice in Chains – “Facelift”
“Facelift” is the debut studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. “Man in the Box” is a haunting standout from “Facelift”.
August 21st 1995
Rainbow – “Stranger in Us All”
“Stranger in Us All” is the eighth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow. “Black Masquerade” is a powerful standout from “Stranger in Us All”.
August 21st 1998
Angel Dust – “Border of Reality”
“Border of Reality” is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Angel Dust. “When I Die” is a soaring standout from “Border of Reality”.
August 21st 1998
Axel Rudi Pell – “Oceans of Time”
“Oceans of Time” is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. “Carousel” is a standout epic from “Oceans of Time”.
August 21st 2009
U.D.O. – “Dominator”
“Dominator” is the twelfth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. “Infected” is a crushing standout from “Dominator”.
August 21st 2009
Vader – “Necropolis”
“Necropolis” is the eighth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader. “Devilizer” is a brutal standout from “Necropolis”.
August 21st 2015
Pentagram – “Curious Volume”
“Curious Volume” is the eighth studio album by American doom metal band Pentagram. “Dead Bury Dead” is a heavy standout from “Curious Volume”.
August 21st 2015
Praying Mantis – “Legacy”
“Legacy” is the tenth studio album by British heavy metal band Praying Mantis. “The One” is a melodic standout from “Legacy”.
August 21st 2020
Vicious Rumors – “Celebration Decay”
“Celebration Decay” is the thirteenth studio album by American power metal band Vicious Rumors. “Cold Blooded” is a fierce standout from “Celebration Decay”.
August 21st 2020
Unleash the Archers – “Legacy”
“Legacy“ is the fifth studio album by Canadian power metal band Unleash the Archers. “Carry the Flame” is a soaring standout from “Abyss”.
Single Release
August 21st 2000
HammerFall – “Renegade”
“Renegade” is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. Released as first single from their album “Renegade”.
August 21st 2000
Dimmu Borgir – “Progenies of the Great Apocalypse”
“Progenies of the Great Apocalypse” is a song by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. Released on their sixth studio album “Death Cult Armageddon”.
August 21st 2008
Metallica – “The Day That Never Comes”
“The Day That Never Comes” is a song by heavy metal band Metallica. Released as lead single from their ninth studio album “Death Magnetic”.
August 21st 2012
Katatonia – “Buildings”
“Buildings” is a song by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia. Released as single from their ninth studio album “Dead End Kings”.
August 21st 2015
Amorphis – “Sacrifice”
“Sacrifice” is a song by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. Released as single from their twelfth studio album “Under the Red Cloud”.
Metal Birthdays
August 21st 1952
Glenn Hughes – Deep Purple
Glenn Hughes is an English musician, best known for playing bass and performing vocals in the hard rock band Trapeze, Deep Purple as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath.
August 21st 1965
Mike Howe – Metal Church
Mike Howe (August 21, 1965 – July 26, 2021) was an American heavy metal singer who performed with Metal Church, Heretic and briefly with Los Angeles metal band Snair.
August 21st 1968
Dirk Bruinenberg – Elegy
Dirk Bruinenberg is a Dutch musician known as the former drummer of several European progressive metal and power metal bands, including Elegy.
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