Today in Metal History – August 29th
Albums Release
August 29th 1988
Helloween – “Keeper Of The Seven Keys: Part II”
“Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II” is the third studio album by German power metal band Helloween. “I Want Out” is a standout from “Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II”.
August 29th 2000
“Afterlife” is the fourth studio album by Swedish power metal band Nocturnal Rites. “Wake Up Dead” is a standout from “Afterlife”.
August 29th 2005
“Ghost Reveries” is the eighth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. “The Grand Conjuration” is a standout from “Ghost Reveries”.
August 29th 2005
Municipal Waste – “Hazardous Mutation”
“Hazardous Mutation” is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Municipal Waste. “Unleash the Bastards” is a standout from “Hazardous Mutation”.
August 29th 2006
“Kiss of Death” is the eighteenth studio album by heavy metal band Motörhead. “One Night Stand” is a standout from “Kiss of Death”.
August 29th 2007
“Silent Waters” is the eighth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Amorphis. “Her Alone” is a standout from “Silent Waters”.
August 29th 2008
“Tales of Ithiria” is the fourth studio album by the German symphonic metal band Haggard. “The Sleeping Child” is a standout from “Tales of Ithiria”.
August 29th 2008
“Fallen Sanctuary” is the second full-length studio album by Austrian symphonic metal band Serenity. “Coldness Kills” is a standout from “Fallen Sanctuary”.
August 29th 2008
Destruction – “D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N”
“D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N” is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction. “Elevator to Hell” is a standout from “D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N”.
Single Release
August 29th 1991
Metallica – “Don’t Tread On Me”
“Don’t Tread On Me” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released as single from their fifth studio album “Metallica”.
August 29th 1992
Dream Theater – “Pull Me Under”
“Pull Me Under” is a song by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Released as first single from their second studio album “Images and Words”.
Metal Birthdays
August 29th 1949
Wolfgang Dziony – Scorpions
Wolfgang Dziony is a German drummer, best known as a founding member of the hard rock band Scorpions.
August 29th 1957
Majk Moti – Running Wild
Majk Moti is a German guitarist, best known for his work with the heavy metal band Running Wild.
August 29th 1960
Mandy Meyer – Gotthard
Armand “Mandy” Meyer is a Swiss guitarist, best known as a former member of the hard rock bands Gotthard and Krokus.
August 29th 1963
Greg Steele – ex-Faster Pussycat
Greg Steele is an American guitarist, best known as a former member of the glam metal band Faster Pussycat.
August 29th 1968
Michael Gilbert – Flotsam and Jetsam
Michael Gilbert is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam.
August 29th 1969
Michael Pinnella – Symphony X
Michael Pinnella is an American keyboardist, best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Symphony X.
August 29th 1969
Joe Cangelosi – Kreator
Joe Cangelosi is an American drummer, best known for his work with the thrash metal bands Whiplash and Kreator.
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