Today in Metal History – August 3rd
Albums Release
August 3rd 1979
AC/DC – “Highway To Hell”
“Highway To Hell” is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock legends AC/DC. “Touch Too Much” is a sultry standout from “Highway To Hell”.
August 3rd 1987
Def Leppard – “Hysteria”
“Hysteria” is the fourth studio album by English hard rock band Def Leppard. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” is an arena-ready standout from “Hysteria”.
August 3rd 1993
Voivod – “The Outer Limits”
“The Outer Limits” is the seventh studio album released by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. “The Lost Machine” is a spacey standout from “The Outer Limits”.
August 3rd 1996
Borknagar – “Borknagar”
“Borknagar” is the self-titled debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Borknagar. “Dauden” is a blackened standout from “Borknagar”.
August 3rd 2004
Sirenia – “An Elixir for Existence”
“An Elixir for Existence” is the second studio album by Norwegian symphonic metal band Sirenia. “Voices Within” is a melancholic standout from “An Elixir for Existence”.
August 3rd 2004
House Of Lords – “The Power and the Myth”
“The Power and the Myth” is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band House of Lords. “Child of Rage” is an epic standout from “The Power and the Myth”.
August 3rd 2007
Gorefest – “Rise To Ruin”
“Rise To Ruin” is the seventh and final studio album by Dutch death metal band Gorefest. “Murder Brigade” is a crushing standout from “Rise To Ruin”.
August 3rd 2018
Manticora – “To Kill to Live to Kill”
“To Kill to Live to Kill” is the seventh studio album by Danish power/thrash band Manticora. “Echoes of a Silent Scream” is a cinematic standout from “To Kill to Live to Kill”.
Single Release
August 3rd 1974
Judas Priest – “Rocka Rolla”
“Rocka Rolla” is a song by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Released as a single from their debut studio album “Rocka Rolla”.
August 3rd 1994
Helloween – “Where the Rain Grows”
“Where the Rain Grows” is a song by the German power metal band Helloween. Released as a single from their seventh studio album “Master of the Rings”.
August 3rd 2005
Stratovarius – “Maniac Dance”
“Maniac Dance” is a song by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. Released as a single from their eleventh studio album “Stratovarius”.
August 3rd 2006
DragonForce – “Through the Fire and Flames”
“Through the Fire and Flames” is a song by the British power metal band DragonForce. Released as a single from their third studio album “Inhuman Rampage”.
August 3rd 2009
Heaven & Hell – “Eating the Cannibals”
“Eating the Cannibals” is a song by the British-American heavy metal band Heaven & Hell. Released as a single from the compilation album “The Devil You Know”.
August 3rd 2010
Halford – “The Mower”
“The Mower” is a song by the American heavy metal band Halford. Released as a single from their fourth studio album “Made of Metal”.
Metal Birthdays
August 3rd 1955
Joey Alves – Y&T
Joey Alves was an American guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock band Y&T.
August 3rd 1963
James Hetfield – Metallica
James Alan Hetfield is an American musician, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica.
Metal Memory Lane
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