Today in Metal History – August 4th
Albums Release
August 4th 1975
Rainbow – “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow”
“Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow” is the debut studio album by British heavy metal pioneers Rainbow. “Man on the Silver Mountain” is a mystical standout from “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow”.
August 4th 1989
Testament – “Practice What You Preach”
“Practice What You Preach” is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Testament. “Greenhouse Effect” is a socially-charged standout from “Practice What You Preach”.
August 4th 1991
Doro – “True At Heart”
“True At Heart” is the third solo album of the German female hard rock singer Doro. “Cool Love” is a heartfelt standout from “True at Heart”.
August 4th 1992
Faster Pussycat – “Whipped!”
“Whipped!” is the third studio album by American glam metal band Faster Pussycat. “Nonstop to Nowhere” is a gritty standout from “Whipped!”.
August 4th 1994
Enslaved – “Frost”
“Frost” is the second studio album by Norwegian viking metal band Enslaved. “Loke” is a mythic standout from “Frost”.
August 4th 1995
Dismember – “Massive Killing Capacity”
“Massive Killing Capacity” is the third album by Swedish death metal band Dismember. “On Frozen Fields” is a chilling standout from “Massive Killing Capacity”.
August 4th 1998
Kamelot – “Siége Perilous”
“Siége Perilous” is the third studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. “Providence” is a melodic standout from “Siége Perilous”.
August 4th 2003
Entombed – “Inferno”
“Inferno” is the eighth studio album by Swedish death metal band Entombed. “Kill to Live” is a brutal standout from “Back to the Front”.
August 4th 2006
Slayer – “Christ Illusion”
“Christ Illusion” is the tenth studio album by American thrash legends Slayer. “Eyes of the Insane” is a haunting standout from “Christ Illusion”.
August 4th 2017
Quiet Riot – “Road Rage”
“Road Rage” is the thirteenth studio album from the hard rock band Quiet Riot. “Freak Flag” is a rebellious standout from “Road Rage”.
August 4th 2017
Accept – “The Rise Of Chaos”
“The Rise Of Chaos” is the 15th studio album by German heavy metal band Accept. “No Regrets” is a fierce standout from “The Rise of Chaos”.
August 4th 2017
Marty Friedman – “Wall of Sound”
“Wall of Sound” is the twelfth studio album by the American guitarist Marty Friedman. “Self Pollution” is a fiery standout from “Wall of Sound”.
Single Release
August 4th 2017
Deep Purple – “Johnny’s Band”
“Johnny’s Band” is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. Released as a single from their twentieth studio album “inFinite”.
August 4th 2023
Angra – “Ride into the Storm”
“Ride into the Storm” is a song by the Brazilian power metal band Angra. Released as a single from their tenth studio album “Cycles of Pain”.
Metal Birthdays
August 4th 1959
Robbin Crosby – Ratt
Robbinson Lantz Crosby (August 4, 1959 – June 6, 2002) was an American guitarist who was a member of glam metal band Ratt.
August 4th 1960
Stefan Kaufmann – Accept
Stefan Kaufmann is a German drummer and guitarist, best known as a member of the heavy metal bands Accept and U.D.O.
August 4th 1969
Max Cavalera
Massimiliano Antonio “Max” Cavalera is a Brazilian-American musician. Co-founded of Sepultura and currently plays in the heavy metal bands Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Killer Be Killed and Go Ahead and Die.
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