Today in Metal History – December 16th
Album Release
December 16th 2009
Iron Mask – “Shadow Of The Red Baron”
“Shadow Of The Red Baron” is the third studio album by Belgian power metal band Iron Mask. “Forever In The Dark” is a standout from “Shadow Of The Red Baron”.
December 16th 2011
“Black As Death” is the fourth studio album by Belgian power metal band Iron Mask. “Blizzard Of Doom” is a standout from “Black As Death”.
December 16th 2013
Battleaxe – “Heavy Metal Sanctuary”
“Heavy Metal Sanctuary” is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Battleaxe. “Too Hot for Hell” is a standout from “Heavy Metal Sanctuary”.
Single Release
December 16th 2011
Korpiklaani – “Metsälle”
“Metsälle” is a song by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. Released on their second studio album “Voice of Wilderness”.
December 16th 2013
Manowar – “Silent Night”
“Silent Night” is a song by American heavy metal band Manowar. Released as a standalone Christmas-themed track.
December 16th 2014
Battle Beast – “Madness”
“Madness” is a song by Finnish power metal band Battle Beast. Released as single from the third full-length album “Unholy Savior”.
December 16th 2014
Exhumed – “Open the Abscess”
“Open the Abscess” is a song by American death metal band Exhumed. Released as single from the seventh album “Gore Metal: A Necrospective 1998-2015”.
December 16th 2015
Rhapsody of Fire – “Shining Star”
“Shining Star” is a song by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. Released on their thirteenth studio album “Glory for Salvation”.
December 16th 2016
Burning Witches – “Burning Witches”
“Burning Witches” is a song by Swiss heavy metal band Burning Witches. Released on their debut studio album“Burning Witches”.
December 16th 2020
Angra – “Hollow”
“Hollow” (Aqua 2020 Remixed) is a song by Brazilian power metal band Angra. Originaly released as on the seventh full-length studio album “Aqua“.
December 16th 2022
Kreator – “Death to the World”
“Death to the World” is a song by German thrash metal band Kreator. Released as single from the 13th studio album “Phantom Antichrist”.
December 16th 2022
Kreator – “Victory Will Come”
“Victory Will Come” is a song by German thrash metal band Kreator. Released as single from the 13th studio album “Phantom Antichrist”.
December 16th 2022
Apocalyptica – “Rise Again”
“Rise Again” is a song by Finnish symphonic metal band Apocalyptica featuring Dutch singer Simone Simons. Updated version of the instrumental “Rise” from ninth studio album “Cell-0”.
December 16th 2022
Frozen Crown – “Call of the North”
“Call of the North” is a song by Italian power metal band Frozen Crown. Released as single from the fourth studio album “Call of the North”.
Metal Birthdays
December 16th 1961
André Andersen – Royal Hunt
André Andersen is a Russian-born multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the keyboardist and founder of the Denmark-based progressive metal band Royal Hunt.
December 16th 1969
Marios IlIopoulos – Nightrage
Marios Iliopoulos is a Greek guitarist and founder of the melodic death metal band Nightrage and a former member of Exhumation.
Metal Events
December 16th 1986
Metallica – Damage Inc. Tour
Metallica‘s Damage Inc. tour made a stop at the Edmonton Convention Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The concert featured support from Seattle-based heavy metal band Metal Church.
December 16th 1986
Nightwish – “Vehicle of Spirit”
“Vehicle of Spirit” is a video and audio release from the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Two shows have been recorded during “Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour”.
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