Today in Metal History – December 1st
Albums Release
December 1st 1973
Black Sabbath – “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”
“Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. “Sabbra Cadabra” is a standout from “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”.
December 1st 1975
“T.N.T.” is the second studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. “T.N.T.” stands out as the explosive anthem of AC/DC album.
December 1st 1978
“Quiet Riot II” is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. “Slick Black Cadillac” is a standout from “Quiet Riot II”.
December 1st 1980
“Angel Witch” is the first album by British heavy metal band Angel Witch. “White Witch” is a standout from the self-titled debut.
December 1st 1981
“Welcome to Hell” is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Venom. “Witching Hour” is a standout from “Welcome to Hell”.
December 1st 1983
Manilla Road – “Crystal Logic”
“Crystal Logic” is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Manilla Road. “Necropolis” is a standout from “Crystal Logic”.
December 1st 1984
“Heart of Steel” is the second album by Canadian heavy metal band Reckless. “Feel The Fire” is a standout from “Heart of Steel”.
December 1st 1987
“Persecution Mania” is the second studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom. “Nuclear Winter” is a standout from “Persecution Mania”.
December 1st 1988
Destruction – “Release From Agony”
“Release from Agony” is the third studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction. “Sign Of Fear” is a standout from “Release from Agony”.
December 1st 1989
“Gutter Ballet” is the fifth full-length album produced by the American progressive metal band Savatage. “Gutter Ballet” stands out as the defining highlight of Savatage album.
December 1st 1989
Axel Rudi Pell – “Wild Obsession”
“Wild Obsession” is the first studio album by German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. “Wild Cat” is a standout from “Wild Obsession”.
December 1st 1989
Dimmu Borgir – “For All Tid”
“For All Tid” is the debut studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. “Den gjemte sannhets hersker” is a standout from “For All Tid”.
December 1st 2017
Morbid Angel – “Kingdoms Disdained”
“Kingdoms Disdained” is the ninth studio album by American death metal band Morbid Angel. “Piles of Little Arms” is a standout from “Kingdoms Disdained”.
December 1st 2017
Operation: Mindcrime – “The New Reality”
“The New Reality” is the third and final studio album by progressive metal band Operation: Mindcrime. “Wake Me Up” is a standout from “The New Reality”.
Single Release
December 1st 1973
Black Sabbath – “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”
“Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” is a song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released as single from fifth studio album “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”.
December 1st 1984
Loudness – “Crazy Night”
“Crazy Night” is a song by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. Released as single from fifth studio album “Thunder in the East”.
December 1st 2004
Tarja – “Yhden Enkelin Unelma”
“Yhden enkelin unelma” (“One Angel’s Dream”) is a Christmas song by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen. Released as her first single when she was still part of the symphonic metal band Nightwish.
December 1st 2017
Visions of Atlantis – “Return to Lemuria”
“Return to Lemuria” is a song by the Austrian symphonic metal band Visions of Atlantis. It is the first single from sixth studio album “The Deep & the Dark”.
December 1st 2017
Corrosion of Conformity – “Wolf Named Crow”
“Wolf Named Crow” is a song by the American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. It is the second single from tenth studio album “No Cross No Crown”.
December 1st 2020
Dream Theater – “The Holiday Spirit Carries On”
“The Holiday Spirit Carries On” is a song by the American progressive metal band Dream Theater. It is released as stand-alone single.
December 1st 2020
Icarus Witch – “10000 Light Years from Home”
“10000 Light Years from Home” is a song by the American heavy metal band Icarus Witch. Released as single from “No Devil Lived On”.
December 1st 2023
Bruce Dickinson – “Afterglow of Ragnarok”
“Afterglow of Ragnarok” is a song by the English heavy metal singer Bruce Dickinson. Released as single from seventh studio album “The Mandrake Project”.
December 1st 2023
Leaves’ Eyes – “Forged by Fire”
“Forged by Fire” is a song by the German symphonic metal band Leaves’ Eyes. Released as single from the studio album “Myths Of Fate”.
Metal Birthdays
December 1st 1957
Chris Poland – Megadeth
Chris Poland is an American guitarist, best known as the former guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth.
Legends We Lost
December 1st 1993
Ray Gillen – Badlands
Raymond Arthur Gillen (May 12, 1959 – December 1, 1993) was an American rock singer. Known for his work with Badlands and his stint with Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s.
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