Today in Metal History – December 21st
Album Release
December 21st 1985
Bad Steve – “Killing The Night”
“Killing The Night” is the debut studio album by the German heavy metal band Bad Steve. “Light Up My Soul” is a standout from “Killing The Night”.
December 21st 1987
“Hungry Hearts” is the third studio album by the German heavy metal band Victory. “Feel the Fire” is a standout from “Hungry Hearts”.
December 21st 1994
Loudness – “Heavy Metal Hippies”
“Heavy Metal Hippies” is the eleventh studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. “Howling Rain” is a standout from “Heavy Metal Hippies”.
December 21st 1995
Virgin Steele – “The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell Part II”
“The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell Part II”is the seventh studio album by American power metal band Virgin Steele. “Crown Of Glory” is a standout.
December 21st 2010
Steel Seal – “Redemption Denied”
“Redemption Denied” is the second studio album by Italian neoclassical power metal band Steel Seal. “Call to Roll” is a standout from “Redemption Denied”.
December 21st 2012
Flotsam And Jetsam – “Ugly Noise”
“Ugly Noise” is the eleventh studio album by the thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam. “Cross The Sky” is a standout from “Ugly Noise”.
Single Release
December 21st 1980
AC/DC – “Back In Black”
“Back In Black” is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Released as second single from their seventh album, which is also named “Back in Black”.
December 21st 1983
Van Halen – “Jump”
“Jump” is a song by American hard rock band Van Halen. Released as lead single of their sixth studio album “1984”.
December 21st 2010
Crowbar – “Let Me Mourn”
“Let Me Mourn” is a song by American sludge metal band Crowbar. Released as single from the ninth studio album “Sever the Wicked Hand“.
December 21st 2010
Sirenia – “The End of It All”
“The End of It All” is a song by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. Released as single from the fifth studio album “The Enigma of Life“.
December 21st 2016
Overkill – “Mean, Green, Killing Machine”
“Mean, Green, Killing Machine” is a song by American thrash metal band Overkill. Released as second single from the eighteenth studio album “The Grinding Wheel“.
December 21st 2023
Enslaved – “Sequence”
“Sequence” is a song by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. Released as single from the fifteenth studio album “Utgard“.
Other Releases
December 21st 1980
Iron Maiden – “Live at the Rainbow”
“Live at the Rainbow” is the first live video recorded by Iron Maiden. The lyrics to ‘Killers’ are different to those that would be recorded when the song appeared on the album of the same name.
December 21st 1986
Ozzy Osbourne – “Ultimate Live Ozzy”
“Ultimate Live Ozzy” is an EP by heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. It serves as a companion piece to “The Ultimate Ozzy” home video release, featuring live recordings from the band’s performance.
Metal Birthdays
December 21st 1953
Bobby Liebling – Pentagram
Robert Harold “Bobby” Liebling is an American musician. He is the founder, lead vocalist and only continuous member of the pioneering doom metal band Pentagram.
December 21st 1978
Monika Pedersen – Sirenia
Monika Pedersen is a Danish singer of the band Sinphonia and former vocalist of “The World State” and the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia.
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