Today in Metal History – February 10th
Album Release
February 10th 1978
“Van Halen” is the debut studio album by the American hard rock band Van Halen. “Runnin’ with the Devil” is a standout track from “Van Halen”.

February 10th 1978
Judas Priest – “Stained Class”
“Stained Class” is the fourth studio album by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. “Exciter” is a standout track from “Stained Class”.

February 10th 1999
“No Escape” is the debut studio album by the German neoclassical power metal band At Vance. “Flying High” is a standout track from “No Escape”.

February 10th 2004
Damageplan – “New Found Power”
“New Found Power” is the debut and only studio album by the American heavy metal band Damageplan. “Save Me” is a standout track from “New Found Power”.

February 10th 2004
“Probot” is the self-titled debut and only studio album by the heavy metal project Probot, led by Dave Grohl. “Shake Your Blood” is a standout track from “Probot”.

February 10th 2012
“Helvetios” is the fifth studio album by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. “A Rose for Epona” is a standout track from “Helvetios”.

February 10th 2017
Overkill – “The Grinding Wheel”
“The Grinding Wheel” is the eighteenth studio album by the American thrash metal band Overkill. “Mean, Green, Killing Machine” is a standout track from “The Grinding Wheel”.

February 10th 2023
“Dark Waters” is the seventh studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. “The Quest and the Curse” is a standout track from “Dark Waters”.

February 10th 2023
“Foregone” is the fourteenth studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. “Foregone Pt. 1” is a standout track from “Foregone”.

Single Release
February 10th 1987
Cinderella – “Somebody Save Me”
“Somebody Save Me” is a song by American glam metal band Cinderella. Released as third single from the debut studio album “Night Songs”.

February 10th 1987
Dokken – “Dream Warriors”
“Dream Warriors” is a song by American heavy metal band Dokken. Released as first single from the fourth studio album “Back for the Attack”.

February 10th 1987
Stryper – “Free/Calling on You”
“Free/Calling on You” is a song by American christian metal band Stryper. Released as single from the third studio album “To Hell with the Devil”.

February 10th 1991
Loudness – “Down ‘n’ Dirty”
“Down ‘n’ Dirty” is a song by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. Released as single from the ninth studio album “On the Prowl”.

February 10th 2009
DragonForce – “The Last Journey Home”
“The Last Journey Home” is a song by British power metal band DragonForce. Released as second single from the fourth studio album “Ultra Beatdown”.

February 10th 2023
Manowar – “Laut und hart, stark und schnell”
“Laut und hart, stark und schnell” is a song by American power metal band Manowar. Released as standalone single.

Metal Birthdays
February 10th 1962
Cliff Burton – Metallica
Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who served as the bassist for the thrash metal band Metallica.

February 10th 1977
Joel Graham – Evile
Joel Graham is the bassist of English thrash metal band Evile and former bassist of metal band Rise to Addiction.

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