Today in Metal History – February 15th
Album Release
February 15th 1974
“Burn” is the eighth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. “Burn” is a powerful and energetic rock anthem from “Burn”.
February 15th 1988
Blind Guardian – “Battalions of Fear”
“Battalions of Fear” is the debut studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. “Majesty” is a fast and epic metal anthem from “Battalions of Fear”.
February 15th 1993
Darkthrone – “Under A Funeral Moon”
“Under A Funeral Moon” is the third studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. “Unholy Black Metal” is a raw and cold black metal anthem from “Under A Funeral Moon”.
February 15th 2006
“Eclipse” is the seventh studio album by the Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. “House of Sleep” is a melodic and emotional metal anthem from “Eclipse”.
February 15th 2008
“Slania” is the second studio album by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. “Inis Mona” is a melodic and anthemic folk metal classic from “Slania”.
February 15th 2010
“Aealo” is the tenth studio album by the Greek black metal band Rotting Christ. “Noctis Era” is a powerful and atmospheric metal anthem from “Aealo”.
February 15th 2011
“To Hell with God” is the tenth studio album by the American death metal band Deicide. “Save Your” is a fierce and blasphemous death metal anthem from “To Hell with God”.
February 15th 2013
Suffocation – “Pinnacle Of Bedlam”
“Pinnacle Of Bedlam” is the seventh studio album by the American death metal band Suffocation. “As Grace Descends” is a brutal and technical death metal anthem from “Pinnacle Of Bedlam”.
February 15th 2019
“Moonglow” is the eighth studio album by the German symphonic metal project Avantasia. “The Raven Child” is an epic and melodic metal anthem from “Moonglow”.
February 15th 2022
“Skelectric Dinosaur” is the fourteenth studio album by the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. “Day Off of the Devil” is a catchy and theatrical rock anthem from “Skelectric Dinosaur”.
EP Release
February 15th 2006
Ensiferum – “Dragonheads”
“Dragonheads” is the debut EP by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It is the first release featuring the then recently hired members Petri Lindroos, Sami Hinkka and Janne Parviainen.
Single Release
February 15th 1980
Def Leppard – “Hello America”
“Hello America” is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard. Released as single from the debut studio album “On Through the Night”.
February 15th 1990
U.D.O. – “Heart of Gold”
“Heart of Gold” is a song by German heavy metal band U.D.O.. Released as single from the third studio album “Faceless World”.
February 15th 1994
Soundgarden – “Spoonman”
“Spoonman” is a song by the American hard rock band Soundgarden. Released as first single from the fourth studio album “Superunknown”.
February 15th 2005
Black Label Society – “Suicide Messiah”
“Suicide Messiah” is a song by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. Released as first single from the sixth studio album “Mafia”.
February 15th 2008
Nightwish – “Bye Bye Beautiful”
“Bye Bye Beautiful” is a song by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Released as third single from the sixth studio album “Dark Passion Play”.
February 15th 2019
Queensrÿche – “Blood of the Levant”
“Blood of the Levant” is a song by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche. Released as single from the fifteenth studio album “The Verdict”.
February 15th 2019
Rhapsody of Fire – “Master of Peace”
“Master of Peace” is a song by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. Released as third single from the twelfth studio album “The Eighth Mountain”.
Metal Birthdays
February 15th 1957
Jake E. Lee – Ozzy Osbourne
Jakey Lou Williams is an American musician best known as lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and later as a member of the heavy metal band Badlands.
February 15th 1965
Dirk Schlächter – Gamma Ray
Dirk Schlächter is an German musician best known as bassist of the power metal band Gamma Ray.
Metal Memory Lane
