February 16th 1990

Death – “Spiritual Healing”

“Spiritual Healing” is the third studio album by the American death metal band Death. “Living Monstrosity” is a standout track from “Spiritual Healing”.

February 16th 2004

Hypocrisy – “The Arrival”

“The Arrival” is the ninth studio album by the Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy. “Eraser” is a standout track from “The Arrival”.

February 16th 2004

Bonfire – “The Räuber”

“The Räuber” is the eleventh studio album by the German hard rock band Bonfire. “Bells of Freedom” is a standout track from “The Räuber”.

February 16th 2018

Angra – “Ømni”

“Ømni” is the ninth studio album by the Brazilian power metal band Angra. “Travelers of Time” is a standout track from “Ømni”.

February 16th 2018

Visions of Atlantis – “The Deep & the Dark”

“The Deep & the Dark” is the sixth studio album by the Austrian symphonic metal band Visions of Atlantis. “Return to Lemuria” is a standout track from “The Deep & the Dark”.

February 16th 1991

Helloween – “Kids of the Century”

“Kids of the Century” is a song by German power metal band Helloween. Released as first single from the fourth studio album “Pink Bubbles Go Ape”.

February 16th 1993

Megadeth – “Sweating Bullets”

“Sweating Bullets” is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as third single from the fifth studio album “Countdown to Extinction”.

February 16th 2000

Megadeth – “Breadline”

“Breadline” is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as second single from the eighth studio album “Risk”.

February 16th 2015

Burzum – “Mythic Dawn”

“Mythic Dawn” is a song by Norwegian black metal band Burzum. Released as standalone single.

February 16th 2024

Blaze Bayley – “Mind Reader”

“Mind Reader” is a song by English heavy metal band Blaze Bayley. Released as single from the eleventh studio album “Circle of Stone”.

February 16th 1960

Pete Willis – Def Leppard

Peter Andrew Willis is a retired English guitarist, best known as a founder member of the hard rock band Def Leppard.

February 16th 1965

Dave Lombardo – Slayer

David Lombardo is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer.

February 16th 2024

Greg “Fritz” Hins – Helix

Greg Hinz (23 January 1956 – 16 February 2024) was an Canadian drummer and backing vocal for heavy metal band Helix.

Today in Metal History – February 15th

TodayInMetal – Feb 15th 🤘Timeless riffs and modern power collide today! From classic hard rock to dark melodic heaviness – #DeepPurple #BlackLabelSociety #Amorphis #Nightwish #Queensrÿche. What’s on your playlist today?