Today in Metal History – February 19th
Album Release
February 19th 1991
Dark Angel – “Time Does Not Heal”
“Time Does Not Heal” is the fourth studio album by the American thrash metal band Dark Angel. “Pain’s Invention, Madness” is a complex thrash metal anthem from “Time Does Not Heal”.
February 19th 1997
“Spooked” is the seventh studio album by the Danish heavy metal band Pretty Maids. “Twisted” is a powerful and melodic metal anthem from “Spooked”.
February 19th 2001
Soilwork – “A Predator’s Portrait”
“A Predator’s Portrait” is the third studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. “Bastard Chain” is a fast and aggressive metal anthem from “A Predator’s Portrait”.
February 19th 2007
“Sworn to the Dark” is the third studio album by the Swedish black metal band Watain. “Legions of the Black Light” is a dark and intense black metal anthem from “Sworn to the Dark”.
February 19th 2010
Jon Oliva’s Pain – “Festival”
“Festival” is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Jon Oliva’s Pain. “Living on the Edge” is a powerful and theatrical metal anthem from “Festival”.
February 19th 2016
“Heavy Crown” is the debut studio album by the American hard rock band Last In Line. “Devil in Me” is a powerful and melodic rock anthem from “Heavy Crown”.
Single Release
February 19th 2021
Orden Ogan – “Let the Fire Rain”
“Let the Fire Rain” is a song by German power metal band Orden Ogan. Released as single from the seventh studio album “Final Days”.
Metal Birthdays
February 19th 1948
Tony Iommi – Black Sabbath
Anthony Frank Iommi Jr. is an English musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
February 19th 1954
Francis Buchholz – Scorpions
Francis Buchholz is a German musician best known as the bass guitarist of German hard rock band Scorpions.
February 19th 1963
Tom Angelripper – Sodom
Thomas Such known as Tom Angelripper, is a German musician. Lead vocalist, bassist, main songwriter and only original remaining member of the thrash metal band Sodom.
February 19th 1964
Douglas Aldrich – Whitesnake
Doug Aldrich is an American hard rock guitarist. He founded the band Burning Rain with and has played with Whitesnake, Dio, House of Lords and more.
February 19th 1968
Frank Watkins – Obituary
Frank Watkins (February 19, 1968 – October 18, 2015) was an American musician best known as a former, long-time bass player for the death metal band Obituary
February 19th 1969
Burton C. Bell – Fear Factory
Burton Christopher Bell is an American musician. He is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of the industrial metal band Fear Factory.
February 19th 1970
Joacim Cans – HammerFall
Joacim Cans is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of power metal band HammerFall.
February 19th 1974
Todd La Torre – Queensrÿche
Todd La Torre is an American singer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead singer for progressive metal band Queensrÿche and a former lead vocalist of the band Crimson Glory.
Legend We Lost
February 19th 1980
Bon Scott – AC/DC
Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer who was the second lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC.
Metal Memory Lane
