Today in Metal History – February 26th
Album Release
February 26th 1981
Judas Priest – “Point Of Entry”
“Point Of Entry” is the seventh studio album by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. “Heading Out to the Highway” is a standout track from “Point Of Entry”.
February 26th 1990
Gamma Ray – “Heading For Tomorrow”
“Heading For Tomorrow” is the debut studio album by the German power metal band Gamma Ray. “Lust for Life” is a standout track from “Heading For Tomorrow”.
February 26th 1991
“1916” is the ninth studio album by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. “The One To Sing The Blues” is a standout track from “1916”.
February 26th 1991
Great White – “Hooked”
“Hooked” is the fifth studio album by the American hard rock band Great White. “Call It Rock ‘N’ Roll” is a standout track from “Hooked”.
February 26th 1992
Darkthrone – “A Blaze in the Northern Sky”
“A Blaze in the Northern Sky” is the second studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. “Kathaarian Life Code” is a standout track from “A Blaze in the Northern Sky”.
February 26th 2001
Rage – “Welcome To The Other Side”
“Welcome To The Other Side” is the fifteenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage. “Straight to Hell” is a standout track from “Welcome To The Other Side”.
February 26th 2001
Paradise Lost – “Believe in Nothing”
“Believe in Nothing” is the eighth studio album by the British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. “Mouth” is a standout track from “Believe in Nothing”.
February 26th 2001
“Endtyme” is the sixth studio album by the British doom metal band Cathedral. “Melancholy Emperor” is a standout track from “Endtyme”.
February 26th 2002
Cannibal Corpse – “Gore Obsessed”
“Gore Obsessed” is the eighth studio album by the American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. “Savage Butchery” is a standout track from “Gore Obsessed”.
February 26th 2008
Death Angel – “Killing Season”
“Killing Season” is the fifth studio album by the American thrash metal band Death Angel. “Lord of Hate” is a standout track from “Killing Season”.
February 26th 2010
“Hoodoo” is the seventeenth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus. “Hoodoo Woman” is a standout track from “Hoodoo”.
February 26th 2016
“For All Kings” is the eleventh studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax. “Evil Twin” is a standout track from “For All Kings”.
February 26th 2016
“Anvil Is Anvil” is the sixteenth studio album by the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. “Runaway Train” is a standout track from “Anvil Is Anvil”.
February 26th 2021
Alice Cooper – “Detroit Stories”
“Detroit Stories” is the 21st studio album by the American hard rock artist Alice Cooper. “Rock ‘N’ Roll” is a standout track from “Detroit Stories”.
February 26th 2021
Evergrey – “Escape of the Phoenix”
“Escape of the Phoenix” is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish progressive metal band Evergrey. “Forever Outsider” is a standout track from “Escape of the Phoenix”.
February 26th 2021
“Hermitage” is the twelfth studio album by the Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell. “The Hermit Saints” is a standout track from “Hermitage”.
February 26th 2021
Epica – “Ωmega”
“Ωmega” is the eighth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. “The Skeleton Key” is a standout track from “Ωmega”.
Single Release
February 26th 1986
Van Halen – “Why Can’t This Be Love”
“Why Can’t This Be Love” is a song by the American hard rock band Van Halen. Released as first single from the seventh studio album “5150”.
February 26th 2000
Paradise Lost – “Sell It to the World”
“Sell It to the World” is a song by the British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. Released as first single from the eighth studio album “Believe in Nothing”.
February 26th 2001
Paradise Lost – “Fader”
“Fader” is a song by the British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. Released as second single from the eighth studio album “Believe in Nothing”.
February 26th 2007
Morgana Lefay – “Over and Over Again”
“Over and Over Again” is a song by the Swedish heavy metal band Morgana Lefay. Released as single from the ninth and final studio album “Aberrations of the Mind”.
February 26th 2021
Sabaton – “Livgardet”
“Livgardet” is a song by the Swedish power metal band Sabaton. Inspired by the Swedish Royal Guard (Livgardet).
February 26th 2021
Epica – “The Skeleton Key”
“The Skeleton Key” is a song by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. Released as fourth single from eighth studio album “Ωmega”.
February 26th 2021
Frozen Crown – “Far Beyond”
“Far Beyond” is a song by the Italian power metal band Frozen Crown. Released as single from the third studio album “Winterbane”.
Metal Birthdays
February 26th 1986
Lindsay Schoolcraft – Cradle of Filth
Lindsay Schoolcraft is a Canadian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, best known for her work as the former keyboardist and vocalist of the extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.
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