Today in Metal History – February 3rd
Album Release
February 3rd 1981
“Difficult to Cure” is the fifth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow. “Spotlight Kid” a high-energy hard rock anthem from “Difficult to Cure”.
February 3rd 2006
“Come Clarity” is the eighth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. “Take This Life” a ferocious and melodic death metal anthem from “Come Clarity”.
February 3rd 2009
Cannibal Corpse – “Evisceration Plague”
“Evisceration Plague” is the eleventh studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. “Priests of Sodom” a brutal and relentless death metal assault from “Evisceration Plague”.
February 3rd 2014
“The Satanist” is the tenth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. “O Father O Satan O Sun!” a grandiose and ritualistic blackened death metal epic from “The Satanist”.
February 3rd 2023
Xandria – “The Wonders Still Awaiting”
“The Wonders Still Awaiting” is the eighth studio album by German symphonic metal band Xandria. “Two Worlds” a grand and cinematic symphonic metal masterpiece from “The Wonders Still Awaiting”.
EP/Live Release
February 3rd 1995
Dark Tranquillity – “Of Chaos and Eternal Night”
“Of Chaos and Eternal Night” is the second EP by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. It is the first studio recording by the band featuring Mikael Stanne as the lead vocalist.
Single Release
February 3rd 1983
Def Leppard – “Photograph”
“Photograph” is a song recorded by English hard rock band Def Leppard. Released as second single from the third studio album “Pyromania”.
February 3rd 2003
Children of Bodom – “Needled 24/7”
“Needled 24/7” is a song recorded by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. Released as single from the fourth studio album “Hate Crew Deathroll”.
February 3rd 2017
Havok – “Ingsoc”
“Ingsoc” a song recorded by American thrash metal band Havok. Released as single from the fourth studio album “Conformicide”.
February 3rd 2017
Warbringer – “Silhouettes”
“Silhouettes” a song recorded by American thrash metal band Warbringer. Released as single from the fifth studio album “Woe to the Vanquished”.
February 3rd 2017
Sinner – “Battle Hill”
“Battle Hill” a song recorded by German heavy metal band Sinner. Released as single from the eighteen studio album “Tequila Suicide”.
February 3rd 2023
Powerwolf – “Poison”
“Poison” is a song recorded by German power metal band Powerwolf. Released as cover single on Alice Cooper “Poison”.
February 3rd 2023
Holy Moses – “Invisible Queen”
“Invisible Queen” is a song recorded by German thrash metal band Holy Moses. Released as single from the twelve studio album “Invisible Queen”.
February 3rd 2023
Frozen Crown – “Black Heart”
“Black Heart” is a song recorded by Italian power metal band Frozen Crown. Released as single from the fourth studio album “Call of the North”.
Metal Birthdays
February 3rd 1965
Bruce Bouillet – Racer X
Bruce Allan Bouillet is an American guitarist. He has played guitar for a variety of bands, most notably in the heavy metal band Racer X.
February 3rd 1970
Richie Kotzen – Poison
Richard Dale Kotzen Jr. is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Solo artist and was a member of glam metal band Poison and hard rock band Mr. Big.
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