Today in Metal History – January 11th
Album Release
January 11th 2000
“Spit” is the debut studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Kittie. “Brackish” is a standout track from “Spit”.

January 11th 2005
“(N)Utopia” is the debut studio album by Italian extreme metal band Graveworm. “I – The Machine” is a standout track from “(N)Utopia”.

January 11th 2008
Benedictum – “Seasons of Tragedy”
“Seasons of Tragedy” is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Benedictum. “Beast in the Field” is a standout track from “Seasons of Tragedy”.

January 11th 2011
“In War And Pieces” is the thirteenth album by the German thrash metal band Sodom. “Hellfire” is a standout track from “In War And Pieces”.

January 11th 2019
“Verkligheten” is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. “Arrival” is a standout track from “Verkligheten”.

Single Release
January 11th 1988
AC/DC – “Heatseeker”
“Heatseeker” is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Released as first single from the eleventh studio album “Blow Up Your Video”.

January 11th 1988
U.D.O. – “They Want War”
“They Want War” is a song by German heavy metal band U.D.O.. Released as single from the first studio album “Animal House“.

January 11th 2019
Dream Theater – “Fall into the Light”
“Fall into the Light” is a song by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Released as second single from the fourteenth studio album “Distance Over Time“.

January 11th 2019
Queensrÿche – “Dark Reverie”
“Dark Reverie” is a song by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Released as single from the fifteenth studio album “The Verdict”.

January 11th 2019
Rhapsody of Fire – “Rain of Fury”
“Rain of Fury” is a song by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. Released as single from the twelfth studio album “The Eighth Mountain”.

January 11th 2019
Evergrey – “Weightless”
“Weightless” is a song by Swedish progressive metal band Evergrey. Released as single from the eleventh studio album “The Atlantic“.

January 11th 2019
Malevolent Creation – “Release the Soul”
“Release the Soul” is a song by American death metal band Malevolent Creation. Released as single from the thirteen studio album “The 13th Beast”.

January 11th 2024
Enslaved – “Gangandi”
“Gangandi” is a song by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. Released as single from the sixteenth studio album “Heimdal”.

Metal Birthdays
January 11th 1970
Jason Bittner – Shadows Fall
Jason Bittner is an American musician, drummer for metal band Shadows Fall. He was also the drummer for the thrash metal bands Toxik, Flotsam and Jetsam and Overkill.


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