Today in Metal History – January 21st

Today in Metal History – January 21st

Today in Metal History – January 21st

Album Release

January 21st 1983

Loudness – “The Law Of Devil’s Land”

“The Law Of Devil’s Land” is the third studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. In The Mirror is a standout track from “The Law Of Devil’s Land”.

January 21st 1984

Bon Jovi – “Bon Jovi”

“Bon Jovi” is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi. Runaway is a standout track from “Bon Jovi”.

January 21st 2000

Impellitteri – “Crunch”

“Crunch” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Impellitteri. “Fear No Evil” is a standout track from “Crunch”.

January 21st 2011

Sirenia – “The Enigma of Life”

“The Enigma of Life” is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. The End of It All is a standout track from “The Enigma of Life”.

January 21st 2011

Mr. Big – “What If…”

“What If…” is the seventh full-length studio album by the American hard rock band Mr. Big. Undertow is a standout track from “What If…”.

January 21st 2022

Battle Beast – “Circus of Doom”

“Circus of Doom” is the sixth studio album by Finnish power metal band Battle Beast. Master of Illusion is a standout track from “Circus of Doom”.

Single Release

January 21st 1983

Loudness – “Geraldine”

“Geraldine” is a song by by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. Released as single from the second live album 8186 Live.

January 21st 1993

Ministry – “Just One Fix”

“Just One Fix” is a song by American industrial metal band Ministry. Released as third single from the fifth studio album ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ.

January 21st 1999

Soulfly – “Tribe”

“Tribe” is a song by American heavy metal band Soulfly. Released as fourth single from the eponymous debut album Soulfly.

January 21st 2000

AC/DC – “Stiff Upper Lip”

“Stiff Upper Lip” is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Released as first single from the fourteenth studio album “Stiff Upper Lip”.

January 21st 2011

Within Temptation – “Faster”

“Faster” is a song by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Released as first single from the fifth studio album The Unforgiving.

January 21st 2021

Moonspell – “All or Nothing”

“All or Nothing” is a song by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell. Released as third single from the twelfth studio album Hermitage.

Metal Birthdays

January 21st 1960

Mike Terrana – Rage

Mike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. He worked with German bands such as Rage, Gamma Ray, Savage Circus, Axel Rudi Pell and Masterplan.

January 21st 1964

Tony Dolan – Venom

Anthony Michael Dolan known by his nickname Demolition Man, is an English musician, bassist and vocalist of heavy metal band Atomkraft and formerly Venom.

January 21st 1965

Stace McLaren – Razor

Stace “Sheepdog” McLaren is a Canadian vocalist, best known as the former frontman of the influential thrash metal band Razor.

January 21st 1969

Thomas Vikström – Therion

Sven Erik Herman Thomas Vikström is a Swedish singer best known for working with doom metal band Candlemass, power metal Stormwind and a permanent vocalist for the symphonic metal band Therion.

Metal Memory Lane

Today in Metal History – January 21st

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