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” a hard-hitting track with powerful energy from “The Law Of Devil’s Land”.
January 21st 1984
“Bon Jovi” is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi. “Runaway” a breakout anthem with soaring hooks and energy from “Bon Jovi”.
January 21st 1985
Loudness – “Thunder In The East”
“Thunder In The East” is the fifth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. “Crazy Nights” a high-energy anthem with powerful riffs and vocals from “Thunder In The East”.
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” a symphonic masterpiece with haunting melodies 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” a melodic rock anthem with soulful vocals 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” a powerful anthem with theatrical energy 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
