Today in Metal History – January 23rd
Album Release
January 23rd 1981
“Bad Reputation” is the debut solo studio album by American hard rock singer Joan Jett. “Bad Reputation” is a standout track from “Bad Reputation”.
January 23rd 1990
“Stick It To Ya” is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Slaughter. “Up All Night” is a standout track from “Stick It To Ya”.
January 23rd 1991
Massacra – “Enjoy the Violence”
“Enjoy the Violence” is the second album by the French death metal band Massacra. “Gods of Hate” is a standout track from “Enjoy the Violence”.
January 23rd 2009
“Fear No Evil” is the eleventh studio album of the German female hard rock singer Doro. “Celebrate” is a standout track from “Fear No Evil”.
January 23rd 2009
“A-Lex” is the eleventh studio album by the Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura. “What I Do!” is a standout track from “A-Lex”.
January 23rd 2009
Napalm Death – “Time Waits for No Slave”
“Time Waits for No Slave” is the thirteenth studio album by the British grindcore band Napalm Death. “Work To Rule” is a standout track from “Time Waits for No Slave”.
January 23rd 2009
“The 13th Floor” is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. “The Path to Decay” is a standout track from “The 13th Floor”.
January 23rd 2009
Vision Divine – “9 Degrees West of the Moon”
“9 Degrees West of the Moon” is the 6th studio album by the Italian progressive metal band Vision Divine. “The Killing Speed of Time” is a standout track from “9 Degrees West of the Moon”.
January 23rd 2015
“Decadent” is the 15th studio album by German heavy metal band UDO. “Pain” is a standout track from “Decadent”.
January 23rd 2015
Stormwitch – “Season of the Witch”
“Season of the Witch” is the tenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Stormwitch. “Last Warrior” is a standout track from “Season of the Witch”.
January 23rd 2015
Megadeth – “Megadeth”
“Megadeth” is the seventeenth and final studio album by the American thrash metal band Megadeth. “Tipping Point” is a standout track from “Megadeth”.
Single Release
January 23rd 1981
Rainbow – “I Surrender”
“I Surrender” is a song by British hard rock band Rainbow. Released as first single from their fifth studio album “Difficult to Cure”.
January 23rd 1984
Metallica – “Whiplash”
“Whiplash” is a song by American thrash metal band Metallica. Released as first single from their debut album “Kill ‘Em All”.
January 23rd 2006
Darkthrone – “Too Old Too Cold”
“Too Old Too Cold” is a song by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. Released as single from the eleventh studio album “The Cult Is Alive”.
January 23rd 2011
Ozzy Osbourne – “Let It Die”
“Let It Die” is a song by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Released as third single from the eleventh studio album “Scream”.
January 23rd 2019
Avantasia – “Moonglow”
“Moonglow“ is a song by German metal opera project Avantasia. Released as second single from eighth full-length album “Moonglow”.
Metal Birthdays
January 23rd 1960
Greg Hinz – Helix
Greg “Fritz” Hinz (January 23, 1960 – February 16, 2024) was an Canadian drummer and backing vocal for heavy metal band Helix.
January 23rd 1962
Kirk Arrington – Metal Church
Kirk Arrington (January 23, 1962 – May 22, 2023) was an American drummer, best known for his work with heavy metal band Metal Church.
January 23rd 1965
Louie Clemente – Testament
Louie Clemente is a former drummer for the Bay Area thrash metal band Testament as a part of the original lineup.
January 23rd 1974
Kita – Lordi
Sampsa Astala known by stage names Stala and Kita, is the lead singer of the Finnish glam rock band Stala & SO and the former drummer for the heavy metal band Lordi.
Metal Birthdays
January 23rd 1960
Jimmy Bain – Dio
James Stewart Bain (19 December 1947 – 23 January 2016) was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio.
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