Today in Metal History – January 26th
Album Release
January 26th 1988
“Skyscraper” is the second full-length studio album by hard rock singer David Lee Roth. “Just Like Paradise” is a standout track from “Skyscraper”.

January 26th 1998
Amon Amarth – “Once Sent From The Golden Hall”
“Once Sent From The Golden Hall” is the debut studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. “Ride for Vengeance” is a standout track from “Once Sent From The Golden Hall”.

January 26th 1998
“Sin/Pecado” is the third studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell. “Second Skin” is a standout track from “Sin/Pecado”.

January 26th 1999
Flotsam And Jetsam – “Unnatural Selection”
“Unnatural Selection” is the seventh album by American thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam. “Chemical Noose” is a standout track from “Unnatural Selection”.

January 26th 2004
“Soul Taker” is the third studio album by American power metal band Attacker. “The End” is a standout track from “Soul Taker”.

January 26th 2018
“Hadeon” is the eighth studio album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence. “Non Physical Existent” is a standout track from “Hadeon”.

January 26th 2018
“Rise To Glory” is the twenty-seventh studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. “Soul on Fire” is a standout track from “Rise To Glory”.

January 26th 2018
Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons – “The Age of Absurdity”
“The Age of Absurdity” is the debut studio album by Welsh hard rock band band Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons. “Dark Days” is a standout track from “The Age of Absurdity”.

January 26th 2018
“Catharsis” is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. “Catharsis” is a standout track from “Catharsis”.

Single Release
January 26th 2023
Enslaved – “Forest Dweller”
“Forest Dweller” is a song by the Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. Released as single from the sixteenth studio album “Heimdal”.

January 26th 2024
Sonata Arctica – “Dark Empath”
“Dark Empath” is a song by the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. Released as single from the eleventh studio album “Clear Cold Beyond”.

January 26th 2024
Elvenking – “Ethel”
“Ethel” is a song by the Italian folk metal band Elvenking. Released as another bonus track from the “Reader Of The Runes – Rapture”.

January 26th 2024
Masterplan – “Rise Again”
“Rise Again” is a song by the German power metal band Masterplan. Released as single from new studio album.

Metal Birthdays
January 26th 1955
Eddie Van Halen – Van Halen
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter of the hard rock band Van Halen.

January 26th 1961
Tom Keifer – Cinderella
Carl Thomas Keifer is an American musician. He is the lead singer, primary songwriter, and one of the guitarists for the hard rock band Cinderella.

January 26th 1976
Willie Adler – Lamb Of God
Willie Adler is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the groove metal band Lamb of God.


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