Today in Metal History – January 28th
Album Release
January 28th 1983
“Never Surrender” is the sixth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph. “All The Way” a anthemic and uplifting rock anthem from “Never Surrender”.
January 28th 1984
“Fistful of Metal” is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Anthrax. “Metal Thrashing Mad” a high-energy speed metal anthem from “Fistful of Metal”.
January 28th 1986
Black Sabbath – “Seventh Star”
“Seventh Star” is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. “In For The Kill” blending classic heavy metal with a bluesy edge from “Seventh Star”.
January 28th 1991
Wrathchild America – “3-D”
“3-D” is the second and final studio album by American thrash metal band Wrathchild America. “Spy” unique fusion of thrash metal and progressive elements from “3-D”.
January 28th 1996
Dark Funeral – “The Secrets of the Black Arts”
“The Secrets of the Black Arts” is the debut studio album by Swedish black metal band Dark Funeral. “My Dark Desires” icy black metal classic that captures the raw, sinister atmosphere from “The Secrets of the Black Arts”.
January 28th 2002
“Hymn to Life” is the second solo album by Finnish musician Timo Tolkki. “Key to the Universe” featuring Michael Kiske, a powerful vocal performance from “Sounds of Violence”.
January 28th 2008
“01011001” is the seventh studio album by Dutch progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. “Comatose” an epic and atmospheric track from “01011001”.
January 28th 2011
Onslaught – “Sounds of Violence”
“Sounds of Violence” is the fifth studio album by English thrash metal band Onslaught. “Born for War” a crushing thrash anthem filled with aggressive riffs from “Sounds of Violence”.
January 28th 2011
Lazarus A.D. – “Black Rivers Flow”
“Black Rivers Flow” is the second album by American thrash metal band Lazarus A.D. “The Ultimate Sacrifice” a relentless and aggressive thrash assault from “Black Rivers Flow”.
January 28th 2022
“Inviolate” is the tenth studio album by American guitarist Steve Vai. “Teeth of the Hydra” a virtuosic and experimental composition from “Inviolate”.
Single Release
January 28th 1978
Van Halen – “You Really Got Me”
“You Really Got Me” is a song by the American hard rock band Van Halen. Released as first single from the debut studio album “Van Halen”.
January 28th 2002
Tiamat – “Vote for Love”
“Vote for Love” is a song by the Swedish gothic metal band Tiamat. Released as single from the seventh studio album “Judas Christ”.
January 28th 2005
HammerFall – “Blood Bound”
“Blood Bound” is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. Released as single from the fifth studio album “Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken”.
January 28th 2005
Within Temptation – “Memories”
“Memories” is a ballad-song by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Released as second single from third studio album “The Silent Force”.
January 28th 2011
Serenity – “Serenade of Flames”
“Serenade of Flames” is a ballad-song by Austrian symphonic metal band Serenity. Released as second single from the third full-length studio album “Death & Legacy”.
January 28th 2022
Rage – “The Age of Reason” (Zardonic remix)
“The Age of Reason” is a song by German heavy metal band Rage. A remixed version of the track featuring the electronic DJ Zardonic.
January 28th 2022
Amorphis – “On the Dark Waters”
“On the Dark Waters” is a song by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. Released as single from the the fourteenth studio album “Halo”.
Metal Birthdays
January 28th 1963
Dan Spitz – Anthrax
Dan Spitz is an American musician best known for his work as the lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Anthrax.
January 28th 1966
Jeff Duncan – Armored Saint
Jeff Duncan is an American heavy metal musician, best known for being the rhythm guitarist of Armored Saint.
January 28th 1970
Donald Tardy – Obituary
Donald Tardy is an American drummer, best known as a founding member of the death metal band Obituary.
January 28th 1977
Matthew DeVries- Fear Factory
Matthew DeVries is an American musician. He is the rhythm guitarist in the metal band Chimaira and the former bassist in Fear Factory.
Legends We Lost
January 28th 2017
Geoff Nicholls
Geoffrey James Nicholls (29 February 1944 – 28 January 2017) was an English guitarist and keyboardist, and longtime member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
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