Today in Metal History – January 29th
Album Release
January 29th 2001
“Nuclear Fire” is the third album by the German power metal band Primal Fear. “Angel in Black” is a standout track from “Nuclear Fire”.

January 29th 2001
Annihilator – “Carnival Diablos”
“Carnival Diablos” is the eighth studio album by Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator. “Time Bomb” is a standout track from “Carnival Diablos”.

January 29th 2002
Dream Theater – “Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence”
“Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence” is the sixth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. “The Glass Prison” is a standout track from “Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence”.

January 29th 2002
King Diamond – “Abigail II: The Revenge”
“Abigail II: The Revenge” is the tenth studio album by Danish heavy metal band King Diamond. “Spirits” is a standout track from “Abigail II: The Revenge”.

January 29th 2010
“Ironbound” is the 15th full-length studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill. “Endless War” is a standout track from “Ironbound”.

January 29th 2010
“To The Metal!” is the tenth studio album by German power metal band Gamma Ray. “Time To Live” is a standout track from “To The Metal!”.

January 29th 2010
Freedom Call – “Legend of the Shadowking”
“Legend of the Shadowking” is the sixth full-length album by the German power metal band Freedom Call. “Thunder God” is a standout track from “Legend of the Shadowking”.

January 29th 2016
“Ghostlights” is the seventh full-length album by German metal opera project Avantasia. “The Haunting” is a standout track from “Ghostlights”.

January 29th 2016
Dream Theater – “The Astonishing”
“The Astonishing” is the thirteenth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. “The Gift of Music” is a standout track from “The Astonishing”.

January 29th 2016
“Codex Atlanticus” is the fifth studio album by the Austrian symphonic power metal band Serenity. “The Perfect Woman” is a standout track from “Codex Atlanticus”.

January 29th 2016
“The Raging Tides” is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Exumer. “Brand Of Evil” is a standout track from “The Raging Tides”.

January 29th 2021
“Too Mean to Die” is the sixteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept. “The Undertaker” is a standout track from “Too Mean to Die”.

January 29th 2021
Michael Schenker Group – “Immortal”
“Immortal” is the eleventh studio album by English hard rock band MSG. “Sail the Darkness” is a standout track from “Immortal”.

Single Release
January 29th 2001
Paradise Lost – “Mouth”
“Mouth” is a song by the British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. Released as single from the eighth studio album “Believe in Nothing”.

January 29th 2010
Freedom Call – “Zauber Der Nacht”
“Zauber Der Nacht” is a song by the German power metal band Freedom Call. Released as single from the sixth full-length album “Legend of the Shadowking”.

Metal Birthdays
January 29th 1961
Eddie Jackson – Queensrÿche
Eddie Jackson is an American bass guitarist for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche.

January 29th 1968
Olaf Zissel – Tankard
Olaf Zissel is a German drummer, best known as a longtime member of the thrash metal band Tankard.

January 29th 1969
Rob Barrett – Cannibal Corpse
Robert Joseph Barrett III is an American death metal musician, best known as the current guitarist for Cannibal Corpse.

January 29th 1991
Eloy Casagrande – Sepultura
Eloy Casagrande is a Brazilian musician, best known as the former drummer of Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura.


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