Today in Metal History – January 30th
Album Release
January 30th 1984
“Slide It In” is the sixth studio album by English hard rock band Whitesnake. “Love Ain’t No Stranger” is a standout track from “Slide It In”.

January 30th 1987
Tigertailz – “Young and Crazy”
“Young and Crazy” is the debut studio album by Welsh glam metal band Tigertailz. “Turn Me On” is a standout track from “Young and Crazy”.

January 30th 1989
Wrathchild America – “Climbin’ The Walls”
“Climbin’ The Walls” is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Wrathchild America. “Climbin’ the Walls” is a standout track from “Climbin’ The Walls”.

January 30th 1989
“Fabulous Disaster” is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus. “The Toxic Waltz” is a standout track from “Fabulous Disaster”.

January 30th 2008
Amberian Dawn – “River of Tuoni”
“River of Tuoni” is the debut studio album by Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. “Valkyries” is a standout track from “River of Tuoni”.

January 30th 2015
Blind Guardian – “Beyond The Red Mirror”
“Beyond The Red Mirror” is the tenth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. “The Ninth Wave” is a standout track from “Beyond The Red Mirror”.

EP Release
January 30th 1982
Queensrÿche – “Queensrÿche”
“Queensrÿche” is the debut EP by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche.

Single Release
January 30th 1989
Def Leppard – “Rocket”
“Rocket” is a song recorded by English hard rock band Def Leppard. Released as sixth single from the fourth studio album “Hysteria”.

January 30th 2008
Amberian Dawn – “River of Tuoni”
“River of Tuoni” is a song by the Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. Released as lead single from the debut studio album “River of Tuoni”.

January 30th 2008
Katatonia – “Lacquer”
“Lacquer” is a song by the Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia. Released as lead single from the eleventh studio album “City Burials”.

Metal Birthdays
January 30th 1964
Marcel Jacob – Europe
Marcel Karl Jacob (30 January 1964 – 21 July 2009) was a Swedish musician, best known as the founder, chief songwriter and bassist of the hard rock band Talisman. For a brief period, he also played in the band Europe and with Yngwie Malmsteen.

January 30th 1967
Bill Leverty – FireHouse
William G. Leverty II is an American guitarist. He is a founding member of the hard rock band FireHouse.


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