Today in Metal History – January 31st
Album Release
January 31st 1989
Warrant – “Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich”
“Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich” is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Warrant. “Heaven” is a standout track from “Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich”.
January 31st 1994
Black Sabbath – “Cross Purposes”
“Cross Purposes” is the seventeenth studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. “I Witness” is a standout track from “Cross Purposes”.
January 31st 1996
“Filosofem” (“Philosopheme”) is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum. “Dunkelheit” is a standout track from “Filosofem”.
January 31st 2000
“Deggial” is the ninth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. “Flesh of the Gods” is a standout track from “Deggial”.
January 31st 2005
“Liberatio” is the debut studio album by Germany symphonic power metal band Krypteria. “Liberatio” is a standout track from “Liberatio”.
January 31st 2014
Grand Magus – “Triumph and Power”
“Triumph and Power” is the seventh by Swedish heavy metal band Grand Magus. “The Hammer Will Bite” is a standout track from “Triumph and Power”.
January 31st 2014
“Hydra” is the sixth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. “Dangerous” is a standout track from “Hydra”.
January 31st 2020
Amberian Dawn – “Looking for You”
“Looking for You” is the ninth studio album by Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. “Looking for You” is a standout track from “Looking for You”.
January 31st 2020
“The Last Knight” is the seventh studio album by Austrian symphonic power metal band Serenity. “Keeper of the Knights” is a standout track from “The Last Knight”.
EP Release
January 31st 1995
Amorphis – “Black Winter Day”
“Black Winter Day” is a split EP by Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis. The track “Black Winter Day” is one of the band’s best-known songs.
Single Release
January 31st 1999
Nightwish – “Walking in the Air”
“Walking in the Air” is a song recorded by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Released as second single from the second studio album “Oceanborn”.
January 31st 2000
Therion – “Seven Secrets of the Sphinx”
“Rocket” is a song recorded by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. Released as single from the ninth studio album “Deggial”.
January 31st 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 31st 2005
Teräsbetoni – “Taivas lyö tulta”
“Taivas lyö tulta” (The sky strikes down fire) is a song recorded by Finnish power metal band Teräsbetoni. Released as single from the debut album “Metallitotuus”.
Metal Birthdays
January 31st 1954
Adrian Vandenberg – Whitesnake
Adriaan van den Berg known as Adrian “Adje” Vandenberg, is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake.
January 31st 1963
Anthony Nichols – Meliah Rage
Anthony “Tony” Nichols is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known as the founding member and primary songwriter of the power/thrash metal band Meliah Rage.
January 31st 1964
Jeff Hanneman – Slayer
Jeffrey John Hanneman (January 31, 1964 – May 2, 2013) was an American musician, best known as a founding member and co-lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Slayer.
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