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” a heartfelt and melodic power ballad 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” a powerful and brooding heavy metal track from “Cross Purposes”.
January 31st 1996
“Filosofem” (“Philosopheme”) is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum. “Dunkelheit” an eerie and hypnotic black metal masterpiece from “Filosofem”.
January 31st 2000
“Deggial” is the ninth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. “Flesh of the Gods” a majestic symphonic metal opus from “Deggial”.
January 31st 2005
“Liberatio” is the debut studio album by Germany symphonic power metal band Krypteria. “Liberatio” an anthemic symphonic metal piece from “Liberatio”.
January 31st 2014
“Hydra” is the sixth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. “Dangerous” a high-energy symphonic metal anthem 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” a symphonic metal ballad, blends ethereal vocals 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” an epic and cinematic symphonic metal anthem from “The Last Knight”.
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
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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