Today in Metal History – January 4th
Album Release
January 4th 1984
Judas Priest – “Defenders Of The Faith”
“Defenders Of The Faith” is the ninth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. “Freewheel Burning” widely regarded as the standout track from “Defenders Of The Faith”.

January 4th 1988
“L.A. Guns” is the debut studio album by American glam metal band L.A. Guns. “One More Reason” a gritty anthem that captures the raw energy from “L.A. Guns”.

January 4th 1994
“Unbound” is the fifth album by Swedish extreme metal band band Merciless. “Back to North” with its relentless energy and crushing riffs of “Unbound”.

January 4th 1994
Vicious Rumors – “Word of Mouth”
“Word of Mouth” is the fifth album by heavy metal band Vicious Rumors. “Thunder and Rain Pt. 2” a perfect mix of soaring vocals from “Word of Mouth”.

January 4th 1999
Rotting Christ – “Sleep of the Angels”
“Sleep of the Angels” is the fifth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. “After Dark I Feel” with its haunting atmosphere from “Sleep of the Angels”.

Single Release
January 4th 1984
Mötley Crüe – “Looks That Kill”
“Looks That Kill” is a song by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Released as first single from the second studio album “Shout at the Devil”.

January 4th 2006
Amorphis – “House of Sleep”
“House of Sleep” is a song by the Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. Released as first single from the seventh studio album “Eclipse“.

January 4th 2011
Crowbar – “The Cemetery Angels”
“The Cemetery Angels” is a song by the American sludge metal band Crowbar. Released as single from the ninth studio album “Sever the Wicked Hand”.

Metal Birthdays
January 4th 1961
David DeFeis – Virgin Steele
David DeFeis is an American singer, keyboard player, songwriter and producer. He is the main composer and leader of the heavy metal band Virgin Steele.

January 4th 1962
Peter Steele – Type O Negative
Peter Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010) or Peter Steele, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O Negative.

January 4th 1962
John Marshall – Metal Church
John Marshall is an American musician, best known as a former guitarist for the heavy metal band Metal Church.

January 4th 1964
Michael Fast – Pretty Maids
Michael Fast is a former drummer for the Danish hard rock and heavy metal band Pretty Maids. Known for his energetic and precise drumming.

January 4th 1983
Ronald Landa – Delain
Ronald Landa is a guitarist and vocalist known for his work with the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain.

January 4th 1983
Lena Abé – My Dying Bride
Lena Abé is the bassist for the British doom metal band My Dying Bride, known for her haunting and atmospheric bass lines.

January 4th 1990
Romana Kalkuhl – Burning Witches
Romana Kalkuhl is the guitarist and founding member of the Swiss heavy metal band Burning Witches, known for her powerful riffs and dynamic songwriting.

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