Today in Metal History – July 10th
Albums Release
July 10th 1986
Tankard – “Zombie Attack”
“Zombie Attack“ is the debut album by German thrash metal band Tankard. “Thrash Till Death” is a furious standout from “Zombie Attack”.
July 10th 1992
Steelheart – “Tangled In Reins”
“Tangled In Reins” is the second studio album by American hard rock band Steelheart. “Sticky Side Up” is a soaring standout from “Tangled In Reins”.
July 10th 1993
Warpath – “Massive”
“Massive“ is the second album by German thrash metal band Warpath. “Reborn” is a crushing standout from “Massive”.
July 10th 2000
Exciter – “Blood of Tyrants”
“Blood of Tyrants“ is the eight album by Canadian speed metal band Exciter. “Brutal Warning” is a blazing standout from “Blood of Tyrants”.
July 10th 2001
Kamelot – “Karma”
“Karma“ is the fifth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. “Forever” is a melodic standout from “Karma”.
July 10th 2001
Vinnie Moore – “Defying Gravity”
“Defying Gravity” is the sixth studio album by American guitarist Vinnie Moore. “Out and Beyond” is a standout shredfest from “Defying Gravity”.
July 10th 2006
Firewind – “Allegiance”
“Allegiance“ is the fourth full-length studio album by Greek power metal band Firewind. “Falling to Pieces” is a high-energy standout from “Allegiance”.
July 10th 2015
Cradle of Filth – “Hammer Of The Witches”
“Hammer Of The Witches“ is the eleventh studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. “Enshrined in Crematoria” is a sinister standout from “Hammer of the Witches”.
July 10th 2020
Ensiferum – “Thalassic”
“Thalassic“ is the eighth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. “One with the Sea” is an epic standout from “Thalassic”.
July 10th 2020
Kiko Loureiro – “Open Source”
“Open Source“ is the fifth studio album by solo guitarist Kiko Loureiro. “Overflow” is a technical standout from “Open Source”.
July 10th 2020
Static X – “Project Regeneration Vol. 1”
“Project Regeneration Vol. 1“ is the seventh studio album by American industrial metal band Static X. “All These Years” is a dark standout from “Project Regeneration Vol. 1”.
Singles Release
July 10th 2002
Rush – “Secret Touch”
“Secret Touch” is song by Canadian hard rock band Rush. It was released as a second single from their seventeenth studio album “Vapor Trails”.
July 10th 2010
Angra – “Arising Thunder”
“Arising Thunder” is song by Brazilian progressive metal band Angra. It was released as a single from their seventh full-length studio album “Aqua”.
July 10th 2012
DragonForce – “Seasons”
“Seasons” is song by British power metal band DragonForce. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album “The Power Within”.
July 10th 2019
Obituary – “A Dying World”
“A Dying World” is song by American death metal band Obituary. It was released as released as a standalone single.
July 10th 2024
Destruction – “Fast as a Shark”
“Fast as a Shark” is cover of the Accept song by German thrash metal band Tankard. It was released as the first single from their eighteenth studio album “Birth of Malice”.
Metal Birthday
July 10th 1942
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted numerous bands including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell.
July 10th 1953
Rik Emmett – Triumph
Richard Gordon Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and member of the Canadian hard rock band Triumph.
July 10th 1961
Phil Sandoval – Armored Saint
Phillip Sandoval is an American guitarist, best known as the co-founder and guitarist of the heavy metal band Armored Saint.
July 10th 1968
Chris Bay – Freedom Call
Chris Bay is a German vocalist and guitarist, best known as the founder, lead vocalist and band leader of the power metal band Freedom Call.
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