Today in Metal History – July 12th
Albums Release
July 12th 1985
Hallows Eve – “Tales Of Terror”
“Tales Of Terror“ is a debut album thrash metal band from Atlanta Hallows Eve. “Metal Merchants” is a raging standout from “Tales Of Terror”.
July 12th 1986
Destruction – “Eternal Devastation”
“Eternal Devastation“ is the second full-length album by German thrash metal band Destruction. “Curse the Gods” is a crushing standout from “Eternal Devastation”.
July 12th 1994
Alice Cooper – “The Last Temptation”
“The Last Temptation“ is the thirteenth solo studio album by American hard rock singer Alice Cooper. “Lost in America” is a standout anthem from “The Last Temptation”.
July 12th 1994
Amorphis – “Tales From The Thousand Lakes”
“Tales From The Thousand Lakes“ is the second studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. “Black Winter Day” is a standout epic from “Tales from the Thousand Lakes”.
July 12th 1995
Kreator – “Cause for Conflict”
“Cause for Conflict“ is the seventh studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. “Lost” is a furious standout from “Cause for Conflict”.
July 12th 2003
Norther – “Mirror of Madness”
“Mirror of Madness” is the second studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Norther. “Cry” is a melodic standout from “Mirror of Madness”.
July 12th 2005
Obituary – “Frozen In Time”
“Frozen In Time“ is the sixth album by American death metal band Obituary. “Insane” is a brutal standout from “Frozen in Time”.
July 12th 2005
Firewind – “Forged by Fire”
“Forged by Fire“ is the third full-length album by Greek power metal band Firewind. “Beware the Beast” is a fiery standout from “Forged by Fire”.
July 12th 2006
Riot – “Army Of One”
“Army Of One“ is the thirteenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Riot. “Shine” is a shining standout from “Army of One”.
July 12th 2024
Axxis – “Coming Home”
“Coming Home” is the fifth studio album by German heavy metal band Axxis. “Dark Angel” is a heartfelt standout from “Coming Home”.
Single Release
July 12th 1985
Dio – “Rock ‘N’ Roll Children”
“Rock ‘N’ Roll Children” is a song by the American heavy metal band Dio. Released as a first single from their third studio album “Sacred Heart”.
July 12th 2018
Powerwolf – “Incense & Iron”
“Incense & Iron” is a song by the German power metal band Powerwolf. Released as a fourth single from their seventh studio album “The Sacrament of Sin”.
July 12th 2019
Elvenking – “Silverseal”
“Silverseal” is a song by the Italian folk metal band Elvenking. Released as a second single from their tenth studio album “Reader of the Runes – Divination”.
July 12th 2019
Korpiklaani – “Pivo Pivo”
“Pivo Pivo” is a song by the Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. Croatian version released in a special Tour Edition that features a bonus disc called “Beer Beer”.
Metal Birthdays
July 12th 1950
Eric Carr – Kiss
Paul Charles Caravello (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991) known as Eric Carr, was an American musician. He was the drummer for the hard rock band Kiss.
July 12th 1952
Eric Adams – Manowar
Louis Marullo known as Eric Adams, is an American singer who has been the frontman of the heavy metal band Manowar.
July 12th 1967
John Petrucci – Dream Theater
John Peter Petrucci is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater.
July 12th 1974
Sharon den Adel – Within Temptation
Sharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer who is the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation.
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