Today in Metal History – July 13th
Albums Release
July 13th 1984
Grim Reaper – “See You In Hell”
“See You In Hell” is the debut studio album by British heavy metal band Grim Reaper. “Run for Your Life” is a blazing standout from “See You In Hell”.

July 13th 1986
Digger – “Stronger Than Ever”
“Stronger Than Ever” is the only studio album by German heavy metal band Digger. “Wanna Get Close” is a melodic standout from “Stronger Than Ever”.

July 13th 1990
Vio-lence – “Oppressing the Masses”
“Oppressing the Masses” is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Vio-lence. “Liquid Courage” is a furious standout from “Oppressing the Masses”.

July 13th 1999
Six Feet Under – “Maximum Violence”
“Maximum Violence” is the third studio album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. “Bonesaw” is a brutal and punishing standout from “Maximum Violence”.

July 13th 2004
Dokken – “Hell To Pay”
“Hell To Pay” is the ninth studio album by American hard rock band Dokken. “Sunless Days” is a melodic standout from “Hell To Pay”.

July 13th 2006
Faster Pussycat – “The Power And The Glory Hole”
“The Power And The Glory Hole” is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Faster Pussycat. “Number 1 with a Bullet” is a sleazy standout from “The Power And The Glory Hole”.

July 13th 2010
Hellyeah – “Stampede”
“Stampede” is the second studio album by American heavy metal supergroup Hellyeah. “The Debt That All Men Pay” is a heavy-hitting standout from “Stampede”.

Single Release
July 13th 2004
Paradise Lost – “One Second”
“One Second” is a song by the British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. Released as a single from their fifth studio album “One Second”.

July 13th 2004
Metallica – “Some Kind of Monster”
“Kind of Monster” is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Released as a single from their documentary soundtrack album Some Kind of Monster.

July 13th 2012
Tarja – “Into the Sun”
“Into the Sun” is a song by the Finnish symphonic metal singer Tarja. Released as a single from her live album “Act I: Live in Rosario”.

July 13th 2018
Edguy – “Wings of a Dream”
“Wings of a Dream” is a song by the German power metal band Edguy. Released as a single from their second studio album “Kingdom of Madness”.

July 13th 2018
Edguy – “Paradise”
“Paradise” is a song by the German power metal band Edguy. Released as a single from their second studio album “Kingdom of Madness”.

Metal Birthdays
July 13th 1955
Mark Mendoza – Twisted Sister
Mark “The Animal” Mendoza is an American bassist and a member of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.

July 13th 1964
Damon Johnson – Alice Cooper
Damon Rogers Johnson is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, currently a solo artist. He co-founded Brother Cane and joined Alice Cooper’s.

July 13th 1969
Barney Greenway – Napalm Death
Mark Andrew “Barney” Greenway is a British extreme metal vocalist who is the current lead singer and primary lyricist of Napalm Death.

July 13th 1970
Steve Brown – Trixter
Steve Brown is a musician, producer and songwriter, best known as the guitarist and founding member of the American hard rock band Trixter.

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