Today in Metal History – July 15th
Albums Release
July 15th 1987
Trouble – “Run To The Light”
“Run To The Light” is the third studio album by American doom metal band Trouble. “The Misery Shows” is a haunting standout from “Run To The Light”.
July 15th 1988
Lizzy Borden – “Master Of Disguise”
“Master Of Disguise” is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Lizzy Borden. “Love Is a Crime” is a theatrical standout from “Master Of Disguise”.
July 15th 1994
Overkill – “W.F.O.”
“W.F.O.” is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill. “Under One” is a relentless standout from “W.F.O.”.
July 15th 1998
Sentenced – “Frozen”
“Frozen” is the fifth studio album by Finnish gothic metal band Sentenced. “Grave Sweet Grave” is a melancholic standout from “Frozen”.
July 15th 2003
Thyrfing – “Vansinnesvisor”
“Vansinnesvisor” is the fourth studio album by Swedish viking metal band Thyrfing. “The Voyager” is a fierce standout from “Vansinnesvisor”.
July 15th 2011
Manilla Road -“Playground Of The Damned”
“Playground Of The Damned” is the fifteenth studio album by American power metal band Manilla Road. “Jackhammer” is a crushing standout from “Playground Of The Damned”.
July 15th 2022
Sinner – “Brotherhood”
“Brotherhood” is the twentieth studio album by German heavy metal band Sinner. “Bulletproof” is a bold standout from “Brotherhood”.
Single Release
July 15th 1999
Sonata Arctica – “UnOpened”
“UnOpened” is a song by the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. Released as a single from their debut studio album “Ecliptica”.
July 15th 2021
Iron Maiden – “The Writing on the Wall”
“The Writing on the Wall” is a song by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released as a first single from their seventeenth studio album “Senjutsu”.
July 15th 2021
U.D.O. – “Metal Never Dies”
“Metal Never Dies” is a song by the German heavy metal band U.D.O.. Released as a single from their seventeenth studio album “Game Over”.
Metal Birthdays
July 15th 1956
Joe Satriani
Joseph Satriani is an American rock guitarist, composer and former guitar teacher whose students include Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett and Alex Skolnick.
July 15th 1956
Bobby Gustafson
Robert Wayne Gustafson is an American musician, best known as the former guitarist of the New Jersey-based thrash metal band Overkill.
July 15th 1974
Carlo Regadas – Carcass
Carlo Regadas is a British guitarist, best known for his work with the death metal band Carcass.
Legends We Lost
July 15th 2007
Kelly Johnson – Girlschool
Bernadette Jean “Kelly” Johnson (20 June 1958 – 15 July 2007) was an English guitarist and singer, the lead guitarist of the all-female rock band Girlschool.
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