Today in Metal History – July 20th
Albums Release
July 20th 1986
Juggernaut – “Baptism Under Fire”
“Baptism Under Fire” is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Juggernaut. “Blizzards” is a blistering standout from “Baptism Under Fire” .
July 20th 1989
Lillian Axe – “Love + War”
“Love + War” is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Lillian Axe. “Ghost of Winter” is a melodic standout from “Love + War”.
July 20th 2010
Lillian Axe – “Deep Red Shadows”
“Deep Red Shadows” is the eight studio album by American heavy metal band Lillian Axe. “Nobody Knows” is an emotional standout from “Deep Red Shadows”.
July 20th 2018
Powerwolf – “The Sacrament of Sin”
“The Sacrament of Sin” is the seventh studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf. “Killers with the Cross” is a commanding standout from “The Sacrament of Sin”.
July 20th 2018
Jungle Rot – “Jungle Rot”
“Jungle Rot” is the tenth album American death metal band Jungle Rot. “Fearmonger” is a brutal standout from “Jungle Rot”.
July 20th 2018
Skeletonwitch – “Devouring Radiant Light”
“Devouring Radiant Light” is the sixth studio album by American extreme metal band Skeletonwitch. “Fen of Shadows” is an atmospheric standout from “Devouring Radiant Light”.
Single Release
July 20th 1987
Dio – “I Could Have Been a Dreamer”
“I Could Have Been a Dreamer” is a song by the American heavy metal band Dio. Released as a single from their fourth studio album “Dream Evil”.
July 20th 2012
Testament – “Native Blood”
“Native Blood” is a song by the American thrash metal band Testament. Released as a second single from their eleventh studio album “Dark Roots of Earth”.
July 20th 2015
Queensrÿche – “Arrow of Time”
“Arrow of Time” is a song by the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Released as a single from their fourteenth studio album “Condition Hüman”.
July 20th 2018
Voivod – “Obsolete Beings”
“Obsolete Beings” is a song by the Canadian thrash metal band Voivod. Released as a first single from their fourteenth studio album “The Wake”.
Metal Birthdays
July 20th 1952
Jay Jay French – Twisted Sister
Jay Jay French is an American guitarist, manager, record producer and founding member of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.
July 20th 1964
Chris Cornell – Soundgarden
Christopher John Cornell (July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and the primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave.
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