Today in Metal History – July 7th
Albums Release
July 7th 1984
Helix – “Walkin’ The Razor’s Edge”
“Walkin’ The Razor’s Edge“ is the fourth studio album by the Canadian heavy metal band Helix. “Rock You” is an explosive standout from “Walkin’ the Razor’s Edge”.
July 7th 1986
David Lee Roth – “Eat ‘Em And Smile”
“Eat ‘Em And Smile“ is the debut studio album by former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth. “Yankee Rose” is a flashy standout from “Eat ‘Em and Smile”.
July 7th 1987
Ace Frehley – “Frehley’s Comet”
“Frehley’s Comet” is the debut solo album by American guitarist Ace Frehley. “Rock Soldiers” is a standout anthem from “Frehley’s Comet”.
July 7th 1987
Faster Pussycat – “Faster Pussycat”
“Faster Pussycat“ is the first album by the band of the same name Faster Pussycat. “Don’t Change That Song” is a gritty standout from “Faster Pussycat”.
July 7th 1992
Dream Theater – “Images And Words”
“Images And Words“ is the second studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. “Pull Me Under” is a groundbreaking standout from “Images and Words”.
July 7th 1995
Sinister – “Hate”
“Hate“ is the third studio album by death metal band from Netherlands Sinister. “Unseen Darkness” is a brutal standout from “Hate”.
July 7th 1998
Crowbar – “Odd Fellows Rest”
“Odd Fellows Rest“ is the fifth studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar. “Planets Collide” is a crushing standout from “Odd Fellows Rest”.
July 7th 2007
Orden Ogan – “Gunmen”
“Gunmen“ is the sixth studio album by German power metal band Orden Ogan. “Fields of Sorrow” is a soaring standout from “Gunmen”.
July 7th 2007
Blaze Bayley – “The Man Who Would Not Die”
“The Man Who Would Not Die“ is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Blaze Bayley. “Smile Back at Death” is a powerful standout from “The Man Who Would Not Die”.
Single Release
July 7th 1989
Alice Cooper – “Poison”
“Poison“ is a song by American hard rock musician Alice Cooper. Released as a first single from the eleventh solo and overall eighteenth studio album “Poison”.
July 7th 2009
Megadeth – “Head Crusher”
“Head Crusher“ is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as a first single from their studio album “Endgame”.
July 7th 2015
Dee Snider – “To Hell And Back”
“Head Crusher“ is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as a first single from their studio album “Endgame”.
July 7th 2017
Paradise Lost – “The Longest Winter”
“The Longest Winter” is a song by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. Released as a first single from their fifteenth studio album “Medusa“.
July 7th 2022
Tad Morose – “Pandemonium”
“Pandemonium” is a song by Swedish power metal band Tad Morose. Released as a single from their tenth studio album “March of the Obsequious”.
July 7th 2023
Equilibrium – “Shelter”
“Shelter” is a song by German folk metal band Equilibrium. Released as a standalone single.
Metal Birthdays
July 7th 1963
Perry Richardson – Stryper
Perry Richardson is an American bass guitarist who played in the hard rock band FireHouse and is currently the bassist of Stryper.
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