Today in Metal History – June 1st
Album Release
June 1st 1981
Demon – “Night of the Demon”
“Night of the Demon” is the debut album by English heavy metal band Demon. “Father Of Time” is a standout track from “Night of the Demon”.
June 1st 1987
Coroner – “R.I.P.”
“R.I.P.” is the debut album by Swiss thrash metal band Coroner. “Coma” is a standout track from “Into The Pandemonium”.
June 1st 1987
Celtic Frost – “Into The Pandemonium”
“Into The Pandemonium” is the genre-defying third album by extreme metal band Celtic Frost. “I Won’t Dance” is a standout track from “Into The Pandemonium”.
June 1st 1989
Sodom – “Agent Orange”
“Agent Orange” is the third studio album by German thrash legends Sodom. “Remember the Fallen” is a standout track from “Agent Orange”.
June 1st 1989
Phantom Blue – “Phantom Blue”
“Phantom Blue” is the debut album from the all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue. “Going Mad” is a standout track from “Phantom Blue”.
June 1st 1990
Destruction – “Cracked Brain”
“Cracked Brain” is the fourth album by German thrashers Destruction. “Time Must End” is a standout track from “Cracked Brain”.
June 1st 1993
Sentenced – “North from Here”
“North from Here” is the second album by Finnish band Sentenced. “Northern Lights” is a standout track from “North from Here”.
June 1st 1994
Axel Rudi Pell – “Between The Walls”
“Between The Walls” is the fourth album by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. “Casbah” is a standout track from “Between The Walls”.
June 1st 1994
Grave – “Soulless”
“Soulless” is the third album by Swedish death metal band Grave. “Turning Black” is a standout track from “Soulless”.
June 1st 1995
Sodom – “Masquerade in Blood”
“Masquerade in Blood” is the seventh album by Sodom, exploring a groovier thrash sound. “Scum” is a standout track from “Masquerade in Blood”.
June 1st 1998
Enslaved – “Blodhemn”
“Blodhemn” is the fourth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. “An Eye For Mimir” is a standout track from “Blodhemn”.
June 1st 1999
Annihilator – “Criteria For A Black Widow”
“Criteria For A Black Widow” marks a return to form for Canadian thrashers Annihilator. “Bloodbath” is a standout track from “Criteria For A Black Widow”.
June 1st 1999
L.A. Guns – “Shrinking Violet”
“Shrinking Violet” is the sixth studio album by hard rock band L.A. Guns. “Dreamtime” is a standout track from “Shrinking Violet”.
June 1st 2006
Eluveitie – “Spirit”
“Spirit” is the debut full-length album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. “Your Gaulish War” is a standout track from “Spirit”.
June 1st 2012
Kreator – “Phantom Antichrist”
“Phantom Antichrist” is the 13th studio album by German thrash legends Kreator. “Civilization Collapse” is a standout track from “Phantom Antichrist”.
June 1st 2012
Delain – “We Are the Others”
“We Are the Others” is the third studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. “Electricity” is a standout track from “We Are the Others”.
June 1st 2012
Jørn – “Bring Heavy Rock To The Land”
“Bring Heavy Rock To The Land” is the seventh studio album by Jørn. “Chains Around You” is a standout track from “Bring Heavy Rock To The Land”.
June 1st 2015
Paradise Lost – “The Plague Within”
“The Plague Within” is the 14th studio album by UK doom metal icons Paradise Lost. “No Hope in Sight” is a standout track from “The Plague Within”.
June 1st 2016
Yngwie Malmsteen – “World On Fire”
“World On Fire” is the twentieth studio album by Swedish virtuoso guitar player Yngwie Malmsteen. “Nacht Musik” is a standout track from “World On Fire”.
June 1st 2018
Kataklysm – “Meditations”
“Meditations” is the 13th album by Canadian death metal veterans Kataklysm. “Guillotine” is a standout track from “Meditations”.
Single Release
June 1st 1977
Kiss – “Christine Sixteen”
“Christine Sixteen” is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. Released as the lead single from their sixth studio album “Love Gun”.
June 1st 1980
Kiss – “Shandi”
“Shandi” is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. Released as the lead single from the eighth studio album “Unmasked”.
June 1st 1985
Dokken – “Alone Again”
“Alone Again” is a song by the American hard rock band Dokken. Released as a single from their second studio album “Tooth and Nail”.
June 1st 1987
White Lion – “Wait”
“Wait” is a song by the American glam metal band White Lion. Released as a single from their album “Pride”.
June 1st 1992
Black Sabbath – “TV Crimes”
“TV Crimes” is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released as the lead single from their fifteenth studio album “Dehumanizer” .
June 1st 1993
Axel Rudi Pell – “Forever Young”
“Forever Young” is a song by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. Released as a single from his third solo album “The Ballads”.
June 1st 2001
Judas Priest – “Machine Man”
“Machine Man” is a song by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Released as a single from their album “Demolition”.
June 1st 2006
Rage – “Full Moon”
“Full Moon” is a song by the German heavy metal band Rage. Released as a single from their album “Speak of the Dead”.
June 1st 2009
Obituary – “Blood to Give”
“Blood to Give” is a song by the American death metal band Obituary. Released as a single from their album “Darkest Day”.
June 1st 2011
Motörhead – “The Game”
“The Game” is a song by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. Released as a single originally composed as the entrance theme for WWE wrestler Triple H.
June 1st 2018
Tarja – “Love To Hate”
“Love To Hate” is a song by the Finnish symphonic metal vocalist Tarja Turunen. Released as a single from her live release “Act II”.
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