Today in Metal History – June 18th
Album Release
June 18th 1996
Zakk Wylde – “Book of Shadows”
“Book of Shadows” is the debut solo album by Zakk Wylde. “Sold My Soul” is a soulful and reflective standout from “Book of Shadows”.
June 18th 2004
Iron Savior – “Battering Ram”
“Battering Ram” is the fifth studio album by the German power metal band Iron Savior. “Wings of Deliverance” is a soaring and melodic standout from “Battering Ram”.
June 18th 2010
Grand Magus – “Hammer of the North”
“Hammer of the North” is the fifth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Grand Magus. “Hammer of the North” is a thunderous and anthemic standout.
June 18th 2013
Dark Moor – “Ars Musica”
“Ars Musica” is the ninth album by Spanish symphonic power metal band Dark Moor. “The Road Again” is an energetic and uplifting standout from “Ars Musica”.
June 18th 2021
Helloween – “Helloween”
“Helloween” is the sixteenth studio album by German power metal band Helloween. “Skyfall” and “Fear of the Fallen” are epics tracks from this album.
June 18th 2021
Fear Factory – “Aggression Continuum”
“Aggression Continuum” is the tenth studio album by American industrial metal band Fear Factory. “Disruptor” unleashing cybernetic fury in tracks like “Aggression Continuum”
June 18th 2021
Avalon – “The Enigma Birth”
“The Enigma Birth” is the fourth and final full-length album by Timo Tolkki’s Finnish metal opera project Avalon. “Beautiful Lie” brings together a cast of vocal stars for a symphonic metal opera.
Single Release
June 18th 1984
Van Halen – “Panama”
“Panama” is a song by the American hard rock band Van Halen. Released as the third single from their sixth studio album “1984”.
June 18th 1986
David Lee Roth – “Yankee Rose”
“Yankee Rose” is a song by American hard rock singer David Lee Roth. Released as the first single from his debut studio album “Eat ‘Em and Smile”.
June 18th 2010
Soilwork – “Let This River Flow”
“Let This River Flow” is a song by the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. Released as a single from their eight studio album “The Panic Broadcast”.
June 18th 2020
Unleash The Archers – “Abyss”
“Abyss” is a song by the Canadian heavy metal band Unleash the Archers. Released as a single from their fifth studio album “Abyss”.
Metal Birthdays
June 18th 1961
Oz Fox – Stryper
Richard Alfonso Martinez better known by the stage name Oz Fox, is the lead guitarist of the christian metal band Stryper.
June 18th 1963
Dizzy Reed – Guns N’ Roses
Darren Arthur “Dizzy” Reed is an American musician. He is best known as the keyboardist for the hard rock band Guns N’ Roses.
June 18th 1967
Glen Benton – Deicide
Glen Michael Benton is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, lyricist and bassist for the Florida death metal band Deicide.
June 18th 1982
Vadim Pruzhanov – DragonForce
Vadim Igorevich Pruzhanov is a Ukrainian musician, and was the keyboardist of the UK power metal band DragonForce.
Metal Memory Lane
