Today in Metal History – June 21st
Album Release
June 21st 1969
Deep Purple – “Deep Purple”
“Deep Purple” is the third studio album by British hard rock pioneers Deep Purple. “Lalena” is a standout track from “Deep Purple”.
June 21st 1985
Mötley Crüe – “Theatre Of Pain”
“Theatre Of Pain” is the third studio album by American glam metal band Mötley Crüe. “Home Sweet Home” is a standout track from “Theatre Of Pain”.
June 21st 1987
White Lion – “Pride”
“Pride” is the breakthrough second album by American glam metal band White Lion. “When the Children Cry” is a standout track from “Pride”.
June 21st 1987
Helix – “Wild In The Streets”
“Wild In The Streets” is the sixth album by the hard rock band Helix. “Dream On” is a standout track from “Wild In The Streets”.
June 21st 1987
Keel – “Keel”
“Keel” is the fourth album by the American hard rock band Keel. “United Nations” is a standout track from “Keel”.
June 21st 1990
Exodus – “Impact Is Imminent”
“Impact Is Imminent” is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus. “The Lunatic Parade” is a standout track from “Impact Is Imminent”.
June 21st 1990
Poison – “Flesh And Blood”
“Flesh And Blood” is the third studio album by American glam metal band Poison. “Unskinny Bop” is a standout track from “Flesh And Blood”.
June 21st 1993
Tad Morose – “Leaving the Past Behind”
“Leaving the Past Behind” is the debut album by Swedish progressive metal band Tad Morose. “Way of History” is a standout track from “Leaving the Past Behind”.
June 21st 1999
“Judgement” is the fifth album by the British hard rock band Anathema. “Deep” is a standout track from “Judgement”.
June 21st 2002
Halford – “Crucible”
“Crucible” is the second solo album by Halford, frontman of Judas Priest. “Betrayal” is a standout track from “Crucible”.
June 21st 2004
Jag Panzer – “Chain of Command”
“Chain of Command” is the eighth studio album by the American power metal band Jag Panzer. “Shadow Thief” is a standout track from “Chain of Command”.
June 21st 2004
Ministry – “Houses of the Molé”
“Houses of the Molé” is the ninth studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry. “Wrong” is a standout track from “Houses of the Molé”.
June 21st 2013
Jon Oliva – “Raise the Curtain”
“Raise the Curtain” is the first official solo album by Jon Oliva, mastermind behind Savatage. “Father Time” is a standout track from “Raise the Curtain”.
Single Release
June 21st 1985
AC/DC – “Danger”
“Danger” is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Released as the first single from their tenth studio album “Fly on the Wall”.
June 21st 1991
Guns N’ Roses – “You Could Be Mine”
“You Could Be Mine” is a song by the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses. Released as the lead single from their fourth studio album “Use Your Illusion II”.
June 21st 1995
Blind Guardian – “Bright Eyes”
“Bright Eyes” is a song by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. Released as the second single from their fifth studio album “Imaginations from the Other Side”.
June 21st 2004
Edguy – “Lavatory Love Machine”
“Lavatory Love Machine” is a song by the German power metal band Edguy. Released as a single from their sixth studio album “Hellfire Club”.
June 21st 2019
Tarja – “Railroads”
“Railroads” is a song by the Finnish soprano vocalist and composer Tarja Turunen. Released as the second single from her eighth solo studio album “In the Raw”.
June 21st 2019
Freedom Call – “111”
“111” is a song by the German power metal band Freedom Call. Released as a single from their tenth studio album “M.E.T.A.L.”.
June 21st 2019
Sonata Arctica – “A Little Less Understanding”
“A Little Less Understanding” is a song by the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. Released as the lead single from their tenth studio album “Talviyö”.
June 21st 2024
Powerwolf – “Sinners of the Seven Seas”
“Sinners of the Seven Seas” is a song by the German heavy metal band Powerwolf. Released as the second single from their tenth studio album “Wake Up the Wicked”.
June 21st 2024
Dark Tranquillity – “Not Nothing”
“Not Nothing” is a song by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. Released as the third single from their thirteenth studio album “Endtime Signals”.
Metal Birthdays
June 21st 1950
Joey Kramer – Aerosmith
Joseph Michael Kramer is an American musician best known as the drummer of the hard rock band Aerosmith.
June 21st 1961
Kip Winger – Winger
Charles Frederick “Kip” Winger is an American singer and bassist who is active as a member of the hard rock band Winger.
Memory Lane
By
