Today in Metal History – June 23rd
Album Release
June 23rd 1992
Napalm Death – “Utopia Banished”
“Utopia Banished” is the fourth studio album by British grindcore legends Napalm Death. “Got Time to Kill” is a furious standout from “Utopia Banished”.
June 23rd 1993
Diamond Head – “Death And Progress”
“Death And Progress” is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal pioneers Diamond Head. “Starcrossed (Lovers of the Night)” is a standout ballad from “Death And Progress”.
June 23rd 1998
Old Man’s Child – “Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion”
“Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion” is the third album by Norwegian black metal act Old Man’s Child. “Towards Eternity” is a sinister standout from “Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion”.
June 23rd 2003
“Eyewitness” is the seventh studio album by Danish progressive metal band Royal Hunt. “Edge of the World” is a dynamic standout from “Eyewitness”.
June 23rd 2007
Airbourne – “Runnin’ Wild”
“Runnin’ Wild” is the debut album by Australian hard rockers Airbourne. “Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast” is a high-octane standout from “Runnin’ Wild”.
June 23rd 2009
Dream Theater – “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”
“Black Clouds & Silver Linings” is the tenth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. “A Rite of Passage” is a complex and powerful standout from “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”.
June 23rd 2009
Voivod – “Infini”
“Infini” is the twelfth studio album by Canadian heavy metal legends Voivod. “Treasure Chase” is a spacey and inventive standout from “Infini”.
June 23rd 2017
Municipal Waste – “Slime and Punishment”
“Slime and Punishment” is the sixth full-length album by crossover thrash maniacs Municipal Waste. “Amateur Sketch” is a furious standout from “Slime and Punishment”.
June 23rd 2023
Jag Panzer – “The Hallowed”
“The Hallowed” is a twelfth studio album by American power metal band Jag Panzer. “Stronger Than You Know” is an epic and melodic standout from “The Hallowed”.
Single Release
June 23rd 2003
Metallica – “St. Anger”
“St. Anger” is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Released as a lead single from their eighth studio album “St. Anger”.
June 23rd 2003
Sonata Arctica – “Broken”
“Broken” is a song by the power metal band Sonata Arctica. Released as a single from their third studio album “Winterheart’s Guild”.
June 23rd 2014
Overkill – “Armorist”
“Armorist” is a song by the American thrash metal band Overkill. Released as a single from their 17th studio album “White Devil Armory”.
June 23rd 2017
Tarja Turunen – “An Empty Dream”
“An Empty Dream” is a song by the Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen. Released as a single from her third EP “The Brightest Void”.
June 23rd 2017
Mob Rules – “Somerled”
“Somerled” is a song by the German power metal band Mob Rules. Released as a second single from their ninth album “Tales from Beyond”.
June 23rd 2022
Queensrÿche – “In Extremis”
“In Extremis” is a song by the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Released as a lead single from their sixteenth studio album “Digital Noise Alliance”.
June 23rd 2022
Megadeth – “We’ll Be Back”
“We’ll Be Back” is a song by the American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as a lead single from their sixteenth album “The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!”.
Metal Birthdays
June 23rd 1955
Glenn Danzig – Danzig
Glenn Allen Anzalone known by his stage name Glenn Danzig, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, film director and record producer. Founder of the rock bands Misfits, Samhain and Danzig.
June 23rd 1958
Chris Holmes – W.A.S.P.
Christopher John Holmes is an American heavy metal guitarist, best known as one of the lead guitarists of heavy metal band W.A.S.P.
June 23rd 1961
Phil Soussan – Ozzy Osbourne
Philip Raphael Soussan is an English bass guitarist, songwriter and producer, known as a member of the hard rock bands Last in Line, Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil Band.
June 23rd 1962
Chuck Billy – Testament
Charles Billy is an American singer who is best known as the lead vocalist for thrash metal band Testament.
June 23rd 1963
Lizzy Borden – Lizzy Borden
Lizzy Borden is an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as the singer and founder of the heavy metal band Lizzy Borden.
June 23rd 1964
Joey Allen – Warrant
Joseph “Joey Allen” Alan Cagle is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist of the glam metal band Warrant.
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