Today in Metal History – June 25th
Album Release
June 25th 1969
Alice Cooper – “Pretties for You”
“Pretties for You” is the debut studio album by American hard rock icon Alice Cooper. “Reflected” is a standout track from “Pretties for You”.
June 25th 1976
Alice Cooper – “Alice Cooper Goes To Hell”
“Alice Cooper Goes To Hell” is the second solo album by American hard rock icon Alice Cooper. “I Never Cry” is a standout track from “Alice Cooper Goes To Hell”.
June 25th 1990
Deicide – “Deicide”
“Deicide” is the ferocious debut album by American death metal band Deicide. “Dead by Dawn” is a standout track from “Deicide”.
June 25th 1991
L.A. Guns – “Hollywood Vampires”
“Hollywood Vampires” is the third studio album by American glam metal band L.A. Guns. “Crystal Eyes” is a standout track from “Hollywood Vampires”.
June 25th 2000
“The Savage Poetry” is the re-recorded version of German power metal band Edguy’s early demo. “Eyes of the Tyrant” is a standout track from “The Savage Poetry”.
June 25th 2002
“3” is the third studio album by American groove metal band Soulfly. “Downstroy” is a standout track from “3”.
June 25th 2002
Joe Satriani – “Strange Beautiful Music”
“Strange Beautiful Music” is the tenth studio album by American guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani. “Starry Night” is a standout track from “Strange Beautiful Music”.
June 25th 2003
Tarot – “Suffer Our Pleasures”
“Suffer Our Pleasures” is the seventh studio album by Finnish power metal band Tarot. “Follow the Blind” is a standout track from “Suffer Our Pleasures”.
June 25th 2007
Entombed – “Serpent Saints – The Ten Amendments”
“Serpent Saints – The Ten Amendments” is the ninth studio album by Swedish death metal legends Entombed. “When in Sodom” is a standout track from “Serpent Saints”.
June 25th 2013
Amon Amarth – “Deceiver Of The Gods”
“Deceiver Of The Gods” is the ninth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. “Father of the Wolf” is a standout track from “Deceiver Of The Gods”.
June 25th 2013
Havok – “Unnatural Selection”
“Unnatural Selection” is the third album by American thrash revivalists Havok. “Chasing the Edge” is a standout track from “Unnatural Selection”.
June 25th 2021
Pestilence – “Exitivm”
“Exitivm” is the ninth studio album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence. “Sempiternvs” is a standout track from “Exitivm”.
June 25th 2021
Darkthrone – “Eternal Hails……”
“Eternal Hails……” is the 19th studio album by Norwegian black metal legends Darkthrone. “Hate Cloak” is a standout track from “Eternal Hails……”.
Single Release
June 25th 2007
Rush – “The Larger Bowl”
“The Larger Bowl” is a song by the Canadian hard rock band Rush. Released as a third single from their eighteenth studio album “Snakes & Arrows”.
June 25th 2010
Blind Guardian – “A Voice in the Dark”
“A Voice in the Dark” is a song by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. Released as a single from their ninth studio album “At the Edge of Time”.
June 25th 2021
Within Temptation – “Shed My Skin”
“Shed My Skin” is a song recorded by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Released as a third single from their eighth studio album “Bleed Out”.
June 25th 2021
Axel Rudi Pell – “There’s Only One Way to Rock”
“There’s Only One Way to Rock” is a song by the German hard rock guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. Released as a single from their twenty studio album “Diamonds Unlocked II”.
June 25th 2021
Enforcer – “Kiss of Death”
“Kiss of Death” is a song by the Swedish heavy metal band Enforcer. Released as a lead single from their sixth studio album “Nostalgia”.
Metal Birthdays
June 25th 1966
Kelly Keeling – Blue Murder
Kelly Keeling is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Best know from the bands Blue Murder, Lynch Mob, Dokken, Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
June 25th 1992
Zoë Marie Federoff – Cradle Of Filth
Zoë Marie Federoff is an American vocalist and keyboardist, best known for her role as a live backing vocalist and touring member of the extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.
Memory Lane
By
