Today in Metal History – June 29th
Album Release
June 29th 1987
Great White – “Once Bitten”
“Once Bitten” is the third studio album by American hard rock band Great White. “Rock Me” is a standout track from “Once Bitten”.

June 29th 1988
Voivod – “Dimension Hatröss”
“Dimension Hatröss” is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. “Experiment” is a standout track from “Dimension Hatröss”.

June 29th 1991
Bathory – “Twilight Of The Gods”
“Twilight Of The Gods” is the sixth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. “Blood and Iron” is a standout track from “Twilight Of The Gods”.

June 29th 1992
Blind Guardian – “Somewhere Far Beyond”
“Somewhere Far Beyond” is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. “Journey Through the Dark” is a standout track from “Somewhere Far Beyond”.

June 29th 1997
Omen – “Reopening the Gates”
“Reopening the Gates” is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Omen. “Rain Down” is a standout track from “Reopening the Gates”.

June 29th 1999
Slaughter – “Back To Reality”
“Back to Reality” is the second studio album by American hard rock band Slaughter. “All Fired Up” is a standout track from “Back to Reality”.

June 29th 1999
Slipknot – “Slipknot”
“Slipknot” is the debut studio album by American nu metal band Slipknot. “Wait and Bleed” is a standout track from “Slipknot”.

June 29th 2018
Stormwitch – “Bound to the Witch”
“Bound to the Witch” is the twelfth studio album by German heavy metal band Stormwitch. “Odins Ravens” is a standout track from “Bound to the Witch”.

Single Release
June 29th 1992
Iron Maiden – “From Here To Eternity”
“From Here To Eternity” is a song by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released as a second single from their ninth studio album “Fear of the Dark”.

June 29th 2011
Dream Theater – “On the Backs of Angels”
“On the Backs of Angels” is a song by the American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Released as a single from their eleventh studio album “A Dramatic Turn of Events”.

June 29th 2023
Serenity – “Ritter, Tod und Teufel (Knightfall)”
“Ritter, Tod und Teufel (Knightfall)” is a song by the Austrian symphonic metal band Serenity. Released as a single from their eight studio album “Nemesis AD”.

Metal Birthdays
June 29th 1948
Ian Paice – Deep Purple
Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician who is the drummer and last remaining original member of the hard rock band Deep Purple.

June 29th 1953
Don Dokken – Dokken
Donald Maynard Dokken is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and founder of glam metal band Dokken.

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