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 sultry standout 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 futuristic standout 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 thunderous standout 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 an epic standout 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 crushing standout 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 fiery standout 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 ferocious standout 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 mystical standout 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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