Today in Metal History – June 3rd
Album Release
June 3rd 1970
Deep Purple – “Deep Purple In Rock”
“Deep Purple In Rock” is the fourth studio album by British hard rock band Deep Purple. “Speed King” is a standout track from “Deep Purple In Rock”.
June 3rd 1982
Raven – “Wiped Out”
“Wiped Out” is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Raven. “FirePower” is a standout track from “Wiped Out”.
June 3rd 1988
Vinnie Moore – “Time Odyssey”
“Time Odyssey” is the second solo album by American guitarist Vinnie Moore. “The Tempest” is a standout track from “Time Odyssey”.
June 3rd 1994
Bruce Dickinson – “Balls to Picasso”
“Balls to Picasso” is the second solo album by British heavy metal vocalist Bruce Dickinson. “Tears of the Dragon” is a standout track from “Balls to Picasso”
June 3rd 1997
Napalm Death – “Inside the Torn Apart”
“Inside the Torn Apart” is the seventh studio album by British death metal band Napalm Death. “Lowpoint” is a standout track from “Inside the Torn Apart”.
June 3rd 1997
Flotsam And Jetsam – “High”
“High” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Flotsam and Jetsam. “Lucky Day” is a standout track from “High”.
June 3rd 2002
Iron Savior – “Condition Red”
“Condition Red” is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Iron Savior. “Titans of Our Time” is a standout track from “Condition Red”.
June 3rd 2002
Freedom Call – “Eternity”
“Eternity” is the third studio album by German power metal band Freedom Call. “Bleeding Heart” is a standout track from “Eternity”.
June 3rd 2008
Disturbed – “Indestructible”
“Indestructible” is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Disturbed. “Inside the Fire” is a standout track from “Indestructible”.
June 3rd 2011
Saxon – “Call to Arms”
“Call to Arms” is the nineteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon. “Hammer Of The Gods” is a standout track from “Call to Arms”.
June 3rd 2011
Alestorm – “Back Through Time”
“Back Through Time” is the third studio album by Scottish heavy metal band Alestorm. “Shipwrecked” is a standout track from “Back Through Time”.
June 3rd 2011
Pain – “You Only Live Twice”
“You Only Live Twice” is the seventh studio album by the industrial metal project Pain. “Let Me Out” is a standout track from “You Only Live Twice”.
June 3rd 2014
Loudness – “The Sun Will Rise Again”
“The Sun Will Rise Again” is the twenty-sixth studio album by Japanese metal band Loudness. “The Metal Man” is a standout track from “The Sun Will Rise Again”.
June 3rd 2016
“Unden!able” is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Hellyeah. “Leap of Faith” is a standout track from “Unden!able”.
June 3rd 2016
Paradox – “Pangea”
“Pangea” is the fifth studio album by German thrash metal band Paradox. “Ballot or Bullet” is a standout track from “Pangea”.
June 3rd 2016
Nervosa – “Agony”
“Agony” is the second studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Nervosa. “Wayfarer” is a standout track from “Agony”.
Single Release
June 3rd 1997
Bruce Dickinson – “Man of Sorrows”
“Man of Sorrows” is a song by the English heavy metal singer Bruce Dickinson. Released as single from his fourth studio album “Accident of Birth”.
June 3rd 2014
Gamma Ray – “Time for Deliverance”
“Time for Deliverance” is a song by the German power metal band Gamma Ray. Released as single from their eleventh studio album “Empire of the Undead”.
June 3rd 2016
Machine Head – “Is There Anybody Out There?”
“Is There Anybody Out There?” is a song by the American heavy metal band Machine Head. Released as a stand-alone single.
June 3rd 2022
Stratovarius – “Survive”
“Survive” is a song by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. Released as the lead single from their sixteenth studio album “Survive”.
Metal Birthdays
June 3rd 1964
Kerry King – Slayer
Kerry Ray King is an American musician, best known for being the co-lead guitarist and songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer.
June 3rd 1964
Doro Pesch
Dorothee Pesch known professionally as Doro Pesch or simply Doro, is a German heavy metal singer and the former frontwoman of heavy metal band Warlock.
June 3rd 1970
Peter Tägtgren – Hypocrisy
Alf Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician, record producer and songwriter. Founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist of death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band Pain.
Metal Birthdays
June 3rd 2004
Quorthon – Bathory
Thomas Börje Forsberg (February 17, 1966 – June 3, 2004) best known by his stage name Quorthon, was a Swedish musician and composer in the black/viking metal band Bathory.
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