Today in Metal History – June 30th
Album Release
June 30th 1977
Kiss – “Love Gun”
“Love Gun” is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss. “Love Gun” is a fiery standout from “Love Gun”.
June 30th 1980
Krokus – “Metal Rendez-vous”
“Metal Rendez-vous” is the fourth studio album by Swiss hard rock band Krokus. “Heatstrokes” is a high-voltage standout from “Metal Rendez-vous”.
June 30th 1980
Girlschool – “Demolition”
“Demolition” is the debut studio album by British heavy metal band Girlschool. “Emergency” is a raucous standout from “Demolition”.
June 30th 1986
Savatage – “Fight For The Rock”
“Fight For The Rock” is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Savatage. “Out on the Streets” is a melodic standout from “Fight For The Rock”.
June 30th 1990
Biohazard – “Biohazard”
“Biohazard” is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Biohazard. “Hold My Own” is a gritty standout from “Biohazard”.
June 30th 1997
Iron Savior – “Iron Savior”
“Iron Savior” is the debut studio album by German power metal band Iron Savior. “Riding on Fire” is a blazing standout from “Iron Savior”.
June 30th 2003
Nightrage – “Sweet Vengeance”
“Sweet Vengeance” is the debut studio album by Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band Nightrage. “In My Heart” is an emotional standout from “Sweet Vengeance”.
June 30th 2009
Obituary – “Darkest Day”
“Darkest Day” is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Obituary. “Blood to Give” is a crushing standout from “Darkest Day”.
June 30th 2009
Killswitch Engage – “Killswitch Engage”
“Killswitch Engage” is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage. “Starting Over” is a powerful standout from “Killswitch Engage”.
June 30th 2023
Virgin Steele – “The Passion Of Dionysus”
“The Passion Of Dionysus” is the fifteenth studio album by American power metal band Virgin Steele. “The Ritual of Descent” is a dramatic standout from “The Passion Of Dionysus”.
Single Release
June 30th 1993
Gamma Ray – “Future Madhouse”
“Future Madhouse” is a song by the German power metal band Gamma Ray. Released as a single from their third studio album “Insanity and Genius”.
June 30th 1999
Tiamat – “Brighter than the Sun”
“Brighter than the Sun” is a song by the Swedish gothic metal band Tiamat. Released as a single from their sixth studio album “Skeleton Skeletron”.
June 30th 2004
Lordi – “Blood Red Sandman”
“Blood Red Sandman” is a song by the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. Released as a single from their second studio album “The Monsterican Dream”.
June 30th 2017
Nocturnal Rites – “Before We Waste Away”
“Before We Waste Away” is a song by the Swedish power metal band Nocturnal Rites. Released as a lead single from their ninth studio album “Phoenix”.
Metal Birthdays
June 30th 1955
Brian Vollmer – Helix
Brian Joseph Vollmer is the lead singer and only remaining original member of Canadian hard rock group Helix.
June 30th 1957
Doug Sampson – Iron Maiden
Doug Sampson is an English drummer, best known for his early work with the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
June 30th 1963
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, best known for his virtuosic playing and as a pioneer of neoclassical metal.
June 30th 1968
Philip Anselmo – Pantera
Philip Hansen Anselmo is an American musician best known as the lead singer for groove metal band Pantera, supergroup Down and hardcore band Superjoint.
June 30th 1975
Marco Heubaum – Xandria
Marco Heubaum is a German guitarist and songwriter, best known as the founder and main composer of the symphonic metal band Xandria.
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