Today in Metal History – March 25th
Album Release
March 25th 1972
“Machine Head” is the sixth studio album by British hard rock band Deep Purple. “Highway Star” is an iconic and riff-driven track from “Machine Head”.
March 25th 1988
“Heart Attack” is the tenth studio album by Swiss hard rock band Krokus. “Wild Love” is a powerful and energetic track from “Heart Attack”.
March 25th 1991
“Arise” is the fourth studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura. “Dead Embryonic Cells” is a fast and aggressive track from “Arise”.
March 25th 1993
Morgana Lefay – “Knowing Just As I”
“Knowing Just As I” is the second album for Swedish power metal band Morgana Lefay. “Red Moon” is a heavy and intense track from “Knowing Just As I”.
March 25th 1997
Queensrÿche – “Hear In The Now Frontier”
“Hear In The Now Frontier” is the sixth studio album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. “Sign of the Times” is a melodic and introspective track from “Hear In The Now Frontier”.
March 25th 1997
Machine Head – “The More Things Change…”
“The More Things Change…” is the second studio album by American groove metal band Machine Head. “Ten Ton Hammer” is a crushing and aggressive track from “The More Things Change…”.
March 25th 1997
“Green” is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Forbidden. “Focus” is a heavy and intense track from “Green”.
March 25th 1997
“Carnival Of Chaos” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band GWAR. “Penguin Attack” is a wild and chaotic track from “Carnival Of Chaos”.
March 25th 2002
Soilwork – “Natural Born Chaos”
“Natural Born Chaos” is the fourth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. “Follow the Hollow” is a dynamic and powerful track from “Natural Born Chaos”.
March 25th 2003
“Killbox 13” is the twelfth studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill. “Devil by the Tail” is a fast and aggressive track from “Killbox 13”.
March 25th 2008
“The Premonition” is the fifth studio album by Greek power metal band Firewind. “Mercenary Man” is a fast and melodic track from “The Premonition”.
March 25th 2011
“Forevermore” is the eleventh studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake. “Love Will Set You Free” is a melodic and powerful track from “Forevermore”.
March 25th 2011
Within Temptation – “The Unforgiving”
“The Unforgiving” is the seventh studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. “Sinéad” is a dramatic and melodic track from “The Unforgiving”.
March 25th 2016
“Jomsviking” is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. “Raise Your Horns” is a powerful and anthemic track from “Jomsviking”.
March 25th 2016
“XI” is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church. “No Tomorrow” is a powerful and energetic track from “XI”.
March 25th 2016
Artillery – “Penalty by Perception”
“Penalty by Perception” is the eighth studio album by Danish thrash metal band Artillery. “In Defiance of Conformity” is a fast and powerful track from “Penalty by Perception”.
EP/Live Release
March 25th 2002
Iron Maiden – “Rock in Rio”
Rock in Rio is a live album and video by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Recorded at the Rock in Rio festival, Brazil in 2001.
March 25th 2002
Grave Digger – “Tunes of Wacken”
“Tunes of Wacken” is a live music album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger, recorded at Wacken Open Air.
March 25th 2003
Blaze Bayley – “As Live as It Gets”
“As Live as It Gets” is the third release and first live album by English heavy metal band Blaze Bayley, then known as Blaze.
March 25th 2016
Judas Priest – “Battle Cry”
“Battle Cry” is the sixth live album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany on 1 August 2015.
Single Release
March 25th 1991
Bruce Dickinson – “Born in 58”
“Born in 58” is a song by by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson. Released as fourth single from the debut solo studio album “Tattooed Millionaire”.
March 25th 2013
Airbourne – “Live It Up”
“Live It Up” is a song by Australian hard rock band Airbourne. Released as first single from the third studio album “Black Dog Barking”.
March 25th 2022
Skid Row – “The Gang’s All Here”
“The Gang’s All Here” is a song by American heavy metal band Skid Row. Released as first single from the sixth studio album “The Gang’s All Here”.
March 25th 2022
Powerwolf – “Sainted by the Storm”
“Sainted by the Storm” is a song by German power metal band Powerwolf. Released as second single from the ninth studio album “Interludium”.
March 25th 2022
Axel Rudi Pell – “Down on the Streets”
“Down on the Streets” is a song by German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. Released as single from the 21st studio album “Lost XXIII”.
Metal Birthdays
March 25th 1969
Jeff Walker – Carcass
Jeffrey Walker is an English musician, best known for his work with death metal band Carcass.
Metal Memory Lane
