Today in Metal History – March 9th
Album Release
March 9th 1971
Alice Cooper – “Love It To Death”
“Love It To Death” is the third studio album by the American hard rock musician Alice Cooper. “I’m Eighteen” is a standout track from “Love It To Death”.
March 9th 1987
“Crossover” is the third studio album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles). “Five Year Plan” is a standout track from “Crossover”.
March 9th 1992
“Gotthard” is the debut studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Gotthard. “Hush” is a standout track from “Gotthard”.
March 9th 1993
“I Hear Black” is the sixth studio album by the American thrash metal band Overkill. “Spiritual Void” is a standout track from “I Hear Black”.
March 9th 1998
“Widow’s Weeds” is the debut studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania. “Evenfall” is a standout track from “Widow’s Weeds”.
March 9th 1999
“Eye II Eye” is the fourteenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions. “Mysterious” is a standout track from “Eye II Eye”.
March 9th 2004
“Into the Now” is the seventh studio album by the American hard rock band Tesla. “Caught in a Dream” is a standout track from “Into the Now”.
March 9th 2004
Kataklysm – “Serenity in Fire”
“Serenity in Fire” is the seventh studio album by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. “The Ambassador of Pain” is a standout track from “Serenity in Fire”.
March 9th 2010
Immolation – “Majesty and Decay”
“Majesty and Decay” is the eighth studio album by the American death metal band Immolation. “A Glorious Epoch” is a standout track from “Majesty and Decay”.
March 9th 2011
“Forevermore” is the eleventh studio album by the British hard rock band Whitesnake. “Love Will Set You Free” is a standout track from “Forevermore”.
March 9th 2012
Epica – “Requiem for the Indifferent”
“Requiem for the Indifferent” is the fifth studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. “Storm the Sorrow” is a standout track from “Requiem for the Indifferent”.
March 9th 2015
Mortification – “Realm Of The Skelataur”
“Realm Of The Skelataur” is the thirteenth studio album by the Australian death metal band Mortification. “Extrinsick Forces” is a standout track from “Realm Of The Skelataur”.
March 9th 2018
“Firepower” is the eighteenth studio album by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. “Lightning Strike” is a standout track from “Firepower”.
EP/Live Release
March 9th 1999
Motörhead – “Everything Louder Than Everything Else”
“Everything Louder Than Everything Else” is the sixth live album by the English heavy metal band Motörhead.
Single Release
March 9th 1987
Whitesnake – “Still of the Night”
“Still of the Night” is a song by the British hard rock band Whitesnake. Released as first single from the seventh studio album “1987”.
March 9th 1998
Iron Maiden – “The Angel and the Gambler”
“The Angel and the Gambler” is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released as first single from the eleventh studio album “Virtual XI”.
March 9th 1999
Scorpions – “To Be No.1”
“To Be No.1” is a song by the German hard rock band Scorpions. Released as first single from the fourteenth studio album “Eye II Eye”.
March 9th 2012
Europe – “Not Supposed to Sing the Blues”
“Not Supposed to Sing the Blues” is a song by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. Released as first single from the ninth studio album “Bag of Bones”.
March 9th 2018
Bonfire – “Crazy Over You”
“Indians” is a song by the German heavy metal band Bonfire. Released as single from the fifteen studio album “Temple of Lies”.
March 9th 2021
Hatriot – “From My Cold Dead Hands”
“From My Cold Dead Hands” is a song by the American thrash metal band Hatriot. Released as a single from the second studio album “Dawn of the New Centurion”.
March 9th 2023
Apocalyptica/Epica – “Rivers”
“Rivers” is a collaborative song by Finnish symphonic metal bands Apocalyptica and Epica. Released as a single in 2023.
March 9th 2023
Dark Moor – “Héroe del Mar”
“Héroe del Mar” is a song by the Spanish power metal band Dark Moor. Released as a single in 2023.
March 9th 2023
Wintersun – “Warning”
“Warning” is a song by the Finnish melodic death metal band Wintersun. Released as a single in 2023.
Metal Birthdays
March 9th 1968
Johnny Kelly – Type O Negative
Johnny Kelly is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of gothic metal band Type O Negative.
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