Today in Metal History – May 12th
Album Release
May 12th 1986
“Reign of Fear” is the second studio album by German heavy metal band Rage. “Reign of Fear” is a fast and powerful title track from “Reign of Fear”.
May 12th 1986
“Queen of Siam” is the debut studio album by German thrash metal band Holy Moses. “Don’t Mess Around with the Bitch” is a fierce and aggressive standout from “Queen of Siam”.
May 12th 1989
Morbid Angel – “Altars of Madness”
“Altars of Madness” is the debut studio album by American death metal band Morbid Angel. “Chapel of Ghouls” is a ferocious and genre-defining track from “Altars of Madness”.
May 12th 1992
Type O Negative – “The Origin of the Feces”
“The Origin of the Feces” is the second studio album by American gothic metal band Type O Negative. “Are You Afraid” is a dark and sarcastically atmospheric track from “The Origin of the Feces”.
May 12th 1995
Meshuggah – “Destroy Erase Improve”
“Destroy Erase Improve” is the second studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. “Future Breed Machine” is a complex and rhythmically intense standout from “Destroy Erase Improve”.
May 12th 2000
At Vance – “Heart Of Steel”
“Heart Of Steel” is the second studio album by German neoclassical/power metal band At Vance. “Soldier of Time” is a soaring and melodic anthem from “Heart Of Steel”.
May 12th 2003
Helloween – “Rabbit Don’t Come Easy”
“Rabbit Don’t Come Easy” is the tenth studio album by German power metal band Helloween. “Just a Little Sign” is a catchy and energetic highlight from “Rabbit Don’t Come Easy”.
May 12th 2017
“Twelve Bells” is the eight studio album by American thrash metal band Sacred Oath. “Twelve Bells” is a dark, epic and thunderous title track from “Twelve Bells”.
May 12th 2017
Warrant – “Louder Harder Faster”
“Louder Harder Faster” is the ninth studio album by American hard rock band Warrant. “Only Broken Heart” is a melodic and emotionally charged track from “Louder Harder Faster”.
Single Release
May 12th 1979
Judas Priest – “Evening Star”
“Evening Star” is a song by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Released as a third single from their fifth studio album “Killing Machine”
May 12th 1988
Megadeth – “Mary Jane”
“Mary Jane” is a song by the American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as a third single from their third studio album “So Far, So Good… So What!”.
May 12th 1994
Mötley Crüe – “Misunderstood”
“Misunderstood” is a song by the American glam metal band Mötley Crüe. Released as a second single from their sixth studio album “Mötley Crüe”
May 12th 2013
Sirenia – “Seven Widows Weep”
“Seven Widows Weep” is a song by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. Released as the lead single from their sixth studio album “Perils of the Deep Blue”
May 12th 2017
Rhapsody of Fire – “Land Of Immortals”
“Land Of Immortals” is a song by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. Released as a second single from their second compilation album “Legendary Years”.
May 12th 2017
Candlemass – “Dark Are the Veils of Death”
“Dark Are the Veils of Death” is a song by the Swedish doom metal band Candlemass. Released as a single from their second studio album “Nightfall”.
Metal Birthdays
May 12th 1958
Eric Singer – Kiss
Eric Doyle Mensinger is an American drummer. Associated with the hard rock band Kiss. He has also performed with artists such as Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Badlands and other.
May 12th 1959
Ray Gillen – Badlands
Raymond Arthur Gillen (May 12, 1959 – December 1, 1993) was an American rock singer. He is best known for his work with Badlands, in addition to his stint with Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s.
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