Today in Metal History – May 18th
Album Release
May 18th 1988
Blind Guardian – “Battalions of Fear”
“Battalions of Fear” is the debut studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. “Majesty” is a galloping and ambitious standout from “Battalions of Fear”.
May 18th 1992
Saxon – “Forever Free”
“Forever Free” is the eleventh studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon. “Hole In The Sky” is a driving and anthemic standout from “Forever Free”.
May 18th 1993
Winger – “Pull”
“Pull” is the third studio album by American hard rock band Winger. “Blind Revolution Mad” is a heavy and progressive standout from “Pull”.
May 18th 1993
Suffocation – “Breeding the Spawn”
“Breeding the Spawn” is the second studio album by American death metal band Suffocation. “Breeding the Spawn” is a brutal and relentless standout from “Breeding the Spawn”.
May 18th 1998
Grave Digger – “Knights of the Cross”
“Knights of the Cross” is the eighth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. “Lionheart” is a powerful and epic standout from “Knights of the Cross”.
May 18th 2004
Hirax – “The New Age of Terror”
“The New Age of Terror” is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Hirax. “Hostile Territory” is a fierce and energetic standout from “The New Age of Terror”.
May 18th 2007
U.D.O. – “Mastercutor”
“Mastercutor” is the eleventh studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. “Walker Of The Dark” is a theatrical and hard-hitting standout from “Mastercutor”.
May 18th 2009
Old Man’s Child – “Slaves Of The World”
“Slaves Of The World” is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man’s Child. “Slaves of the World” is a dark and symphonic standout from “Slaves Of The World”.
May 18th 2010
“Omen” is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly. “Rise of the Fallen” is a groove-laden and aggressive standout from “Omen”.
May 18th 2011
HammerFall – “Infected”
“Infected” is the eighth studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. “One More Time” is a catchy and modern standout from “Infected”.
May 18th 2011
Unleash The Archers – “Demons Of The Astrowaste”
“Demons Of The Astrowaste” is the second studio album by Canadian power metal band Unleash the Archers. “General of the Dark Army” is a fast and soaring standout from “Demons Of The Astrowaste”.
May 18th 2011
Thrash Or Die – “Poser Holocaust”
“Poser Holocaust” is the debut album by American thrash metal band Thrash or Die. “Fatal Fury” is a raw and wild standout from “Poser Holocaust”.
May 18th 2012
Great White – “Elation”
“Elation” is the twelfth studio album by American hard rock band Great White. “(I’ve Got) Something for You” is a bluesy and energetic standout from “Elation”.
May 18th 2012
Sonata Arctica – “Stones Grow Her Name”
“Stones Grow Her Name” is the seventh studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. “I Have a Right” is a melodic and emotional standout from “Stones Grow Her Name”.
May 18th 2018
At The Gates – “To Drink From The Night Itself”
“To Drink From The Night Itself” is the sixth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates. “A Stare Bound In Stone” is a brooding and intense standout from “To Drink From The Night Itself”.
May 18th 2018
Amorphis – “Queen of Time”
“Queen of Time” is the thirteenth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Amorphis. “Amongst Stars” is a majestic and melodic standout from “Queen of Time”.
Single Release
May 18th 1992
Guns N’ Roses – “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”
“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” is a song by the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses. Released as a single, cover of the Bob Dylan classic featured on “Use Your Illusion II”.
May 18th 1999
Tristania – “Angina”
“Angina” is a song by the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania. Released as a lead single from their second studio album “Beyond the Veil”.
May 18th 2010
Avenged Sevenfold – “Nightmare”
“Nightmare” is a song by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. Released as the lead single from their fifth studio album “Nightmare”.
May 18th 2015
Arch Enemy – “Stolen Life”
“Stolen Life” is a song by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. Released as a single on their EP with same name “Stolen Life”.
Metal Birthdays
May 18th 1965
Ingo Schwichtenberg – Helloween
Ingo Schwichtenberg (May 18th, 1965 – March 8th, 1995) was a German drummer known as a founding member and original drummer of the power metal band Helloween.
May 18th 1989
Courtney Cox – The Iron Maidens
Courtney Cox is an American guitarist, best known as a member of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens.
Metal Memory Lane
