Today in Metal History – May 19th
Album Release
May 19th 1992
“Revenge” is the sixteenth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss. “Unholy” is a standout track from “Revenge”.
May 19th 1992
Tora Tora – “Wild America”
“Wild America” is the second studio album by American hard rock band Tora Tora. “Dead Man’s Hand” is a standout track from “Wild America”.
May 19th 1997
Emperor – “Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk”
“Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk” is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Emperor. “Thus Spake the Nightspirit” is a standout track from “Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk”.
May 19th 1998
Vixen – “Tangerine”
“Tangerine” is the third studio album by American hard rock band Vixen. “Never Say Never” is a standout track from “Tangerine”.
May 19th 2003
“The Evil In You” is the fourth studio album by German power metal band At Vance. “Fallen Angel” is a standout track from “The Evil In You”.
May 19th 2006
House Of Lords – “World Upside Down”
“World Upside Down” is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band House of Lords. “These Are the Times” is a standout track from “World Upside Down”.
May 19th 2010
Loudness – “King Of Pain”
“King Of Pain” is the twenty-third studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. “Power of Death” is a standout track from “King Of Pain”.
May 19th 2017
DragonForce – “Reaching Into Infinity”
“Reaching Into Infinity” is the seventh studio album by British power metal band DragonForce. “Ashes of the Dawn” is a standout track from “Reaching Into Infinity”.
Single Release
May 19th 1975
Aerosmith – “Sweet Emotion”
“Sweet Emotion” is a song by the American hard rock band Aerosmith. Released as a single on their third studio album “Toys in the Attic”.
May 19th 1982
Diamond Head – “Call Me”
“Call Me” is a song by the British heavy metal band Diamond Head. Released as a single from their second album “Borrowed Time”.
May 19th 1988
Megadeth – “Liar”
“Liar” is a song by the American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as a single on their third studio album “So Far, So Good… So What!”.
May 19th 2014
Judas Priest – “March of the Damned”
“March of the Damned” is a song by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Released as a second single from their seventeenth studio album “Redeemer of Souls”.
May 19th 2017
Rhapsody of Fire – “Knightrider of Doom”
“Knightrider of Doom” is a song by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. Released as a single from their fifth album “Power of the Dragonflame”
May 19th 2017
Anathema – “Can’t Let Go”
“Can’t Let Go” is a song by the British progressive hard rock band Anathema. Released as a single from their eleventh studio album “The Optimist”.
May 19th 2021
Flotsam and Jetsam – “Brace for Impact”
“Brace for Impact” is a song by the American thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam. Featured on their fourteenth studio album “Blood in the Water”.
May 19th 2022
Avantasia – “The Wicked Rule the Night”
“The Wicked Rule the Night” is a song by the German metal opera project Avantasia. Released as a lead single from their ninth studio album “A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society”.
May 19th 2022
Orden Ogan – “It Is Over”
“It Is Over” is a song by the German power metal band Orden Ogan. Released as single from their seventh studio album “Final Days”.
Metal Birthdays
May 19th 1954
Phil Rudd – AC/DC
Phil Rudd is an Australian drummer, best known as the longtime drummer for the hard rock band AC/DC.
May 19th 1975
Jonas Renkse – Katatonia
Jonas Renkse is a Swedish musician, best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the progressive metal band Katatonia.
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