Today in Metal History – May 1st
Album Release
May 1st 1976
Sammy Hagar – “Nine On A Ten Scale”
“Nine On A Ten Scale” is the debut solo album by American hard rock vocalist Sammy Hagar. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Romeo” is a lively and spirited track from “Nine On A Ten Scale”.

May 1st 1983
“Out For Blood” is the debut studio album by American rock guitarist Lita Ford. “On The Run” is a catchy and aggressive track from “Out For Blood”.

May 1st 1987
Heathen – “Breaking The Silence”
“Breaking The Silence” is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Heathen. “Goblin’s Blade” is a fast and sharp track from “Breaking The Silence”.

May 1st 1989
Victory – “Culture Killed The Native”
“Culture Killed The Native” is the fourth studio album by German heavy metal band Victory. “The Warning” is a fast and aggressive track from “Culture Killed The Native”.

May 1st 1990
Flotsam And Jetsam – “When The Storm Comes Down”
“When The Storm Comes Down” is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam. “Suffer the Masses” is a heavy and socially conscious track from this album.

May 1st 1990
“World Chaos” is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Holy Moses. “Diabolic Plot” is a fierce and unrelenting track from “World Chaos”.

May 1st 1991
Axel Rudi Pell – “Nasty Reputation”
“Nasty Reputation” is the second solo studio album by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. “Fighting the Law” is a hard-hitting and melodic track from “Nasty Reputation”.

May 1st 1991
Unleashed – “Where No Life Dwells”
“Where No Life Dwells” is the debut studio album by Swedish death metal band Unleashed. “Before the Creation of Time” is a raw and powerful track from “Where No Life Dwells”.

May 1st 1991
Meshuggah – “Contradictions Collapse”
“Contradictions Collapse” is the debut studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. “Abnegating Cecity” is a complex and aggressive track from “Contradictions Collapse”.

May 1st 1992
“You’ll Never See…” is the second studio album by Swedish death metal band Grave. “Now and Forever” is a crushing and grim track from “You’ll Never See…”.

May 1st 1995
“Octagon” is the seventh studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. “Born to Die” is a raw and aggressive track from “Octagon”.

May 1st 1995
Suffocation – “Pierced from Within”
“Pierced from Within” is the third studio album by American death metal band Suffocation. “Thrones of Blood” is a technical and brutal track from “Pierced from Within”.

May 1st 2007
“Snakes & Arrows” is the eighteenth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Rush. “Far Cry” is a dynamic and hard-hitting track from “Snakes & Arrows”.

May 1st 2020
“Solitude in Madness” is the twelfth studio album by Polish death metal band Vader. “Shock and Awe” is a fast and punishing track from “Solitude in Madness”.

May 1st 2020
“V” is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Havok. “Phantom Force” is a blistering and politically charged track from “V”.

Single Release
May 1st 2020
Deep Purple – “Man Alive”
“Man Alive” is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. Released as the second single from their twenty-first studio album “Whoosh!”.

Metal Birthdays
May 1st 1964
Bruno Ravel – Danger Danger
Bruno Ravel is an American bassist, best known as a founding member of the glam metal band Danger Danger.

Metal Memory Lane

