Today in Metal History – May 29th
Album Release
May 29th 1985
Warlock – “Hellbound”
“Hellbound” is the second studio album by German heavy metal band Warlock. “Out of Control” is a standout track from “Hellbound”.
May 29th 1990
Trixter – “Trixter”
“Trixter” is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Trixter. “Give It to Me Good” is a standout track from “Trixter”.
May 29th 1990
Artillery – “By Inheritance”
“By Inheritance” is the third studio album by Danish thrash metal band Artillery. “Khomaniac” is a standout track from “By Inheritance” .
May 29th 1995
Gamma Ray – “Land Of The Free”
“Land Of The Free” is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Gamma Ray. “Gods of Deliverance” is a standout track from “Land Of The Free”.
May 29th 2000
Iron Maiden – “Brave New World”
“Brave New World” is the twelfth studio album by British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden. “Blood Brothers” is a standout track from “Brave New World”.
May 29th 2001
Quiet Riot – “Guilty Pleasures”
“Guilty Pleasures” is the tenth studio album by American hard rock band Quiet Riot. “Feed the Machine” is a standout track from “Guilty Pleasures”.
May 29th 2006
Celtic Frost – “Monotheist”
“Monotheist” is the sixth and final studio album by Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost. “Ground” is a standout track from “Monotheist”.
May 29th 2009
Týr – “By The Light Of The Northern Star”
“By The Light Of The Northern Star” is the fifth studio album by Faroese folk metal band Týr. “Hold the Heathen Hammer High” is a standout track from “By The Light Of The Northern Star”.
May 29th 2015
Helloween – “My God Given Right”
“My God Given Right” is the fifteenth studio album by German power metal band Helloween. “Lost in America” is a standout track from “My God Given Right”.
May 29th 2020
Grave Digger – “Fields of Blood”
“Fields of Blood” is the twentieth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. “Thousand Tears” is a standout track from “Fields of Blood”.
May 29th 2020
Alestorm – “Curse of the Crystal Coconut”
“Curse of the Crystal Coconut” is the sixth studio album by Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm. “Fannybaws” is a standout track from “Curse of the Crystal Coconut”.
Single Release
May 29th 2000
Ayreon – “Temple of the Cat”
“Temple of the Cat” is a song by Dutch progressive metal project Ayreon. Released as a single from the fourth studio album “The Dream Sequencer”.
May 29th 2009
Alestorm – “P Is for Pirate”
“P Is for Pirate” is a song by Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm. Released as exclusive bonus track on the second studio album “Black Sails at Midnight”.
May 29th 2020
Soilwork – “Death Diviner”
“Death Diviner” is a song by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. Released as single on their EP “A Whisp of the Atlantic”.
Metal Birthdays
May 29th 1963
Blaze Bayley – Iron Maiden
Bayley Alexander Cooke is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane and he was also the lead singer of Iron Maiden.
May 29th 1974
Thomas Youngblood – Kamelot
Thomas Youngblood is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of power metal band Kamelot.
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