Today in Metal History – May 2nd
Album Release
May 2nd 1991
Morbid Angel – “Blessed Are the Sick”
“Blessed Are the Sick” is the second studio album by American death metal band Morbid Angel. “Fall from Grace” is a dark and punishing track from “Blessed Are the Sick”.
May 2nd 1995
“Fear No Evil” is the third studio album by American hard rock band Slaughter. “Live Like There’s No Tomorrow” is a high-energy and uplifting track from “Fear No Evil”.
May 2nd 1997
Elegy – “State Of Mind”
“State Of Mind” is the fourth studio album by Dutch power metal band Elegy. “Visual Vortex” is a melodic and technically rich track from “State Of Mind”.
May 2nd 2001
Manticora – “Darkness with Tales to Tell”
“Darkness with Tales to Tell” is the third studio album by Danish power metal band Manticora. “Dragon’s Mist” is a fast-paced and epic track from “Darkness with Tales to Tell”.
May 2nd 2005
Candlemass – “Candlemass”
“Candlemass” is the eighth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass. “Black Dwarf” is a heavy and commanding track from “Candlemass”.
May 2nd 2006
Enslaved – “Ruun”
“Ruun” is the ninth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Enslaved. “Path to Vanir” is a dynamic and atmospheric track from “Ruun”.
May 2nd 2006
“Rio Grande Blood” is the tenth studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry. “LiesLiesLies” is an aggressive and politically charged track from “Rio Grande Blood”.
May 2nd 2008
Tiamat – “Amanethes”
“Amanethes” is the ninth studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Tiamat. “The Temple of the Crescent Moon” is a haunting and atmospheric track from “Amanethes”.
May 2nd 2014
“Sacrificium” is the sixth studio album by German symphonic metal band Xandria. “Nightfall” is a dramatic and powerful track from “Sacrificium”.
May 2nd 2014
“The Quantum Enigma” is the sixth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. “Unchain Utopia” is an epic and soaring track from “The Quantum Enigma”.
Single Release
May 2nd 1996
Helloween – “The Time Of The Oath”
“The Time Of The Oath” is a song by the German power metal band Helloween. Released as the title track from their seventh studio album “The Time Of The Oath”.
May 2nd 2000
Doro Pesch – “Burn It Up”
“Burn It Up” is a song by the German heavy metal vocalist Doro Pesch. Released as a single from her seventh solo album “Calling the Wild”.
May 2nd 2004
Mob Rules – “Black Rain”
“Black Rain” is a song by the German power metal band Mob Rules. Released as a single from their fourth studio album “Among the Gods”.
May 2nd 2005
Leaves’ Eyes – “Elegy”
“Elegy” is a song by the German symphonic metal band Leaves’ Eyes. Released as the lead single from their second studio album “Vinland Saga”.
May 2nd 2014
Sabaton – “Resist and Bite”
“Resist and Bite” is a song by the Swedish power metal band Sabaton. Released as a second single from their seventh studio album “Heroes”.
May 2nd 2019
HammerFall – “(We Make) Sweden Rock”
“(We Make) Sweden Rock” is a song by the Swedish power metal band HammerFall. Released as a lead single from their eleventh studio album “Dominion”.
May 2nd 2019
Dark Tranquillity – “Unforgivable”
“Unforgivable” is a song by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. Released as the second single from their thirteenth studio album “Endtime Signals”.
Metal Birthdays
May 2nd 1964
Joe Comeau – Overkill
Joe Comeau is an American singer and guitarist, he is best known for his work with the heavy metal bands Annihilator, Liege Lord and Overkill.
Legends We Lost
May 2nd 2013
Jeff Hanneman – Slayer
Jeffrey John Hanneman (January 31, 1964 – May 2, 2013) was an American musician, best known as a founding member and co-lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Slayer.
Metal Memories
May 2nd, 1982
D.R.I. was formed
The Dirty Rotten Imbeciles history begins on May 2, 1982 around 4:00pm, in the city of Houston, TX. It was on this day that the musically aggressive quartet we now know as D.R.I..
Metal Memory Lane
