Today in Metal History – May 31st
Album Release
May 31st 1980
Whitesnake – “Ready An’ Willing”
“Ready An’ Willing” is the third studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake. “Fool for Your Loving” is a bluesy, emotional standout from “Ready An’ Willing”.
May 31st 1985
Lizzy Borden – “Love You To Pieces”
“Love You To Pieces” is the debut album by American heavy metal band Lizzy Borden. “American Metal” is a theatrical and high-energy standout from “Love You To Pieces”.
May 31st 1991
Venom – “Temples of Ice”
“Temples of Ice” is the seventh studio album by British thrash metal band Venom. “Playtime” is a sharp, driving standout from “Temples of Ice”.
May 31st 1993
Helloween – “Chameleon”
“Chameleon” is the fifth studio album by German power metal band Helloween. “When the Sinner” is a bold and melodic standout from “Chameleon”.
May 31st 1994
Napalm Death – “Fear, Emptiness, Despair”
“Fear, Emptiness, Despair” is the fifth album by British death metal band Napalm Death. “State of Mind” is a raw and relentless standout from “Fear, Emptiness, Despair”.
May 31st 1999
Sodom – “Code Red”
“Code Red” is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal legends Sodom. “Book Burning” is an aggressive and unflinching standout from “Code Red”.
May 31st 1999
In Flames – “Colony”
“Colony” is the fourth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. “Ordinary Story” is a powerful and emotional standout from “Colony”.
May 31st 1999
Immolation – “Failures for Gods”
“Failures for Gods” is the third studio album by American death metal band Immolation. “No Jesus, No Beast” is a brutal and unholy standout from “Failures for Gods”.
May 31st 1999
Freedom Call – “Stairway to Fairyland”
“Stairway to Fairyland” is the debut album by German power metal band Freedom Call. “Over the Rainbow” is an uplifting and fantasy-driven standout from “Stairway to Fairyland”.
May 31st 2010
Nevermore – “The Obsidian Conspiracy”
“The Obsidian Conspiracy” is the seventh and final studio album by American heavy metal band Nevermore. “Emptiness Unobstructed” is a complex and melodic standout.
May 31st 2011
Anathema – “We’re Here Because We’re Here”
“We’re Here Because We’re Here” is the eighth album by British hard rock band Anathema. “Dreaming Light” is a moving and ethereal standout from “We’re Here Because We’re Here”.
May 31st 2013
Tristania – “Darkest White”
“Darkest White” is the seventh and final studio album by Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania. “Requiem” is a haunting standout from “Darkest White”.
May 31st 2016
Omen – “Hammer Damage”
“Hammer Damage” is a comeback album by American power metal band Omen. “Cry Havoc” is a galloping and fierce standout from “Hammer Damage”.
May 31st 2019
Death Angel – “Humanicide”
“Humanicide” is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band Death Angel. “The Pack” is a high-speed and loyal standout from “Humanicide”.
May 31st 2019
Gloryhammer – “Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex”
“Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex” is the third album by symphonic power metal band Gloryhammer. “Gloryhammer” is a heroic and over-the-top standout.
May 31st 2019
“Old Star” is the 17th studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone. “The Hardship of the Scots” is a doomy, riff-heavy standout from “Old Star”.
May 31st 2019
Rhapsody of Fire – “Challenge the Wind”
“Challenge the Wind” is the 14th studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. “Mastered by the Dark” is a cinematic and electrifying standout.
Single Release
May 31st 2013
Tarja – “Never Enough”
“Never Enough” is a song by Finnish vocalist Tarja Turunen. Released as a single from her fourth studio album “Colours in the Dark”.
May 31st 2024
Flotsam and Jetsam – “Primal”
“Primal” is a song by American thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam. Released as a single from their fifteenth studio album “I Am the Weapon”.
Metal Birthdays
May 31st 1964
Scotti Hill – Skid Row
Scott Lawrence Mulvehill is an American musician best known as a guitarist in the heavy metal band Skid Row.
Metal Memory Lane
