Today in Metal History – May 4th
Album Release
May 4th 1998
Therion – “Vovin”
“Vovin” is the seventh studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. “The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah” is a standout track from “Vovin”.
May 4th 1999
Black Label Society – “Sonic Brew”
“Sonic Brew” is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. “Born to Lose” is a standout track from “Sonic Brew”.
May 4th 2014
Dimmu Borgir – “Eonian”
“Eonian” is the ninth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. “Interdimensional Summit” is a standout track from “Eonian”.
Single Release
May 4th 2007
Blind Guardian – “Another Stranger Me”
“Another Stranger Me” is a song by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. Released as a second single from their eighth studio album “A Twist in the Myth”.
May 4th 2011
Symphony X – “The End of Innocence”
“The End of Innocence” is a song by the American progressive metal band Symphony X. Released as a single from their eighth studio album “Iconoclast”.
May 4th 2018
Lordi – “Naked in My Cellar”
“Naked in My Cellar” is a song by the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. Released as a second single from their ninth studio album “Sexorcism”.
Metal Birthdays
May 4th 1951
Mick Mars – Mötley Crüe
Mick Mars is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a founding member of the hard rock band Mötley Crüe.
May 4th 1964
Gary Holt is an American guitarist, best known as a member of the thrash metal bands Exodus and as a touring guitarist for Slayer.
May 4th 1965
Jon Drenning – Crimson Glory
Jon Drenning is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Crimson Glory.
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