Today in Metal History – November 1st
Albums Release
November 1st 1974
Scorpions – “Fly To The Rainbow”
“Fly To The Rainbow” is the second studio album by the German rock band Scorpions. “Speedy’s Coming” is a standout from “Fly To The Rainbow”.

November 1st 1982
“Black Metal” is the second album by English black metal band Venom. The title track, “Black Metal” is a standout from Venom “Black Metal” album.

November 1st 1982
“Dawn Patrol” is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Night Ranger. “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me” is a standout from “Dawn Patrol”.

November 1st 1986
“Pleasure To Kill” is the second studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. “Riot of Violence” is a standout “Pleasure To Kill”.

November 1st 1988
Crimson Glory – “Transcendence”
“Transcendence” is the second studio album by American power metal band Crimson Glory. “Lonely” is a standout from “Transcendence”.

November 1st 1988
“Reach For The Sky” is the fourth studio album by American glam metal band Ratt. “I Want a Woman” is a standout from “Reach For The Sky”.

November 1st 1992
HeavensGate – “Hell for Sale!”
“Hell for Sale!” is the fourth album by German power metal band Heavens Gate. “Under Fire” is a standout from “Hell for Sale!”.

November 1st 1992
Amorphis – “The Karelian Isthmus”
“The Karelian Isthmus” is the debut studio album by Finnish death metal band Amorphis. “The Gathering” is a standout from “The Karelian Isthmus”.

November 1st 1993
“Pure Holocaust” is the second album by Norwegian black metal band Immortal. “The Sun No Longer Rises“ is a standout “Pure Holocaust”.

November 1st 1994
“Youthanasia” is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth. “Reckoning Day” is a standout from “Youthanasia”.

November 1st 1994
Threshold – “Psychedelicatessen“
“Psychedelicatessen” is the second album by the English progressive metal band Threshold. “Into the Light” is a standout from “Psychedelicatessen“.

November 1st 1997
Nightwish – “Angels Fall First”
“Angels Fall First” is the debut studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. “Elvenpath” is a standout from “Angels Fall First”.

November 1st 2002
“Get Heavy” is the debut studio album by Finnish rock band Lordi. “Get Heavy” is a standout from debut album.

November 1st 2010
Cradle Of Filth – “Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa”
“Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa” is the ninth studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. “Lilith Immaculate” is a standout from “Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa”.

November 1st 2011
“Thirteen” (stylized as Th1rt3en) is the thirteenth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth. “Sudden Death” is a standout from “Thirteen”.

November 1st 2019
Angel Witch – “Angel of Light”
“Angel of Light” is the fifth studio album by British heavy metal band Angel Witch. “The Night is Calling” is a standout from “Angel of Light”.

Single Release
November 1st 1976
Kiss – “Hard Luck Woman”
“Hard Luck Woman” is a song by American hard rock band Kiss. Released as lead single from their album “Rock and Roll Over”.

November 1st 2010
Kamelot – “Where the Wild Roses Grow”
“Where the Wild Roses Grow” is a song performed by American symphonic metal band Kamelot, featuring Finnish vocalist Elize Ryd. Released on their album “Haven”.

November 1st 2010
Apocalyptica – “Not Strong Enough”
“Not Strong Enough” is a song by Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica. Released as a third single from their seventh studio album “7th Symphony”.

November 1st 2013
Tarja – “500 Letters”
“500 Letters” is a song by Finnish symphonic metal singer Tarja Turunen. Released as a single from her fourth studio album “Colours in the Dark”.

November 1st 2024
Exodus – “Beating Around the Bush”
“Beating Around the Bush” is a song covered by American thrash metal band Exodus. Originally by AC/DC, it appears on the tribute album “AC/DC We Salute You”.

Metal Birthday
November 1st 1963
Rick Allen – Def Leppard
Richard John Cyril Allen is an English musician who has been the drummer of the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978.

November 1st 1981
Tommy Karevik – Kamelot
Tommy Karevik is a Swedish metal vocalist. He is the lead singer of Kamelot and former lead vocalist of Seventh Wonder.


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