Today in Metal History – November 7th
Albums Release
November 7th 1981
Ozzy Osbourne – “Diary Of A Madman”
“Diary Of A Madman” is the second studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. “Over the Mountain” is a standout from “Diary Of A Madman”.

November 7th 1987
Venom – “Calm Before The Storm”
“Calm Before The Storm” is the fifth studio album by British speed metal band Venom. “Metal Punk” is a standout from “Calm Before The Storm”.

November 7th 1995
Alice In Chains – “Alice In Chains”
“Alice In Chains” is the third studio album by American rock band Alice in Chains. “Grind” is a standout from “Alice In Chains”.

November 7th 2000
Yngwie Malmsteen – “War To End All Wars”
“War To End All Wars” is the thirteenth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. “Crucify” is a standout from “War To End All Wars”.

November 7th 2000
“O₂” is the sixth studio album of the rock band FireHouse. “Call of the Night” is a standout from “O₂”.

November 7th 2000
Nightmare – “The Dominion Gate”
“The Dominion Gate” is the fifth studio album of the French power metal band Nightmare. “The Watchtower“ is a standout from “The Dominion Gate”.

November 7th 2011
Reckless Love – “Animal Attraction”
“Animal Attraction” is the second album from Finnish glam metal band Reckless Love. “Hot” is a standout from “Animal Attraction”.

November 7th 2014
Machine Head – “Bloodstone & Diamonds”
“Bloodstone & Diamonds” is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Machine Head. “Now We Die” is a standout from “Bloodstone & Diamonds”.

Single Release
November 7th 1988
Iron Maiden – “The Clairvoyant”
“The Clairvoyant” is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released as single from their seventh studio album “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son”.

November 7th 2005
Trivium – “Dying in Your Arms”
“Dying in Your Arms” is a song by the American heavy metal band Trivium. Released as single from their second studio album “Ascendancy”.

November 7th 2024
In Flames – “Foregone, Pt. 2”
“Foregone, Pt. 2” is a song by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames. Released as fourth single from the fourteenth studio album “Foregone“.

November 7th 2024
Korpiklaani – “Sauna”
“Sauna” is a song by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. English version of “Saunaan” from the twelfth studio album “Rankarumpu”.

Metal Birthday
November 7th 1960
Tommy Thayer – Kiss
Thomas Cunningham Thayer is an American musician. Former lead guitarist and vocalist for the hard rock band Kiss and lead guitarist for the band Black ‘n Blue.

November 7th 1961
Brian Jay – Keel
Brian Jay is the guitarist for the American heavy metal band Keel, known for his powerful riffs and energetic performances.

November 7th 1965
Tim Calvert – Forbidden
Timothy K. Calvert (November 7, 1965 – April 30, 2018) was an American metal guitarist. He was associated with the bands Forbidden and Nevermore.

November 7th 1967
Steve Di Giorgio – Testament
Steve Di Giorgio is an American bass guitarist. Known for his work with numerous heavy metal bands such as Sadus, Death, Testament, Megadeth, Sebastian Bach, Iced Earth, Autopsy, Obituary and more.

November 7th 1971
Robin Finck – Guns N’ Roses
Robert John “Robin” Finck is an American guitarist. Finck is the longest-serving touring musician for Nine Inch Nails. Finck also was an official member of Guns N’ Roses.

November 7th 1976
Robert Caggiano – Anthrax
Robert Caggiano is an American guitarist and record producer. Known as the lead guitarist of the Danish rock band Volbeat and of thrash metal band Anthrax.

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