Today in Metal History – November 8th
Albums Release
November 8th 1971
Led Zeppelin – “Led Zeppelin IV”
“Led Zeppelin IV” is the fourth studio album by the English hard rock band Led Zeppelin.“Stairway to Heaven” is a standout from “Led Zeppelin IV”.
November 8th 1980
“Ace of Spades” is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Motörhead. The title track “Ace of Spades” widely regarded as the definitive song of the album.
November 8th 1984
Girlschool – “Play Dirty”
“Play Dirty” is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Girlschool. “Going Under” is a standout from “Play Dirty”.
November 8th 1984
“Lay Down the Law” is the debut album by American heavy metal band Keel. “Speed Demon” is a standout from “Lay Down the Law”.
November 8th 1985
“Carnivore” is the debut studio album by American crossover thrash band Carnivore. “God is Dead” is a standout from “Carnivore”.
November 8th 1986
“Possessed By Fire“ is the first studio album by the German thrash metal band Exumer. “Possessed By Fire“ the album’s title track, often praised as its highlight.
November 8th 1989
Running Wild – “Death Or Glory”
“Death Or Glory” is the fifth studio album by German power metal band Running Wild. “Riding the Storm” is a standout from “Death Or Glory”.
November 8th 1993
Edge Of Sanity – “The Spectral Sorrows”
“The Spectral Sorrows” is the third studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Edge of Sanity. “Darkday” is a standout from “The Spectral Sorrows”.
November 8th 1994
“Still Climbing” is the fourth and final studio album by the American glam metal band Cinderella. “Hot and Bothered” is a standout from “Still Climbing”.
November 8th 1994
Marty Friedman – “Introduction”
“Introduction” is the third studio album by guitarist Marty Friedman. “Bittersweet” is a standout from “Introduction”.
November 8th 2005
“Schizo Deluxe” is the eleventh studio album by Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator. “Pride” is a standout from “Schizo Deluxe”.
November 8th 2019
Quiet Riot – “Hollywood Cowboys”
“Hollywood Cowboys” is the fourteenth studio album by the Rock band Quiet Riot. “In the Blood” is a standout from “Hollywood Cowboys”.
November 8th 2019
Blind Guardian – “Legacy Of The Dark Lands”
“Legacy Of The Dark Lands” is the eleventh studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. “War Feeds War” is a standout from “Legacy Of The Dark Lands”.
November 8th 2019
Pretty Maids – “Undress Your Madness”
“Undress Your Madness” is the sixteenth studio album by Danish heavy metal band Pretty Maids. “Serpentine” is a standout from “Undress Your Madness”.
November 8th 2024
Impellitteri – “War Machine”
“War Machine” is the 19th studio album by American heavy metal band Impellitteri. “Power Grab” is a standout from “War Machine”.
Single Release
November 8th 1971
Led Zeppelin – “Stairway To Heaven”
“Stairway to Heaven” is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on the band’s untitled fourth studio album commonly known as “Led Zeppelin IV”.
November 8th 2019
Ozzy Osbourne – “Under The Graveyard”
“Under The Graveyard” is song by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Released as the lead single on Osbourne’s twelfth studio album “Ordinary Man”.
November 8th 2019
King Diamond – “Masquerade Of Madness”
“Masquerade of Madness” is a single by the Danish heavy metal band King Diamond.
November 8th 2019
Sepultura – “Isolation”
“Isolation” is a song by the Brazilian groove metal band Sepultura. Released as single from the 15th studio album “Quadra”.
November 8th 2022
Atrocity – “Born to Kill”
“Born to Kill” is a song by the German heavy metal band Atrocity. Released as single from the eleventh studio album “Okkult III”.
Legend We Lost
November 8th 2003
Guy Speranza – Riot
Guy Speranza (March 12, 1956 – November 8, 2003) was an American singer best known as New York City-based metal band Riot’s original frontman from 1975 to 1981.
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