Today in Metal History – October 10th
Albums Release
October 10th 1975
Deep Purple – “Come Taste the Band”
“Come Taste the Band” is the tenth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. “You Keep on Moving” is a standout from “Come Taste the Band”.
October 10th 1980
“Power Supply” is the eighth album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie. “Forearm Smash” is a standout from “Power Supply”.
October 10th 1989
“Thrash Zone” is the fifth album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I.. “Beneath the Wheel” is a standout from “Thrash Zone”.
October 10th 1991
Benediction – “The Grand Leveller”
“The Grand Leveller” is the second studio album by the British death metal band Benediction. “Vision in the Shroud” is a standout from “The Grand Leveller”.
October 10th 1994
Annihilator – “King Of The Kill”
“King Of The Kill” is the fourth album by Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator. “Bad Child” is a standout from “King Of The Kill”.
October 10th 1994
Rotting Christ – “Non Serviam”
“Non Serviam” is the second full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. “Ice Shaped God” is a standout from “Non Serviam”.
October 10th 2000
Symphony X – “V: The New Mythology Suite”
“V: The New Mythology Suite” is the fifth studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X. “Fallen” is a standout from “V: The New Mythology Suite”.
October 10th 2000
Lizzy Borden – “Deal with the Devil”
“Deal with the Devil” is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Lizzy Borden. “There Will Be Blood Tonight” is a standout from “Deal with the Devil”.
October 10th 2006
“The Crusade” is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium. “Ignition” is a standout from “The Crusade”.
October 10th 2025
Testament – “Para Bellum”
“Para Bellum” is the fourteenth studio album by the American thrash metal band Testament. “High Noon” is a standout from “Para Bellum”.
Single Release
October 10th 1981
Ozzy Osbourne – “Flying High Again”
“Flying High Again” is a song by English heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne. Released as single from his second album as a solo artist “Diary of a Madman”.
October 10th 2008
Pain – “I’m Going In”
“I’m Going In” is a song by Swedish industrial metal project Pain. Released as single from the album “I Am”.
October 10th 2024
Dream Theater – “Night Terror”
“Night Terror” is a song by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Released as single from their sixteenth studio album “Parasomnia”.
October 10th 2024
As I Lay Dying – “Whitewashed Tomb”
“Whitewashed Tomb” is a song by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. Released as single from the album “Shaped by Fire”
October 10th 2024
Massacre – “Death May Die”
“Death May Die” is a song by American death metal band Massacre. Released as single from the album “Resurgence”.
Metal Birthdays
October 10th 1954
David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth is an American rock singer. Known for his wild and energetic stage persona, he was the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen.
October 10th 1954
Eric Martin – Mr. Big
Eric Lee Martin is an American rock singer who was active as solo artist and as a member of various bands and as the frontman for the hard rock band Mr. Big.
Legend We Lost
October 10th 2013
Jan Kuehnemund – Vixen
Janice Lynn Kuehnemund (November 18, 1953 – October 10, 2013) was an American guitarist who founded the all-female hard rock/glam metal band Vixen.
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