October 12th 1986

Whitesnake – “Trouble”

“Trouble” is the debut studio album from British hard rock band Whitesnake. “Take Me with You” is a standout from “Trouble”.

October 12th 1987

Sacrifice – “Forward To Termination”

“Forward To Termination” is the second album by Canadian thrash metal band Sacrifice. “Re-Animation” is a standout from “Forward To Termination”.

October 12th 1993

Hypocrisy – “Osculum Obscenum”

“Osculum Obscenum” is the second studio album by Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy. “Inferior Devoties” is a standout from “Osculum Obscenum”.

October 12th 1993

Crowbar – “Crowbar”

“Crowbar” is the second studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar. “All I Had (I Gave)” is a standout from “Crowbar”.

October 12th 1994

Gorgoroth – “Pentagram”

“Pentagram” is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. “Crushing the Scepter” is a standout from “Pentagram”.

October 12th 1999

My Dying Bride – “The Light at the End of the World”

“The Light at the End of the World” is the sixth album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride. “The Fever Sea” is a standout from “The Light at the End of the World”.

October 12th 2009

W.A.S.P. – “Babylon”

“Babylon” is the fourteenth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P.. “Crazy” is a standout from “Babylon”.

October 12th 2011

Insomnium – “One For Sorrow”

“One For Sorrow” is the fifth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. “Through the Shadows” is a standout from “One For Sorrow”.

October 12th 2022

Epica – “The Great Tribulation”

“The Great Tribulation” is a song by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. Released as single from their  third EP “The Alchemy Project”.

October 12th 1958

Jeff Keith – Tesla

Jeff Keith is best known for his work as lead singer of the popular American “hair metal” band Tesla.

October 12th 1963

Gonzo Sandoval – Armored Saint

Gonzo Sandoval is the drummer and a founding member of the American heavy metal band Armored Saint.

On This Day in Metal – October 11th

TodayInMetal! Legends never fade! 🤘 Honoring releases and milestones from #Kreator #MyDyingBride #GammaRay #DeathAngel #Dio #Kiss #WASP ⚡ From thrash to doom to classic!