Today in Metal History – October 13th
Albums Release
October 13th 1982
Kiss – “Creatures Of The Night”
“Creatures Of The Night” is the tenth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss. “I Love It Loud” is a standout from “Creatures Of The Night”.
October 13th 1982
Razor – “Evil Invaders”
“Evil Invaders” is an album by the Canadian speed/thrash metal band Razor. “Cross Me Fool“ is a standout from “Evil Invaders”.
October 13th 1986
“Rock The Nations” is the eighth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon. “Battle Cry“ is a standout from “Rock The Nations”.
October 13th 1987
“Ignorance” is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Sacred Reich. “Death Squad” is a standout from “Ignorance”.
October 13th 1989
Overkill – “The Years Of Decay”
“The Years of Decay” is the fourth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill. “Elimination” is a standout from “The Years of Decay”.
October 13th 1989
“Nothingface” is the fifth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. “Astronomy Domine” is a standout from “Nothingface”.
October 13th 1989
Ace Frehley – “Trouble Walkin’”
“Trouble Walkin’” is the second full-length solo album released by Ace Frehley. “Hide Your Heart“ is a standout from “Trouble Walkin’”.
October 13th 1992
“Cuatro” is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam. “Wading Through the Darkness” is a standout from “Cuatro”.
October 13th 1992
Vader – “Black To The Blind”
“Black To The Blind” is the third album by the Polish death metal band Vader. “True Names” is a standout from “Black To The Blind”.
October 14th 2008
Yngwie Malmsteen – “Perpetual Flame”
“Perpetual Flame” is the sixteenth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. “Red Devil” is a standout from “Perpetual Flame”.
October 13th 2009
Lynch Mob – “Smoke And Mirrors”
“Smoke And Mirrors” is the fifth studio album by the American hard rock band Lynch Mob. “21st Century Man Dust” is a standout from “Smoke And Mirrors”.
October 13th 2009
Skeletonwitch – “Breathing The Fire”
“Breathing The Fire” is the third studio album by American extreme metal band Skeletonwitch. “Crushed Beyond Dust” is a standout from “Breathing The Fire”.
October 13th 2017
“E” is the fourteenth studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved. “Storm Son” is a standout from “E”.
October 13th 2018
L.A. Guns – “The Missing Peace”
“The Missing Peace” is the eleventh studio album by American hard rock band L.A. Guns. “Speed” is a standout from “The Missing Peace”.
Single Release
October 13th 1982
Kiss – “I Love It Loud”
“I Love It Loud” is a song by American American hard rock band Kiss. Released as frist single on their tenth studio album “Creatures Of The Night”.
October 13th 1992
Megadeth – “Foreclosure of a Dream”
“Foreclosure of a Dream” is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as second single on their fifth studio album “Countdown to Extinction”.
October 13th 2017
Helloween – “Pumpkins United”
“Pumpkins United” is a song by German power metal band Helloween. Released as a digital single to celebrate the reunion of the band members Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen.
October 13th 2017
Serenity – “United”
“United” is a song by Austrian symphonic metal band Serenity. Released as a single on their sixth studio album “Lionheart”.
October 13th 2022
Atrocity – “Desecration of God”
“Desecration of God” is a song by German death metal band Atrocity. Released as a single on their eleventh studio album “Okkult III”.
October 13th 2023
Angra – “Gods of the World”
“Gods of the World” is a song by Brazilian power metal band Angra. Released as a single on their tenth studio album “Cycles of Pain”.
October 13th 2023
Firewind – “Salvation Day”
“Salvation Day” is a song by Greek power metal band Firewind. Released as a single on their tenth studio album “Stand United”.
October 13th 2023
Sonata Arctica – “First in Line”
“First in Line” is a song by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. Released as a first single on their eleventh studio album “Clear Cold Beyond”.
Metal Birthdays
October 13th 1947
Sammy Hagar – Chickenfoot
Sam Roy Hagar known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur and philanthropist and lead vocalist of Van Halen.
October 13th 1960
Joey Belladonna – Anthrax
Joey Belladonna is an American singer, best known as the vocalist for thrash metal band Anthrax. Also the vocalist and drummer of the cover band Chief Big Way and the vocalist for the cover band Beyond Frontiers.
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