Today in Metal History – October 15th
Albums Release
October 15th 1984
Manowar – “Sign Of The Hammer”
“Sign Of The Hammer” is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Manowar. “Mountains” is a standout from “Sign Of The Hammer”.

October 15th 1985
“Feel The Fire” is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill. “Hammerhead” is a standout from “Feel The Fire”.

October 15th 1985
Fates Warning – “The Spectre Within”
“The Spectre Within” is the second studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning. “The Apparition” is a standout from “The Spectre Within”.

October 15th 1985
“Raging Violence” is the debut album by American thrash metal band Hirax. “Bombs of Death” is a standout from “Raging Violence”.

October 15th 1987
Joe Satriani – “Surfing With The Alien”
“Surfing With The Alien” is the second studio album by American rock guitarist Joe Satriani. “Satch Boogie” is a standout from “Surfing With The Alien”.

October 15th 1990
Atrocity – “Hallucinations”
“Hallucinations” is the debut studio album by German extreme metal band Atrocity. “Life Is A Long And Silent River” is a standout from “Hallucinations”.

October 15th 1992
Gorefest – “False”
“False” is the second studio album by Dutch death metal band Gorefest. “The Glorious Dead” is a standout from “False”.

October 15th 1996
Motorhead – “Overnight Sensation”
“Overnight Sensation” is the thirteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Motörhead. “Civil War” is a standout from “Overnight Sensation”.

October 15th 1996
Corrosion Of Conformity – “Wiseblood”
“Wiseblood” is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. “King of the Rotten” is a standout from “Wiseblood”.

October 15th 1999
Royal Hunt – “Fear”
“Fear” is the fifth studio album by Danish progressive metal band Royal Hunt. “A Million Ways to Die” is a standout from “Fear”.

October 15th 2002
Mob Rules – “Hollowed Be Thy Name”
“Hollowed Be Thy Name” is the third studio album by German power metal band Mob Rules. “Way of the World” is a standout from “Hollowed Be Thy Name”.

October 15th 2002
“Shadows & Dust” is the sixth studio album by Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. “In Shadows & Dust” is a standout from “Shadows & Dust”.

October 15th 2005
“Seven Seals” is the sixth studio album released by the German power metal band Primal Fear. “Demons and Angels” is a standout from “Seven Seals”.

October 15th 2012
My Dying Bride – “A Map Of All Our Failures”
“A Map Of All Our Failures” is the 11th studio album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride. “Kneel Till Doomsday” is a standout from “A Map Of All Our Failures”.

October 15th 2013
“Vengeance Falls” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium. “Strife” is a standout from “Vengeance Falls”.

Albums Release
October 15th 2010
Epica – “This Is the Time”
“This Is the Time” is a song by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. Released as a non-album single in 2010.

October 15th 2021
Rhapsody of Fire – “Terial the Hawk”
“Terial the Hawk” is a song by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. Released on their album “The Eighth Mountain”.

October 15th 2022
Nita Strauss – “Dead Inside”
“Dead Inside” is a song by American guitarist Nita Strauss, featuring David Draiman of Disturbed. Released on her album “The Call of the Void”.

Metal Birthdays
October 15th 1960
Dean Davidson – Britny Fox
“Dizzy” Dean Davidson is an American singer, guitarist and drummer. He was a founding member, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the glam metal band Britny Fox.


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