Today in Metal History – October 20th
Albums Release
October 20th 1984
Grave Digger – “Heavy Metal Breakdown”
“Heavy Metal Breakdown” is the debut studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. “Headbanging Man” is a standout from “Heavy Metal Breakdown”
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October 20th 1986
Crimson Glory – “Crimson Glory”
“Crimson Glory” is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Crimson Glory. “Angels Of War” is a standout from “Crimson Glory”.
October 20th 1992
“Definition” is the sixth album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I. “Acid Rain” is a standout from “Definition”.
October 20th 1997
Deicide – “Serpents Of The Light”
“Serpents Of The Light” is the fourth full-length album by Florida death metal band Deicide. “Creatures Of Habit” is a standout from “Serpents Of The Light”.
October 20th 1997
Gorgoroth – “Under The Sign Of Hell”
“Under The Sign Of Hell” is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. “Revelation of Doom” is a standout from “Under The Sign Of Hell”.
October 20th 1998
King’s X – “Tape Head”
“Tape Head” is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band King’s X. “Groove Machine” is a standout from “Tape Head”.
October 20th 2003
Draconian – “Where Lovers Mourn”
“Where Lovers Mourn” is the debut studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Draconian. “Silent Winter” is a standout from “Where Lovers Mourn”.
October 20th 2006
“IV” is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Winger. “Four-Leaf Clover” is a standout from “IV”.
October 20th 2006
White Skull – “The Ring Of The Ancients”
“The Ring Of The Ancients” is seventh album by the Italian power metal band White Skull. “Half Moon Path” is a standout from “The Ring Of The Ancients”.
October 20th 2006
Kingdom Come – “Ain’t Crying For The Moon”
“Ain’t Crying For The Moon” is the tenth studio album by hard rock band Kingdom Come. “Two Legged Sheep“ is a standout from “Ain’t Crying For The Moon”.
October 20th 2010
“End of Eden” is the third studio album by Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. “Arctica” is a standout from “End of Eden”.
October 20th 2017
“The Blood of Gods” is the fourteenth album by thrash metal band GWAR. “I’ll Be Your Monster” is a standout from “The Blood of Gods”.
October 20th 2017
“Walk The Earth” is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. “Turn to Dust” is a standout from “Walk The Earth”.
October 20th 2023
Within Temptation – “Bleed Out”
“Bleed Out” is the eighth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. “We Go to War” is a standout from “Bleed Out”.
October 20th 2023
Cirith Ungol – “Dark Parade”
“Dark Parade” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Cirith Ungol. “Sailor on the Seas of Fate” is a standout from “Dark Parade”.
Single Release
October 20th 1997
HammerFall – “Glory To The Brave”
“Glory To The Brave” is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. Released as single from the album “Glory To The Brave”.
October 20th 1998
Black Sabbath – “Psycho Man”
“Psycho Man” is a song by the British doom metal band Black Sabbath. Released as single from their live album “Reunion”.
October 20th 2000
Stratovarius – “A Million Light Years Away”
“A Million Light Years Away” is a song by Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. Released as single from the eighth studio album “Infinite”.
October 20th 2017
Elvenking – “The Horned Ghost And The Sorcerer”
“The Horned Ghost and the Sorcerer” is a song by Italian folk metal band Elvenking. Released as single from their album “Secrets of the Magick Grimoire“.
Metal Birthdays
October 20th 1965
Tom Naumann – Primal Fear
Tom Naumann is the guitarist and co-founder of the German power metal band Primal Fear.
October 20th 1967
Fred Coury – Cinderella
Fred Coury is an American musician best known as the drummer for the glam metal band Cinderella.
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