Today in Metal History – October 21st
Albums Release
October 21st 1988
“QR” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. “Stay with Me Tonight” is a standout from “QR”.
October 21st 1992
Running Wild – “Pile Of Skulls”
“Pile Of Skulls” is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. “Treasure Island” is a standout from “Pile Of Skulls”.
October 21st 1997
Bonfire – “Rebel Soul”
“Rebel Soul” is the seventh studio album by German hard rock band Bonfire. “Somebody’s Waiting” is a standout from “Rebel Soul”.
October 21st 2002
King Diamond – “The Puppet Master”
“The Puppet Master” is the eleventh studio album by Danish heavy metal band King Diamond. “Blood to Walk” is a standout from “The Puppet Master”.
October 21st 2002
Visions of Atlantis – “Eternal Endless Infinity”
“Eternal Endless Infinity” is the debut studio album by Austrian symphonic metal band Visions of Atlantis. “Lovebearing Storm” is a standout from “Eternal Endless Infinity”.
October 21st 2002
Napalm Death – “Order of the Leech”
“Order of the Leech” is the tenth studio album by the British grindcore band Napalm Death. “Forced To Fear” is a standout from “Order of the Leech”.
October 21st 2002
Gorgoroth – “Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt”
“Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt” is the eighth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. “Rebirth” is a standout from “Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt”.
October 21st 2002
Grave – “Back from the Grave”
“Back from the Grave” is the fifth studio album by Swedish death metal band Grave. “Bloodfed” is a standout from “Back from the Grave”.
October 21st 2013
“Obsideo” is the seventh studio album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence. “Distress” is a standout from “Obsideo”.
October 21st 2014
Slipknot – “.5: The Gray Chapter”
“.5: The Gray Chapter” is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. “Custer” is a standout from “.5: The Gray Chapter”.
October 21st 2014
Amaranthe – “Massive Addictive”
“Massive Addictive” is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. “Digital World” is a standout from “Massive Addictive”.
October 21st 2016
Tygers of Pan Tang – “Tygers of Pan Tang”
“Tygers of Pan Tang” is the self-titled eleventh studio album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang. “Only the Brave” is a standout from “Tygers of Pan Tang”.
October 21st 2016
Dee Snider – “We Are The Ones”
“We Are The Ones” is the third solo studio album by American heavy metal icon Dee Snider. “So What” is a standout from “We Are The Ones”.
October 21st 2016
Amaranthe – “Maximalism”
“Maximalism” is the fourth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. “Break Down and Cry” is a standout from “Maximalism”.
October 21st 2016
White Skull – “Metal Never Rusts”
“Metal Never Rusts” is the eleventh studio album by Italian power metal band White Skull. “Skull In The Closet” is a standout from “Metal Never Rusts”.
October 21st 2016
Stryper – “The Final Battle”
“The Final Battle” is the thirteenth studio album by American christian metal band Stryper. “Transgressor” is a standout from “The Final Battle”.
Single Release
October 21st 1983
Dio – “Rainbow in the Dark”
“Rainbow in the Dark” is a song by heavy metal band Dio. Released as second single from the debut studio album “Holy Diver”.
October 21st 1983
Tarja – “Eye of the Storm”
“Eye of the Storm” is a song by Finnish symphonic metal singer Tarja. Released as a single from her first compilation album “Best of: Living the Dream”.
Legends We Lost
October 21st 2017
Martin Eric Ain – Celtic Frost
Martin Eric Ain (July 18, 1967 – October 21, 2017) was an American musician best known as the bassist of the influential extreme metal bands Hellhammer and Celtic Frost.
October 21st 2017
Paul DiAnno – Iron Maiden
Paul Di’Anno (May 17, 1958 – October 21, 2024) is an English vocalist, best known as the original lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
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