Today in Metal History – October 23rd
Albums Release
October 23rd 1982
Budgie – “Deliver Us from Evil”
“Deliver Us from Evil” is the tenth album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie. “Flowers in the Attic” is a standout from “Deliver Us from Evil”.
October 23rd 1985
“Warning of Danger” is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Omen. “March On” is a standout from “Warning of Danger”.
October 23rd 1990
Lynch Mob – “Wicked Sensation”
“Wicked Sensation” is the debut album by American hard rock band Lynch Mob. “No Bed of Roses” is a standout from “Wicked Sensation”.
October 23rd 1990
King’s X – “Faith Hope Love”
“Faith Hope Love” is the third studio album by the American progressive metal band King’s X. “It’s Love” is a standout from “Faith Hope Love”.
October 23rd 1990
Exhorder – “Slaughter In The Vatican”
“Slaughter In The Vatican” is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Exhorder. “Death in Vain” is a standout from “Slaughter In The Vatican”.
October 23rd 1995
“Ozzmosis” is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. “Perry Mason” is a standout from “Ozzmosis”.
October 23rd 2006
Mob Rules – “Ethnolution A.D.”
“Ethnolution A.D.” is the sixth studio album by German power metal band Mob Rules. “Unholy War“ is a standout from “Ethnolution A.D.”.
October 23rd 2007
Helloween – “Gambling With The Devil”
“Gambling With The Devil” is the twelfth studio album by German power metal band Helloween. “As Long As I Fall” is a standout from “Gambling With The Devil”.
October 23rd 2007
Exodus – “The Atrocity Exhibition… Exhibit A”
“The Atrocity Exhibition… Exhibit A” is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Exodus. “Funeral Hymn” is a standout from “The Atrocity Exhibition… Exhibit A”.
October 23rd 2007
Hypocrisy – “A Taste Of Extreme Divinity”
“A Taste Of Extreme Divinity” is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Hypocrisy. “Alive” is a standout from from “A Taste Of Extreme Divinity”.
October 23rd 2015
“Innuendo” is the seventh studio album by the Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. “Rise of the Evil” is a standout from “Innuendo”.
October 23rd 2020
Armored Saint – “Punching The Sky”
“Punching The Sky” is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Armored Saint. “Never You Fret” is a standout from “Punching The Sky”.
October 23rd 2020
Leaves’ Eyes – “The Last Viking”
“The Last Viking” is the eighth studio album by German symphonic metal band Leaves’ Eyes. “Black Butterfly” is a standout from “The Last Viking”.
Single Release
October 23rd 2000
Iron Maiden – “Out Of The Silent Planet”
“Out of the Silent Planet” is a song from the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released as second single from the twelfth studio album “Brave New World”.
October 23rd 2002
After Forever – “Monolith of Doubt”
“Monolith of Doubt” is a song from the Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. Released as second single from the second album “Decipher”.
October 23rd 2009
Within Temptation – “Utopia”
“Utopia” is a song from the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Released as single from the live album “An Acoustic Night at the Theatre”.
October 23rd 2015
Anthrax – “Evil Twin”
“Evil Twin” is a song from the American thrash metal band Anthrax. Released as first single from the eleventh studio album “For All Kings“.
October 23rd 2020
Korpiklaani – “Leväluhta”
“Leväluhta” is a song by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. Released as single from the eleventh studio album “Jylhä“.
Metal Birthdays
October 23rd 1949
Würzel – Motörhead
Michael Richard Burston (23 October 1949 – 9 July 2011) known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician who played professionally for three decades. He played guitar in British heavy metal band Motörhead.
October 23rd 1964
Robert Trujillo – Metallica
Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz is an American musician who has been the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica. He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies.
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