Today in Metal History – October 6th
Albums Release
October 6th 1986
“The Dark” is the second full-length album released by American heavy metal band Metal Church. “Watch the Children Pray” is a standout from “The Dark”.
October 6th 1992
Brutal Truth – “Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses”
“Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses” is the debut full-length album by American grindcore band Brutal Truth. “Birth of Ignorance” is a standout.
October 6th 1997
Hypocrisy – “The Final Chapter”
“The Final Chapter” is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Hypocrisy. “Request Denied” is a standout from “The Final Chapter”.
October 6th 1998
“Against” is the seventh studio album by the Brazilian groove metal band Sepultura. “Choke” is a standout from “Against”.
October 6th 2009
“Sonic Boom” is the nineteenth studio album by the hard rock band Kiss. “Modern Day Delilah” is a standout from “Sonic Boom”.
October 6th 2014
Acid Drinkers – “25 Cents for a Riff”
“25 Cents for a Riff” is the fourteen studio album by the Polish thrash metal band Acid Drinkers. “Chewed Alive” is a standout from “25 Cents for a Riff”.
October 6th 2014
Sanctuary – “The Year The Sun Died”
“The Year The Sun Died” is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Sanctuary. “Frozen” is a standout from “The Year The Sun Died”.
October 6th 2017
Autograph – “Get Off Your Ass”
“Get Off Your Ass” is the ninth studio album by American hard rock band Autograph. “Meet Me Halfway“ is a standout from “Get Off Your Ass”.
Single Release
October 6th 1977
Aerosmith – “Draw the Line”
“Draw the Line” is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Released as a single from fifth studio album “Draw the Line”.
October 6th 1985
Venom – “Nightmare”
“Nightmare” is a song by English heavy metal band Venom. Released as a single in 1985
October 6th 2003
Apocalyptica – “Seemann”
“Seemann” is a cover song by Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica. Released on their fourth studio album “Reflections”.
October 6th 2017
Moonspell – “In Tremor Dei”
“In Tremor Dei” is a song by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell. Released as single from their studio album “1755”.
October 6th 2021
Deep Purple – “7 and 7 Is”
“7 and 7 Is” is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. Released as a single from their twenty-second album “Turning to Crime”.
Metal Birthdays
October 6th 1958
Robert Sarzo – ex-Operation: Mindcrime
Robert Sarzo, nicknamed “The VuDu Man” is a Cuban American guitarist. He was hired by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne as the original replacement for Randy Rhoads.
October 6th 1966
Tommy Stinson – ex-Guns N’ Roses
Thomas Eugene Stinson is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the bass guitarist for The Replacements. Stinson left Guns N’ Roses and was replaced by the band’s original bassist Duff McKagan.
Legend We Lost
October 6th 2020
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen.
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