Today in Metal History – September 13th
Albums Release
September 13th 1984
“Animalize” is the twelfth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss. “Heaven’s on Fire” is a standout from “Animalize”.

September 13th 1984
“Tooth And Nail” is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken. “Alone Again” is a standout from “Tooth And Nail”.

September 13th 1989
“Bodyrock” is the fifth studio album by the Canadian hard rock singer Lee Aaron. “Whatcha Do to My Body” is a standout from “Bodyrock”.

September 13th 2004
Wintersun – “Wintersun”
“Wintersun” is the 2004 debut studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Wintersun. “Death and the Healing” is a standout from “Wintersun”.

September 13th 2011
Alice Cooper – “Welcome 2 My Nightmare”
“Welcome 2 My Nightmare” is the nineteenth solo album by American hard rock musician Alice Cooper. “Caffeine” is a standout from “Welcome 2 My Nightmare”.

September 13th 2011
Opeth – “Heritage”
Heritage” is the tenth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. “The Devil’s Orchard” is a standout from Heritage”.

September 13th 2013
“Surgical Steel” is the sixth full-length album by British extreme metal band Carcass. “Captive Bolt Pistol” is a standout from “Surgical Steel”.

September 13th 2013
“Valkyrja” is the seventh studio album by Faroese folk metal band Týr. “Blood of Heroes” is a standout from “Valkyrja”.

September 13th 2019
Sinner – “Santa muerte”
“Santa Muerte” is the eighteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Sinner. “Fiesta y Copas” is a standout from “Santa Muerte”.

September 13th 2024
Flotsam And Jetsam – “I Am The Weapon”
“I Am The Weapon” is the fifteenth studio album by American heavy metal band Flotsam and Jetsam. “Gates of Hell” is a standout from “I Am The Weapon”.

September 13th 2024
Stryper – “When We Were Kings”
“When We Were Kings” is the fourteenth studio album by American christian metal band Stryper. “Grateful” is a standout from “When We Were Kings”.

Single Release
September 13th 2011
Megadeth – “Public Enemy No. 1″
“Public Enemy No. 1” is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Released as single from their thirteenth studio album “Thirteen”.

September 13th 2024
Paindemonium – “Conflation”
“Conflation” is a song by the melodic death metal band Paindemonium. Released stand-alone single.

Metal Birthdays
September 13th 1957
Vinny Appice – ex-Dio
Vincent Samson Appice is an American rock and metal drummer best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell.

September 13th 1959
Chuck Wright – Quiet Riot
Chuck Wright is an American bassist, best known as a member of the hard rock/heavy metal band Quiet Riot.

September 13th 1961
Dave Mustaine – Megadeth
David Scott Mustaine is an American musician. He is the co-founder, frontman, primary songwriter and sole consistent member of the thrash metal band Megadeth.

September 13th 1961
Tim “Ripper” Owens – KK’s Priest
Timothy S. “Ripper” Owens is an American vocalist who currently performs with KK’s Priest. Known for his work with the heavy metal bands Judas Priest and Iced Earth.


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