Today in Metal History – September 16th
Albums Release
September 16th 1984
Deep Purple – “Perfect Strangers”
“Perfect Strangers” is the eleventh studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple. “Perfect Strangers” is a standout from “Perfect Strangers”.

September 16th 1985
“Asylum” is the thirteenth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss. “Tears Are Falling” is a standout from “Asylum”.

September 16th 1988
Napalm Death – “From Enslavement To Obliteration”
“From Enslavement To Obliteration” is the second studio album by English grindcore band Napalm Death. “Unchallenged Hate” is a standout from “From Enslavement To Obliteration”.

September 16th 2009
Sonata Arctica – “The Days of Grays”
“The Days of Grays” is the sixth full-length studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. “The Last Amazing Grays” is a standout from “The Days of Grays”.

September 16th 2014
Cannibal Corpse – “A Skeletal Domain”
“A Skeletal Domain” is the thirteenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. “Kill or Become” is a standout from “A Skeletal Domain”.

September 16th 2016
“Monstereophonic” (Theaterror vs. Demonarchy) is the eighth studio album by the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. “Hug You Hardcore” is a standout from “Monstereophonic”.

Single Release
September 16th 2022
Epica – “The Final Lullaby”
“The Final Lullaby” is a song by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. Released as single from their EP “The Alchemy Project”.

September 16th 2022
Stratovarius – “Frozen in Time”
“Frozen in Time” is a song by Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. Released as fourth single from their 16th studio album “Survive”.

September 16th 2022
Ellefson/Soto – “Like a Bullet”
“Like a Bullet” is a song by Ellefson-Soto, the collaboration between David Ellefson and Jeff Scott Soto. Released as single from their debut studio album “Vacation in the Underworld”.

Metal Birthdays
September 16th 1962
John Tetley – Jag Panzer
John Tetley is the bassist and a founding member of the power metal band Jag Panzer, contributing to the band heavy, melodic sound with his solid and powerful bass lines.

September 16th 1964
Dave Sabo – Skid Row
David Michael Sabo nicknamed The Snake, is an American musician best known as one of the guitarists of heavy metal band Skid Row.


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